Match Prediction: Evil Geniuses - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2021Evil Geniuses and G2 will meet in the lower bracket of IEM Katowice 2021. I suppose there is no need to remind about the losing team's departure, since the championship format is as simple as possible. However, the result itself is not so simple, so let's figure it out.
Evil Geniuses form
The ninth team in the world rankings managed to surprise at the recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, finishing second in their quartet. It is noteworthy that at the start of the championship the team lost to G2 (0: 2), falling prematurely into the lower bracket. However, "Evil Geniuses" quickly got together, beating Vitality (2: 1) and G2 (2: 1). Despite the defeat to Complexity (0: 2) in the final, the team can still win the tournament.
Already at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the team beat Gambit (2: 0), continuing their way in the upper bracket. However, here Astralis got in the way of EG, which sent the team to the “losers” (0: 2).
Best Evil Geniuses cards:
- Nuke - 57% wins.
- Inferno - 55% wins.
However, things are extremely bad with Vertigo, Overpass and Dust 2, from which any strong opponent can count on winning.
Form G2
The tenth team in the world ranking fell into a zone of turbulence. Firstly, the Balkan-French have failed in the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020, beating only FURIA (2: 1). Secondly, having started BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021 with a victory over Evil Geniuses (2: 0), the team lost to Complexity (0: 2) and Evil Geniuses (1: 2). At the same time, at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the team lost to Team Spirit (1: 2), quickly falling into the lower bracket. But here the team by some miracle beat BIG (2: 0) and stayed afloat.
Best G2 cards:
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Dust 2 - 57% wins.
- Mirage - 56% wins.
While the team does not play on Overpass, there is immediately a whole scattering of cards that the team should pay attention to. In addition, with the statistics available on Train and Inferno, it is very difficult to count on a decent result.
Personal meetings statistics
During the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- G2 victory in BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021 with a score of 2: 0.
- Evil Geniuses win at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021 with a score of 2: 1.
However, the victory for the North Americans went not so much in the game as thanks to luck and the extremely depressive state of G2.
Forecast for the match Evil Geniuses - G2
I continue to bend my line and doubt the prospects of "Evil Geniuses". Although this is an extremely controversial situation, since G2 does not evoke sympathy in terms of team interactions. However, playing with BIG allows me to give the team a second chance and believe in the capabilities of NiKo and the company. At the same time, Evil Geniuses failed strongly against Astralis, which only pushes me to make a choice in favor of the opponent. Therefore, here it is better to bet on the victory of the G2 team with the odds of 1.71.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in G2 Esports victory. Odds on them are equal to 2.179. According to bookmakers data, Evil Geniuses are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 2.233.
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