Match Prediction: Aurora - OG | CS2 (CS:GO)
Skyesports Masters 2024Aurora Gaming and OG have made it all the way through the Skyesports Masters 2024 tournament and will determine the event's champion in the grand finals. The winner will receive a $105,000 grand prize and an invitation to the Skyesports Championship 2024. The match format is bo5. Will the European club win its first victory of the season? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match performed during the previous year, how they did in their previous professional tournament and how this match will end.
Aurora Gaming uniforms
Last year, Aurora Gaming were active at various online events and didn't really attend LAN championships. In the first months Lack1 and his teammates became champions of CCT South Europe Series #2 and CCT South Europe Series #3, earning a total of $44,000 in prize money. Seventh place at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B allowed the players to head to BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Qualifier B, where Aurora Gaming took 9th-11th place. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR Decider Lack1 and the team finished in 4th-6th place in the standings, which prevented them from winning the only invitation to the Major tournament. The team also won silver on the BetBoom Playlist. Freedom, earning $30,000 in prize money. The victory in ESL Challenger League Season 45 Relegation: Europe secured the players a place in the 46th season of the league. Aurora finished in the top 3 of CCT Online Finals #2, earning $25,000. Towards the end of the year the team took part in the Roobet Cup 2023, where they took 3-4th place and earned $15,000. And the silver medal at CCT Online Finals #5 added $40,000 to the team's account. The 2024th Long Season started for Aurora Gaming with a failure at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier B and Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024: European Open Qualifier #2. After that, Aurora were one step away from travelling to BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024, finishing in second place at RES Eastern European Masters: Spring 2024. A win at the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Melbourne 2024: European Closed Qualifier earned the team a trip to the LAN tournament. Aurora Gaming also won the Skyesports Grand Slam 2024, a four-team LAN event in India, earning $28,500 for the win.
The previous professional tournament for Aurora Gaming was the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024: European Open Qualifier. Lack1 and team started qualifying with a 13-4 win over Astralis Talent on the Ancient map. The team then defeated DMS on the same Ancient map with a score of 13-6. Aurora then faced the AURA mix, which Lack1 and his teammates defeated 13-9 on the Mirage map. In the decisive match Aurora Gaming faced Metizport. The victory in the full bo3 series (Overpass - 13-6, Inferno - 10-13, Ancient - 13-9) ensured the players a place in the closed European qualification.
The first opponent of Aurora Gaming at Skyesports Masters 2024 was OG. A 2-0 victory (Overpass - 13-7, Ancient - 13-9) ensured Aurora's passage to the semi-finals of the winner ov. There the team outplayed FORZE Esports on two maps in a row (Mirage - 19-16, Anubis - 13-7), and in the final of the upper grid Aurora defeated BetBoom Team with the result 2:0 (Mirage - 13-7, Anubis - 13-10).
Aurora Gaming's recent results stats:
- Victory over BetBoom Team with a score of 2:0
- Victory over AMKAL ESPORTS with the score 2:0
- Victory over BetBoom Team with the score 2:1
- 2:1 win over Apeks
- 2:0 win over FORZE Esports
OG Form
The current core of the OG squad was formed in the middle of last year, and the first significant test for the team was a disappointing performance at Gamers8 2023: Last Chance Qualifier. A 10th-12th place finish at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 earned the players a $5,666 consolation prize and a slot at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023. The trip to Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 finished in 13th-16th place in the standings, with OG receiving $10,000 as their reward. The team also failed to qualify for Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 and Thunderpick World Championship 2023. OG made appearances at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 and Roobet Cup 2023. At both tournaments, the team finished in 5th-8th place and earned a combined $10,000 in prize money. In the new year, k1to and his teammates began their journey in qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. On their second attempt, the OGs qualified for the European open qualifiers. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A the team took seventh place and got a slot in the European RMR tournament. 13-16th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 earned OG $5,000 and an invitation to BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. At PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B, OG failed, finishing in 12th-14th place. As a result, the team did not go to Denmark for the first Major tournament.
Earlier, the European club OG played in the BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024. According to the results of the draw, k1to and team first met Complexity Gaming and outplayed them in a full bo3 series (Inferno - 14-16, Anubis - 13-5, Ancient - 13-10). In the quarter-finals of the qualifier OG defeated Heroic on two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-5, Mirage - 13-6). But in the decisive match Ledge defeated SAW 0:2 and failed to qualify for the BLAST Spring Finals, taking 3-4th place.
OG started their appearance at Skyesports Masters 2024 with a loss to Aurora Gaming on two maps in a row. The European club, as a result, went to the first round of losers. The victory in a fairly equal full bo3 confrontation (Ancient - 11-13, Anubis - 13-10, Vertigo - 13-11) with ENCE allowed the team to rehabilitate and pass to the quarterfinals of the lower grid. There OG defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-0 (Vertigo - 19-17, Overpass - 13-4). In the semi-finals, k1to and his teammates beat BIG 2-1 (Anubis - 19-17, Vertigo - 8-13, Ancient - 13-5). OG then defeated BetBoom Team with a similar score (Mirage - 13-3, Vertigo - 11-13, Ancient - 13-4) to advance to the Grand Final of the competition.
OG's recent results stats:
- 2-1 win over BetBoom Team
- 2-1 win over BIG
- 2:0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
- 2:1 win over ENCE
- 0:2 defeat to Aurora Gaming
History of matches Aurora Gaming - OG
Recently, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other only once. In Skyesports Masters 2024 Aurora Gaming defeated OG with the score 2:0 (Overpass - 13-7, Ancient - 13-9).
Predicted result of the match Aurora Gaming - OG
Previously Aurora have already defeated their opponent, and in general the team looks stronger at the moment. Let's bet on the victory of Aurora Gaming.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Aurora is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.247. This number in the favor of OG amounts 4.807. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | Aurora | OG |
5 matches (wins) | 5 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 3 matches with each other. In these battles Aurora got 1 victories while OG managed to take 2 matches.