Match Prediction: G2 Esports - Heroic | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2024At the end of the Play-In stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, the G2 Esports team learnt their opponent for the group stage. The opponent is the European club Heroic. The winner will advance to the semi-finals of the group, while the loser will lose the right to make a mistake and go to the bottom of the net. The format of the match is bo3. Will NiKo and his teammates be able to start their performance in Poland with a win? 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.
Heroic's uniforms
Whilst the Scandinavian team hasn't set records for tournament attendance in the past year, Heroic have clearly distinguished themselves with their first half performance. A 4th-6th place finish at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 secured the team a slot in the Spring Final, while a silver medal at the legendary Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 earned them $180,000. Also noteworthy were second place finishes at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B and Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023. Heroic performed well at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, taking 3-4th places and earning $100,000 in total. The BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 ended extremely well for Heroic. The team was able to take the win and earn $200,000. The 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 earned the team $27,500 and a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. At Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, TeSeS and his teammates finished in the top 6 of the tournament and earned $40,000. In the Single-Elimination meat grinder at Gamers8 2023 Heroic finished 3-4th in the standings, earning $80,000. But the failure at ESL Pro League Season 18, where the team took the last place, led to radical changes in the lineup. Stavn, jabbi and cadiaN went inactive, and Heroic's main roster was replenished with dupreeh. At the Roobet Cup 2023, the European team took 9-12th place without any prize money. Thunderpick World Championship 2023 ended with Heroic in 5th-8th place. And at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 the team finished in the top 6, earning $20,000. Heroic's playing season ended at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, where the team didn't surprise its fans by finishing 7th-8th in the standings. For almost the entire month of January 2024, kyxsan and his teammates were qualifying for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B.
The previous professional tournament for the team was BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024. According to the results of the draw, the players got into Group D. In the first match Heroic Ledge and Cloud9 on two maps in a row and fell to the bottom of the net. The defeat from BIG with the score 1:2 ended the team's participation in the tournament. 13th-16th place earned Heroic $5,000 and a slot at BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2024.
Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 started for Heroic from the play-offs stage. First, the team outplayed Astralis on the Mirage map with a score of 13-11. And the victory over BIG in a full bo3 series (Nuke - 13-8, Vertigo - 7-13, Anubis - 13-7) allowed Heroic to go to the group stage of the cult championship.
Heroic's recent results stats:
- A 2-1 win over BIG
- 13-11 win over Astralis
- 1-2 loss to BIG
- Defeat by Cloud9 0:2
- 2:0 win over sYnck
G2 Esports uniform
German esports organisation G2 Esports started the previous year on a Major note. First, the team took 1st-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023, earning $27,500. The next G2 event was the legendary tournament in Katowice, Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. There, G2 Esports emerged victorious and the championship earned them $400,000 in prize money. ESL Pro League Season 17 ended for the team with 9-12th place and $25,000. At the Major event in Paris, the Katowice champions did not have much success, finishing in 12th-14th place and failing to qualify for the Legends stage. G2 Esports also competed at the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023, where 5th-6th place earned the team $10,000. BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 saw G2 Esports finish 3rd-4th in the standings to earn $40,000 in prize money. At BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, 7th-9th place earned HooXi and team $8,500 and a slot at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023. G2 Esports then went on to win at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, earning $400,000 and a slot at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024. At Gamers8 2023, the European club finished in the top 4, earning $80,000 in prize money. G2 Esports also participated in ESL Pro League Season 18, where they took 5th-8th place and received $35,000. 3rd-4th place finishes at BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 and Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 provided an additional $27,500. Next, G2 Esports took 5th-6th place at CCT Online Finals #5 and earned $5,000 in prize money. The year ended with G2 Esports taking part in BLAST Premier: World Final 2023, where they finished in 5th-6th place and earned $25,000.
As a result of the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024 draw, G2 Esports was placed in Group C. In their first match, G2 outlasted Ninjas in Pyjamas by two maps in a row (Vertigo - 13-7, Anubis - 13-2) and travelled to the final of the top set. There, HooXi and his teammates Ledge beat Natus Vincere in a full bo3 series and fell to the net losers. Ninjas in Pyjamas once again failed to give G2 Esports proper resistance. A 2-0 win (Vertigo - 13-6, Anubis - 13-9) in the final of the lower set allowed G2 to head into the deciding match of the group. A rematch against Natus Vincere in the group grand final was not a success for G2 Esports. The defeat on two maps sent the players to the Play-In stage. There, G2 Esports defeated Team Liquid 2-0 (Overpass - 13-10, Anubis - 13-7) and earned a coveted slot on BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024.
G2 Esports recent results stats:
- A 2-0 victory over Team Liquid
- 0:2 defeat to Natus Vincere
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 1:2 defeat by Natus Vincere
- 2:0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas
Match History Heroic - G2 Esports
The participants of this rivalry have played against each other twice in the past year. Both matches took place in the first half of 2023. Both Heroic and G2 Esports can boast one victory.
Predicted result of the match Heroic - G2 Esports
Heroic have slipped in quality in the second half of last year, and their performance at the recent BLAST tournament does not add optimism. Let's bet on the victory of G2 Esports team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that G2 Esports is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.306. This number in the favor of Heroic amounts 4.32. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | G2 Esports | Heroic |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 4 | 6 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The teams played 23 matches with each other before. In these matches G2 Esports won 17 times, Heroic active consisits of 6 wins.