Match Prediction: Team Spirit - Heroic | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2021Team Spirit and Heroic will meet in the semifinals of the group stage of IEM Katowice 2021. The Danes started off very convincingly in the championship, while the Russian team continues to amaze with their performance.
Team Spirit uniform
The 16th world ranked team came to the tournament as the winner of the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe. As part of the IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, the team beat Cloud9 (16: 7) and BIG (2: 0), being the first to qualify for IEM Katowice 2021. Here, the “dragons” not without problems, but still beat G2 (2: 1), taking another step towards reaching the playoffs of the tournament.
Best Team Spirit cards:
- Dust 2 - 78% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 60% wins.
- Train - 50% wins.
I am convinced that the team needs to pick Train, where the Danes play very badly. In doing so, Spirit will remove Vertigo - one of the opponent's best cards.
Heroic form
The sixth team in the world ranking took only 3-4 place at the last cs_summit 7, losing to fnatic in the semifinals (0: 2). At the same time, even in the group, the Danes beat MIBR twice (2: 0, 2: 1), losing only to mousesports (0: 2). In addition, in the quarterfinals of the tournament, the team dealt with OG (2: 0). Already at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the Danes beat BIG (2: 0), fogging up on all two maps.
Best Heroic Cards:
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 60% wins.
At the same time, the team has difficulties with Inferno and Train. In addition, the Danes have been banning Dust 2 for a long time, so it's definitely not worth waiting for this card.
Personal meetings statistics
During the last season, the teams held three face-to-face meetings:
- Heroic wins Home Sweet Home Cup 5 with a score of 2: 0.
- Spirit's victory in qualifying for ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe with a score of 2: 0.
- Heroic wins DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe with a score of 2: 0.
However, since then the Russian team has greatly strengthened, having bought almost the most promising player in the CIS.
Prediction for the match Spirit - Heroic
I will note in advance that Spirit's winning streak has reached six matches. At the same time, the team shows a debugged Counter Strike, where no player is knocked out. Speaking about Heroic, I still think that the Danes will not be able to return to their summer form. Still, the team does not have much potential, only skillfully taking advantage of the opponents' mistakes. Nevertheless, I suggest taking a risk and betting on the victory of the Spirit team with the odds of 1.94.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in Team Spirit victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.695. According to bookmakers data, Heroic are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 2.586.
If you agree with bookmakers about the favorite of the match, in this case, we recommend betting at . In this company, the highest odds in the sum of 1.93 are provided. If you don’t agree with experts and think that Heroic prevails, you can make a bet on Heroic at . There, odds are equal to 6.4.