Copenhagen Flames and Imperial Esports will fight in the last match of today's gaming day and compete for the right to become the last member of The Champions Stage. This match will be very important for both teams, and therefore I recommend paying attention to the fact that the teams have no right to make a mistake. Lost - left the Major tournament. Is it worth it to bet on the victory of CPH Flames, which are determined by experts from bookmakers as favorites? Or maybe it's better to believe in the Brazilian magic of FalleN's dad and bet on Imperial? Let's consider this question in more detail and I will argue why none of the above options is acceptable to me.
Copenhagen Flames jersey
Now the Danish team is on the 15th line in the list of the best CS:GO teams in the world according to the HLTV portal. As part of PGL Major Antwerp 2022, the team played only as part of The Legends Stage. The team's path began with victories over the Bad News Eagles (#20 in the HLTV top) and ENCE (#3 in the HLTV top). After that, being one step away from reaching the playoffs of the tournament, Copenhagen Flames began to pursue a losing streak. At first, they failed to defeat the players from Team Spirit (#14 in the HLTV top), and later they stumbled upon FaZe Clan (#1 in the HLTV top), who got themselves a “Danish pass” to The Champions Stage.
History of last meetings Copenhagen Flames
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Legends Stage
- Copenhagen Flames 1-2 FaZe Clan
- Copenhagen Flames 1-2 Team Spirit
- Copenhagen Flames 16-8 ENCE
Best maps of Copenhagen Flames
- Nuke - 73.3%
- Vertigo - 66.7%
- Ancient - 66.7%
- Overpass - 62.5%
- Mirage - 60.0%
- Inferno - 42.9%
- Dust 2 - 33.3%
Imperial Esports uniform
As I said in the case of the previous match, in which Imperial Esports took part, the Brazilian CS:GO elite gathered in this team. Roster representatives are mostly known for their performances in Luminosity Gaming and SK Gaming. We are talking about fnx, fer, boltz, VINI and of course FalleN. These esportsmen have an impressive fan base, which can give Imperial Esports players morale. Experts from bookmakers believe in the victory of their opponents, Copenhagen Flames, but, as we could see in the case of Cloud9, the strength of Imperial cannot be underestimated at all. An additional factor in favor of the Brazilians is their participation in the previous stage of the ongoing PGL Major Antwerp 2022, The Challengers Stage. This experience allowed them, so to speak, to warm up before The Legends Stage and the team is now ready to go to the playoffs. Let me remind you that at The Challengers Stage, the team was unable to defeat Team Spirit and BAD News Eagles, but defeated Team Liquid, IHC and forZe.
Moving on to The Legends Stage, Imperial not only got even with the Bad News Eagles for losing the match in the previous stage of the championship, but also came out victorious in the match with Cloud9 when their chances of winning were estimated by betting experts at only ~20%.
We can also see a trend of better performance in Bo3 fights by the Brazilians, which will be their fight with Copenhagen Flames.
Imperial Esports match history
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The Legends Stage
- Imperial 2-1 Cloud9
- 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 - 62.5%
- Dust 2 - 55.6%
- Nuke - 50.0%
- Vertigo - 20.0%
Head to head matches between Copenhagen Flames and Imperial Esports
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Conclusion
Copenhagen Flames stand out here as the favorites for the fight against Imperial Esports, but their chances of winning are estimated by betting experts at about ~55%. Yesterday Cloud9, whose chances were estimated at 80%, could not defeat Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo and his team. How can today's opponent be better than yesterday's Cloud9? I'm pretty sure that Imperial will definitely take 1 card, but the odds for this market are only 1.35, which is not a very profitable decision. This bet can be combined in an accumulator bet with some other match, but if we consider a single bet, then I suggest the following solution. The chances of both participants winning are almost equal, right? So why, knowing this fact, not bet on the total more than 2.5 played cards? Based on all the above arguments, I expect only two results from this game: 2-1 or 1-2. In my opinion, this market has an excellent ratio of profit to bet risk. You can be a fan of the Brazilian team and believe in the victory of the “father of FalleN” with a score of 2-0 or 2-1, but when considering a bet on this match, I prefer to remain cautious and remember that not only FalleN and his teammates, but also roeJ and company. The battle should be interesting and spectacular.
By the way, the map pool of the teams is quite different, which also indicates a high probability of passing the market "Total over 2.5 played cards".
My choice: Total cards over 2.5 with odds of 1.83