Match Prediction: Team Liquid - MIBR | CS2 (CS:GO)

Team Liquid and MIBR will play in the second round of IEM Road to Rio 2022 American RMR. Something "liquid" was given very little time to rest, as they barely finished their starting meeting.

In turn, MIBR rested 15 minutes more, but still won, albeit with big losses in rounds.

However, in this particular situation, I do not see any chances for the Brazilian team, which, although it wins in series, does it at the TIER-2 level. At the same time, Team Liquid got in great shape, and they are unlikely to trade unnecessary losses.

Form Team Liquid

The fourth team in the world ranking performed well at the recent ESL Pro League Season 16. Yes, the North American team had some problems in the group, but in the end it still made it to the playoffs, having gathered for the fifth round.

Already further, Team Liquid finally found its game, thanks to which it reached the grand final. And, despite the defeat from Vitality, "liquid" still squeezed the maximum out of themselves.

Well, at the start of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR, the team, as expected, did not feel Team One, thus making the first application for success in Stockholm.

Latest Team Liquid results:

• 2:1 victory over fnatic.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 2:3.
• Victory over Team One with a score of 16:6.

The best maps of Team Liquid:

• Mirage - 86% of wins.
• Inferno - 80% win rate.
• Dust 2 - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 57% of wins.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

It is worth recalling that the North American team refuses the Nuke map.

Form MIBR

The 24th team in the world ranking unexpectedly won CCT Central Europe Series 1, starting to gain momentum. However, after that, the Brazilian team failed in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, from which they took only one victory.

And still, MIBR continued to destroy its region, getting the victory by winning the ESL Challenger League Season 42 North America.

As for the start at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR, here the team confidently dealt with O PLANO, but at some point could give up the initiative. In general, you need to watch, but MIBR is definitely not the last in the list of contenders for the major.

Latest MIBR results:

• Victory over EG Black with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Davenport University with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Mythic with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Brazen with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over O PLANO with a score of 16:9.

Best MIBR cards:

• Nuke - 80% win rate.
• Inferno - 71% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 67% of wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.
• Overpass - 50% of wins.
• Vertigo - 50% of wins.

Let's not forget that the Brazilian team has not played on the Mirage map for a long time.

Team Liquid - MIBR meeting statistics

As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at IEM Dallas 2022, the victory went to Team Liquid (2:0).

Prediction for the match Team Liquid — MIBR

Don't let MIBR's streak of nine victories in a row fool you, because there is not a single worthy opponent there. In turn, the "liquid" ones recently reached the finals of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they lost to Vitality in an equal fight.

I think this is enough to describe thoughts and explain why MIBR is the underdog of the confrontation. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Team Liquid team with Handicap in rounds (-4.5).