Match Prediction: Apeks - GamerLegion | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Sydney 2023On the second day of the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, GamerLegion will play against Apeks in the semi-finals of the Group A lower bracket. The loser will leave the tournament and earn $5,000 in prize money, while the winner will get a chance to fight for a place in the play-offs. The match format is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they spent their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.
GamerLegion Form
GamerLegion started the current playing year in a measured manner and gradually gained momentum. The first achievement of the team was the 3-4th place at CCT South Europe Series #2. After not so successful qualifications at IEM Rio and another tournament from CCT Gamer Legion won Thunderpick Bitcoin Series #2, earning $32,000. This was followed by qualifying for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, where the team finished in second place and earned a slot in the only Major event of the year. In addition, Snax and his teammates won silver at CCT West Europe Series #1, RES Western European Masters: Spring 2023 and CCT North Europe Series #4, earning another $20,000. Also in March, the team won the Elisa Invitational Winter 2023, which earned them $12,500. The main achievement in the history of GamerLegion was the second place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and a record $170,000 in prize money for the team. 7th-8th place in the standings at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 provided GL with $24,000. In Saudi Arabia at Gamers8 2023, GamerLegion finished in 5th-8th place in the standings for $35,000.
The previous professional tournament for GamerLegion was ESL Pro League Season 18. The start of the championship was extremely successful for GamerLegion. In the first match of Group A Snax and his teammates defeated Grayhound Gaming with the score 2:0 (Anubis - 16-9, Ancient - 16-13). GamerLegion then lost 0:2 to Movistar Riders and fell into the middle set. A defeat to Astralis on two maps in a row sent the European squad to the bottom set of Group A. GamerLegion defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2:1 (Ancient - 6-16, Overpass - 16-14, Inferno - 16-10) in the semifinals of the lower group and advanced to the final match of the group. There the German organisation lost to the Brazilians from FURIA Esports with the score 0:2 and finished their participation in the tournament, taking the 17th-20th place. The players earned $15,000 as a reward.
GamerLegion made it to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 in Group A. GL's first opponent was FaZe Clan, which Snax and his teammates defeated on Nuke map with the score 19-15. The semi-final of the upper grid against BetBoom Team ended in defeat for GamerLeagion with the result 0:2.
GamerLeagion's recent results stats:
- Defeat against BetBoom Team with a score of 0:2
- A 19-15 win over FaZe Clan.
- 0:2 defeat by FURIA Esports
- 2:1 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Defeat by Astralis with the score 0:2
Apeks form
The first three months of this year Apeks did not bring any serious results to their fans, except for wins in such qualifiers as BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B and ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2023: European Open Qualifier. The 3-4th place at CCT West Europe Series #1 brought the team $5,000. The second and third series of this tournament ended with silver for Apeks and a total of $20,000 in prize money. The main achievement of the European club this year so far is the 3-4th place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the only Major event of this year and the last one in CS:GO, where the team earned $80,000. After that, the team participated in ESL Challenger League Season 45: Europe, where they were victorious and won $20,000. At the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023, Apeks was victorious and earned the $12,500 grand prize. Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 was a failure for the Norwegian organisation. The last place players won a consolation prize of $4,500. Also unsuccessful were appearances at CCT Online Finals #2 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. Apeks also travelled to Gamers8 2023, a LAN Championship in Saudi Arabia. 9th-16th place in the standings secured kyxsan and his teammates $15,000 in prize money. The victory at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: European Qualifier secured Apeks a trip to another major international tournament. At CCT North Europe Series #7, Apeks finished in 9th-16th place and went home empty-handed. The team then fell at ESL Pro League Season 18, where a 21st-28th place finish earned Apeks $8,000. At CCT East Europe Series #2 the Norwegian club took 3-4th place and received $5,000 as a rewardi.
Prior to participating in IEM Sydney 2023, Apeks played in the ESL Challenger Jonköping 2023: European Qualifier. Apeks defeated Aurora Gaming on two maps in a row (Ancient - 13-8, Anubis - 13-11) in the quarter-finals of the top grid. A full bo3 series against Movistar Riders in the semifinals of the winner ops ended with Apeks losing (Vertigo - 22-20, Overpass - 9-13, Ancient - 8-13) and falling to the bottom of the grid. There Apeks Ledge and Looking4Org with the result 0:2 (Inferno - 10-13, Ancient - 9-13) and finished their participation in qualification on the 5th-6th place.
According to the results of the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 draw Apeks got into Group A. The opening match against Natus Vincere ended in a 9-13 defeat for kysxan and his team on the Mirage map. In the quarter-finals Apeks defeated Australians from VERTEX Esports on two maps in a row (Mirage - 13-5, Anubis - 13-11) and advanced further on the grid.
Apeks recent results stats:
- A 2-0 win over VERTEX Esports
- 9-13 loss to Natus Vincere
- 0:2 loss to Looking4Org
- 1:2 defeat by Movistar Riders
- 2-0 win over Aurora Gaming
GamerLegion - Apeks match history
GamerLegion has played against Apeks four times this year. Three times GL players won in bo3 duels, while Apeks can boast a victory in one bo1 series.
Predicted result of the match GamerLegion - Apeks
GamerLegion, despite the unpleasant defeat in the top set, have a positive experience against Apeks. Let's bet on the victory of the team GamerLegion.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team GamerLegion as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.053. Apeks chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 8.413 by bookmakers.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Apeks | GamerLegion |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 4 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The teams played 15 matches with each other before. In these battles Apeks got 8 victories while GamerLegion managed to take 7 matches.