Match Prediction: Heroic - G2 Esports | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2024Heroic and G2 Esports will determine the participant of Group B, who will advance to the quarter-finals of the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 play-offs. The loser will take 7th-8th place in the standings and earn $24,000 in prize money. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the teams 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 performed during the previous year, how they played 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 of note 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. A win over BIG in the full bo3 series (Nuke - 13-8, Vertigo - 7-13, Anubis - 13-7) allowed Heroic to head to the group stage of the iconic championship. Their first opponent in Group B was G2 Esports, who Heroic Ledge beat 1-2. In the quarter-finals Heroic were able to defeat Team Vitality in a tense match with a score of 2:1 (Mirage - 16-14, Anubis - 11-13, Vertigo - 16-13). With a similar result, the team defeated GamerLegion in the grid semi-finals (Overpass - 5-13, Mirage - 13-4, Nuke - 13-8).
Heroic's recent results stats:
- A 2-1 victory over GamerLegion
- 2:1 win over Team Vitality
- 1:2 defeat to G2 Esports
- 2:1 win over BIG
- 13-11 win over Astralis
G2 Esports uniform
German esports organisation G2 Esports started the previous year on a Major note. First, the team took 1-3rd 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 at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024.
G2 Esports made their debut at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 in Group B, where the team outplayed Heroic in a complete bo3 series (Overpass - 16-13, Anubis - 13-16, Nuke - 13-6). Thus, G2 advanced to the semi-finals of the upper grid. Their next opponent was ENCE, to whom HooXi and his teammates Ledge had two maps in a row and lost the right to make a mistake. In the semi-finals G2 Esports defeated the Ukrainian team Monte with the result 2:1 (Nuke - 13-4, Vertigo - 8-13, Anubis - 13-6).
Statistics of G2 Esports latest results:
- Victory over Monte with a score of 2:1
- 0:2 defeat to ENCE.
- 2-1 win over Heroic
- 2:0 win over Team Liquid
- 0:2 defeat to Natus Vincere
Heroic - G2 Esports Match History
From the recent matches it is worth mentioning the clash at the current tournament. In the quarter-finals of Group B G2 Esports outplayed Heroic with the score 2:1 (Overpass - 16-13, Anubis - 13-16, Nuke - 13-6).
Predicted result of the match Heroic - G2 Esports
G2 Esports already have experience of beating Heroic. Yes, we should not expect an easy win, but it will be G2 Esports that will qualify for the play-offs. Let's bet on the victory of G2 Esports.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in G2 Esports victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.553. According to bookmakers data, Heroic are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 3.45.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Heroic | G2 Esports |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 5 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The competitors have held 24 matches. In these battles Heroic got 6 victories while G2 Esports managed to take 18 matches.