Match Prediction: BIG - Team Spirit | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2021 Play-InBIG and Team Spirit will meet at the IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, playing one of eight places in the main event. Both teams dealt with their opponents very easily in the first round. However, someone will slightly suspend their victorious procession by falling into the lower bracket.
BIG shape
The fourth team in the world ranking recently won its group within the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, beating OG (2: 0), Astralis (2: 1) and NiP (2: 0). Already at the start of the IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, the team coped with Movistar Riders (16: 6) without any problems, having the opportunity to resolve all issues ahead of schedule.
Best BIG cards:
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
We remember that the team hasn't played on the Train map for a long time. However, the team should take great care of Dust2, Nuke and Overpass, on which the opponent can do mud.
Team Spirit uniform
The 16th team in the world ranking came to the championship as the champion of DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe, in which they defeated forZe (2: 1), Sprout (2: 1), BIG (2: 1) and FunPlus Phoenix (3: 0)... In addition, at the start of IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, the team will continue their winning streak, having dealt with Cloud9 (16: 7). And it seems to me that the "dragons" can create the first sensation of the tournament.
Best Team Spirit cards:
- Dust 2 - 78% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
At the same time, the team looks pretty good on Overpass, which can be a problem for the opponent. However, let's not forget that Spirit traditionally does not play Vertigo.
Personal meetings statistics
During the current season, the teams held one face-to-face meeting - Spirit won a victory at DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe (2: 0).
Forecast for the match BIG - Spirit
I think that this match should be approached not from the side of the German team, but from the strengths of Spirit. First of all, the Russian team is in excellent shape. Secondly, the "dragons" already have beaten BIG a few weeks earlier. Therefore, there is a possibility that the opponent has some discomfort. Thirdly, a sufficiently strong pool of cards of the team allows you to believe in a sensation. Therefore, I propose to bet on the Spirit team with the odds of 2.25.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Team Spirit are the favorite with average odds 1.864 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider BIG to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.209.
If you stand in solidarity with bookmaker companies and think that Team Spirit will prevail, at you will find the best odds on the team — 2.144. If in your opinion, the outsider achieved victory in the match, you can make the most profitable bet on BIG at because odds on their triumph are equal to 11.5.