Gambit and Spirit will compete for the right to qualify for the grand final of the Pinnacle Cup 2021. Needless to say, the teams are roughly equal in terms of play. However, there is a feeling that the "dragons" again will not be able to cope with their worst rival.
Gambit Form
The third team in the world rankings triumphantly walked through the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 13, having managed to enter the Play-In. There, the team will have to confront Astralis, to which they will have to mentally adjust. As for the playoffs of the Pinnacle Cup 2021, Gambit easily and naturally reached the semifinals, showing a strong performance. And if it goes on like this, then Gambit will become the main contender for the victory.
The latest results of the team:
- Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over Team One with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over FURIA with a score of 2: 1.
- Victory over Wisla Krakow with a score of 2: 0.
Best Gambit Cards:
- Mirage - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 92% wins.
- Train - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
- Dust 2 - 60% wins.
Nuke we will definitely skip here. However, the team should pay close attention to Inferno and Dust 2, on which the opponent looks very confident.
Spirit form
The seventh team in the world ranking nevertheless won the last Winstrike CIS Spring Cup 2021, although the championship began with a very unexpected defeat. However, as the tournament progressed, the team managed to wake up, improving interactions from match to match. Already in the final, Spirit kept at the level of IEM Katowice 2021. The team played even better in the quarterfinals of the Pinnacle Cup 2021, where they simply did not notice an opponent on two maps. And if it goes on like this, then the "dragons" can cause problems for the opponent.
The latest results of the team:
- Victory over K23 with a score of 16: 6.
- Victory over Winstrike with a score of 16: 2.
- Victory over EXTREMUM with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over 1WIN with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Nemiga with a score of 2: 0.
Best Spirit Cards:
- Nuke - 86% wins.
- Dust 2 - 86% wins.
- Mirage - 75% wins.
- Train - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 60% wins.
I suppose it's not worth reminding about the absence of Vertigo. However, Spirit looks a little worse on several maps, including Mirage and Overpass.
Personal meetings statistics
During the current season, the teams held two meetings:
- Gambit wins the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe with a score of 2: 1.
- Gambit's victory at IEM Katowice 2021 with a score of 2: 0.
There is every chance that in this case we will get a similar outcome.
Forecast for the match Gambit - Spirit
Personally, I expect three cards here. Taking into account the principle of the meeting, as well as fairly equal chances, the teams will fight at every segment. However, there is a feeling that Spirit cannot cope with Gambit on a psychological level. This is what the latest meeting statistics show. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the Gambit team.
