Prediction on match CS2 Team Spirit - Gambit Esports

Team Spirit and Gambit will meet in the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2021. This match will be so spectacular that the second semifinal is quietly smoking aside. Moreover, there is neither a favorite nor an outsider, since both teams, in whatever form they are, are one step away from the best achievement in recent history.

Team Spirit uniform

The seventh team in the world ranking does incredible things. First of all, we are talking about the January victory in the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe. Interestingly, the last defeat of the team dates from this very tournament, and it was Gambit that became the last offender of the “dragons”. Since then, however, the team has improved significantly, as can be seen from the game pattern.

Recent results of the team:

• Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 16: 7.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over Heroic with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over Astralis with a score of 2: 1.

Best Team Spirit cards:

• Dust 2 - 80% wins.
• Inferno - 67% wins.
• Nuke - 67% wins.
• Train - 62% wins.
• Mirage - 57% wins.

Needless to say, in this match we will again abandon Vertigo. However, based on the statistics, one should not assume that the team plays poorly on Overpass.

Gambit Form

The 15th team in the world ranking rocked for a long time, arriving at IEM Katowice 2021 far from being in the best shape. However, in the course of the championship, the team managed to find the right formula, as a result of which Gambit became one of the sensations of the tournament. At the same time, the team is excellent in everything - structure, statistics, players. Well, the cherry on top was the recent victories, which are impressive.

Recent results of the team:

• Defeat to Evil Geniuses with a score of 0: 2.
• Victory over mousesports with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over Heroic with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over G2 with a score of 2: 0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2: 0.

Best Gambit cards:

• Mirage - 89% wins.
• Train - 88% wins.
• Vertigo - 85% wins.
• Overpass - 82% wins.
• Inferno - 64% wins.
• Dust 2 - 56% wins.

I believe that everyone has known about Nuke for a long time. At the same time, the team's play makes us only admire the amount of work done recently.

Personal meetings statistics

Here are the statistics for the last five months:

• Spirit's victory at the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a score of 2: 1.
• Gambit victory at DreamHack Open November 2020 with a score of 3: 1.
• Gambit wins DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe with a score of 2: 1.

But no result should replace concepts - right now the teams are equal.

Forecast for the match Spirit - Gambit

A very difficult match for analysis, where everyone will be shown only the starting rounds. However, there are certain thoughts that today the "dragons" are in their best shape, and such a team will not miss the opportunity to get to the grand final of such a major tournament. However, the game will be very entertaining, as Gambit shows an incredible level of team play. However, I prefer Spirit here.