Match Prediction: Evil Geniuses - Sprout | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2023 Play-InEvil Geniuses and Sprout will play each other in the first round of the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In lower bracket to see who will go home very soon. In turn, the winner will play one more match, where he will compete for a place in the group stage.
Frankly speaking, there is no such a clear favorite in this match, since the North American team with all its experience can wake up.
However, Sprout has much more match practice, albeit negative, albeit at the TIER-2 championship. However, the Danish-Romanian team seems to me capable of closing Evil Geniuses.
Therefore, here I would look closely at the victory of the wards of BERRY, who showed a good game in their first match at the tournament. Well, the North Americans somehow casually lost, so you can’t believe in them at all.
Evil Geniuses Form
The 21st team of the world ranking had a promising start at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, as they sensationally outplayed the Danes from Heroic in the first match.
However, then the North American team returned to its roots, as they lost in a row to Vitality and Heroic. Well, the last control shot was a humiliating defeat from Complexity, after which it was possible to finish.
So, at the start of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, Evil Geniuses suffered another defeat, which is explained by a banal loss in all respects. In general, the team is in a terrible position, and that victory over Heroic only briefly made me believe in a miracle.
Evil Geniuses latest results:
- Victory over Heroic with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Complexity with a score of 1:2.
- Lost to fnatic with a score of 8:16.
Best Evil Geniuses cards:
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
It is worth noting that the North American team has not yet decided on a permoban - Vertigo or Anubis.
Sprout form
The 20th team of the world ranking managed to show its updated roster at the ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference Europe. However, the Danish-Romanian team frankly failed there, having obtained only one victory.
Then Sprout was invited to the playoffs of CCT South Europe Series 2, where another shameful moment happened to the team. In general, the wards of BERRY lost to Partizan already in the first round and began to prepare for the next challenge.
However, at the start of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, the guys showed quite a good game. Yes, Sprout gave the victory to OG, but compared to previous matches, the team looked better.
Latest Sprout results:
- Victory over the Falcons with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from Eternal Fire with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Endpoint with a score of 1:2.
- Defeated by Partizan with a score of 1:2.
- Lost to OG with a score of 16:19.
Best Sprout cards:
- Ancient - 88% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 56% of wins.
In turn, the Danish team continues to refuse the Nuke card.
Evil Geniuses vs Sprout Match Statistics
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for the match Evil Geniuses — Sprout
I would like to believe that the North American team will suddenly wake up. But personally, I didn’t have such hopes after the defeat from Complexity at BLAST.
In turn, Sprout has been online for too long to come and lose all the matches in a row again. And at the start of the championship, the team looked exactly as good as OG, and at some points even better.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Sprout team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Sprout is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.266. This number in the favor of Evil Geniuses amounts 5.316. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Evil Geniuses | Sprout |
5 matches (wins) | 1 | 1 |
10 matches (wins) | 1 | 5 |
We will also remind you of the statistics of matches that the teams played with each other. The teams played 0 matches with each other before. In these battles Evil Geniuses got 0 victories while Sprout managed to take 0 matches.