Match Prediction: Team Spirit - Cloud9 | Counter-Strike (CS2)
IEM Katowice 2021 Play-InTeam Spirit and Cloud9 will meet at the upcoming IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In. What is important, the match will be held in the BO1 format, which means that there will be a place for intrigue. Nevertheless, the Russian team is in excellent shape, which is simply inadmissible to pass by.
Team Spirit uniform
The 13th World Ranked Team had a very successful start to the new season by winning the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe. During the championship, the team lost only to Gambit (1: 2). However, victories over Sprout (2: 1), forZe (2: 1), BIG (2: 1) and FunPlus Phoenix (3: 0) speak volumes. And it is this team that deserves to get into the main stage of IEM Katowice 2021.
Best Team Spirit cards:
- Dust 2 - 78% wins.
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
At the same time, do not forget that the team also plays excellently on Overpass. However, it is important to add that in this match we will not see Vertigo, which is not played by the “dragons”.
Cloud9 form
The 20th team in the world rankings failed the recent cs_summit 7, stopping back in the quarterfinals. At the same time, the team twice managed to lose to FURIA (1: 2, 1: 2), although it still reached the playoffs thanks to victories over NiP (2: 1) and MIBR (2: 1). Nevertheless, Cloud9 failed to cope with fnatic (1: 2) in the quarterfinals, leaving the tournament ingloriously.
Best Cloud9 Cards:
- Dust 2 - 75% wins.
- Nuke - 56% wins.
- Overpass - 50% wins.
I'm betting that one of these cards will definitely end up in the meeting pool. And the reason for this is the very modest performance on Mirage, Inferno and Train.
Personal meetings statistics
During the last season, the teams had one meeting - at DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, the victory went to Cloud9 (2: 0). But do not forget that Spirit then and now are completely different teams.
Prediction for the match Spirit - Cloud9
A sticky and tenacious game awaits us, where everything will drag on for 30 rounds. Falling into the lower bracket of the IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In is very dangerous. Nevertheless, the recent successes of the Russian team indicate that right now there is every chance to qualify for a major championship. Therefore, with all due respect to Cloud9, I propose to bet on the Spirit team with a factor of 1.59.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Team Spirit is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.507. This number in the favor of Cloud9 amounts 2.611. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
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 — 1.62. If in your opinion, the outsider achieved victory in the match, you can make the most profitable bet on Cloud9 at because odds on their triumph are equal to 3.6.