Grayhound Gaming and 00NATION will play in the first round of the lower group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17. It's noticeable that the Brazilians are sorely lacking TACO, but even with that option, the lads have made competition for OG.
For their part, the Australian squad are clearly gearing up for the derby with Rooster, as you can't pick out a single bright spot to latch onto from the opening game of the championship.
All in all, I'm anticipating another passing match in which 00NATION will be the unconditional favourites. Yes, there is a chance that Grayhound Gaming will try to get ahead of the game and pick apart their opponent's problematic sides. But I don't see more than one card from the Aussies.
Therefore, I would keep an eye on a win for the 00NATION team that is even in its current form superior in class to its opponent. Well, all that remains is to wish the Aussies good luck, but it will be quite difficult for them in this match.
Grayhound Gaming uniforms
The 40th ranked team in the world managed to win ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference Oceania, but then completely failed at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In where they suffered two defeats.
Grayhound Gaming then returned home to win a close qualification for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Oceania RMR, leaving all their opponents with a nose.
However, at the start of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, the Australian squad once again went adrift as they showed nothing in their game against Vitality, receiving two well-deserved cards in the minus.
Grayhound Gaming's latest results:
- A 1-2 defeat to MIBR.
- A 16-10 win over KZG.
- Victory over Antic by a score of 16-6.
- 2-0 win over Encore.
- 0-2 defeat by Vitality.
Grayhound Gaming's best cards:
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 60% wins.
Let's not forget that the Australian team continues to give up on the Overpass card.
Form 00NATION
The 47th ranked team in the world failed to qualify for IEM Rio 2023 where they lost to all direct competitors and were left without a ticket to the home championship.
Immediately afterwards, 00NATION managed to secure a ticket to the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 America RMR. However, it must be understood that the team did not show the most confident game, starting the qualifiers with two defeats.
As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here the Brazilians lost to OG, although on their map were very close to victory. In general, we can already say that the loss of TACO was very serious. But even so, the boys have to close their opponent.
The latest results of 00NATION:
- A 2-0 win over ARCTIC.
- A 2-0 win over INTZ.
- 2-1 victory over O PLANO.
- Beat 9z 2-0.
- 0-2 defeat of OG.
Top 00NATION maps:
- Vertigo - 75% wins.
- Ancient - 71% wins.
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 57% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
In turn, the Brazilian team is still not shown on the Anubis map.
Grayhound Gaming - 00NATION match statistics
The teams have not met before.
Grayhound Gaming - 00NATION vs.
It will be interesting to watch the Australians, although, judging from experience, even in such a match Grayhound Gaming has no particular chance to win.
For their part, the Brazilian squad must rectify their standings, as they have a chance to fight for a fourth playoff berth in a tight competition.
In general, it's hard to see the chances of the Aussie side as they're losing on all fronts. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on a win for the 00NATION team.
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