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Cloud91.816.05.22 14:30Bo31:2
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Prediction on match CS2 Cloud9 - Imperial Esports
Cloud9 and Imperial will try not to be eliminated from PGL Major Antwerp 2022, although only one team will go further. To put it bluntly, I still do not see prospects for the Brazilians, based on a subjective opinion. Therefore, in this case, I leave all the votes in favor of the Cloud9 team.
Form Cloud9
The fourth team in the world ranking is still failing at PGL Major Antwerp 2022. Yes, the Russian team beat the Outsiders in the first round. However, Cloud9 then lost to NIP, and then played tricks against FaZe Clan without even entering the server. As a result, an unsuccessful attempt to play Nuke turned sideways for the team, since now the wards of the groove were hanging by a thread. However, at the most crucial moment, the guys should get together.
Latest Cloud9 results:
- Victory over Anonymo with a score of 16:10.
- Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over the Outsiders with a score of 16:12.
- Defeat from NIP with a score of 14:16.
- Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 8:16.
Best Cloud9 Maps:
- Mirage - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Ancient - 67% of wins.
- Overpass - 57% of wins.
Let me remind you that the Russian team usually does not play on the Nuke map (funny).
Form Imperial
The 32nd team of the world ranking has not yet been eliminated from PGL Major Antwerp 2022. You can talk as much as you like about the weakness of the team and the primitiveness of ideas, but we must pay tribute to the old people who enter the server and have fun. In this style, Imperial was able to close out the Bad News Eagles, even if the game was even. However, I hardly believe that the Brazilians will be enough for a clear sensation.
Imperial's latest results:
- 2:1 victory over IHC.
- Victory over forZe with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by BIG with a score of 11:16.
- Defeat from G2 with a score of 12:16.
- 2-0 victory over Bad News Eagles.
Best Imperial cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Inferno - 82% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 56% win rate
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
In turn, the Brazilian team will definitely abandon the Ancient map.
Match statistics Cloud9 — Imperial
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match Cloud9 — Imperial
I would like to believe, first of all, the Brazilian fans. But I will go to the end, based on my subjective opinion. For me personally, Imperial is too monotonous and predictable - a sort of NIP style, seasoned with regional flavor.
In turn, Cloud9 should already be included in the game, and there are prerequisites. But time after time, the team falls into a trap, or even completely leaves a card that has not been played for three years. However, here I would recommend betting on Cloud9 to win with a score of 2:0.
Today's gaming day at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 will be closed with such matches. like ENCE vs Heroic and Cloud9 vs Imperial Esports. I talked about the first one in another article. Now it's the turn of C9 vs Imperial. It is noteworthy that the forces in the upcoming battle will be unequal, but for those who love more profit, commensurate with greater risks, I will tell you what bet can be made here so that you can raise more money, and the risk was not so great.
Cloud9 Game Uniform
Cloud9's journey started at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 right from The Legends Stage. This speaks to two facts. Firstly, they were in very good playing shape before the event, which allowed them to skip The Challengers Stage. Secondly, the team played only three Bo1 matches, which can play a bad joke on them. Looking ahead, I’ll say that Imperial has already warmed up at The Challengers Stage.
As part of the ongoing Major tournament, sh1ro and his teammates defeated Outsiders (#10 in the HLTV top) in the first round with a score of 16-12 and lost in fights with NiP (#8 in the HLTV top) and FaZe Clan (#1 in the top HLTV) with scores of 14-16 and 8-16 respectively. The last two matches speak of not the best playing form of Cloud9, however, Bo1 and Bo3 fights tend to be different.
History of recent Cloud9 meetings
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Legends Stage
Cloud9 8-16 FaZe Clan
Cloud9 14-16 NiP
Cloud9 16-12 Outsiders
Best Cloud9 Maps
Mirage - 100%
Inferno - 0.0%
Nuke - 0.0%
The statistics of played Cloud9 maps cannot be taken into account, since it has been kept since the players joined the American esports organization, which happened just before the start of PGL Major Antwerp 2022.
Imperial Esports uniform
The Brazilian beau monde gathered in Imperial, best known for their performances in Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming. Among the members of the line-up we see fnx, FalleN, fer, boltz and VINI, which cannot but please their fans. Despite the fact that betting experts believe that Cloud9 will win, Imperial's strength cannot be underestimated either. The team performed well during the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Challengers Stage. There, the team lost against Team Spirit and BAD News Eagles, but defeated Team Liquid, IHC and forZe. In the current stage of the Major competition, the Brazilians lost in the fight against BIG and G2, but got even with the Bad News Eagles for the lost match in The Challengers Stage. It is noteworthy that this was done in a Bo3 match, which was different from the previous ones.
Imperial Esports match history
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Legends Stage
Imperial 2-0 Bad News Eagles
Imperial 12-16 G2 Esports
Imperial 11-16 BIG
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Challengers Stage
Imperial 2-0 forZe
Imperial 2-1 IHC
Imperial 12-16 Bad News Eagles
Imperial 16-10 Team Liquid
Imperial 6-16 Team Spirit
Best Imperial cards
Overpass - 100.0%
Inferno - 85.7%
Mirage - 57.1%
Dust 2 - 55.6%
Nuke - 50.0%
Vertigo - 25.0%
Head to head matches between Cloud9 and Imperial Esports
The Brazilian five, which was brought together in the mix under the Last Dance tag and subsequently moved under the banner of Imperial Esports on February 18, did not have time to play in such a roster against the players from Cloud9.
Conclusion
Cloud9 are the clear favorites of this fight, both according to betting experts and ordinary eSports fans and bettors. Cloud9's victory will reward fans to bet with not the most generous odds of ~1.20. I believe that in this situation it would be advisable to bet on something more interesting. I offer a choice of two similar bets: Handicap +1.5 cards Imperial with odds of 1.87 and Exact score 2-1 in favor of C9 with odds of 3.10. Both markets imply that Imperial will take one card, but in the case of the second bet, we will be sure that Cloud9 will win. If you follow the esports world a bit, then you must have heard about the recent scandal involving HObbit. The latter is suspected of fictitious matches that were held in 2015. If ESIC proves his guilt, then Abay's career may end badly and shamefully. This factor can have an extremely negative impact on his morale in the next match. For this reason, I would still recommend betting on the Handicap of 1.5 cards in favor of Imperial. The Brazilians have already warmed up during The Challengers Stage and can easily take one card from C9 in this Bo3 match, and the coefficient for this market is very good and amounts to 1.83.
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