Match Prediction: Cloud9 - Knights | VALORANT

Cloud9 and Knights will meet in the ¼ finals of VCT 2022: North America Stage 1 Challengers. I don't think there is any intrigue in this game, because Cloud9 looks like the championship favorite at all. Therefore, I expect a confident victory for the team, which is still undefeated.

Form Cloud9

The first team of the North American rating performed confidently in the group stage of VCT 2022: North America Challengers 1. Yes, in some places the team made misfires, losing maps. However, in general, Cloud9 has proven its worth, and at the same time its variability. Plus, the team won all five matches, which automatically puts it above the opponent in the quarterfinals.

Latest Cloud9 results:

• Victory over 100 Thieves with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over XSET with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Luminosity Gaming with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over The Guard with a score of 2:1.

Best Cloud9 Maps:

• Breeze - 88% of wins.
• Haven - 72% win rate
• Icebox - 71% of wins.
• Ascent - 71% of wins.
• Split - 64% of wins.
• Bind - 50% win rate.

At the same time, the team is not playing on the Fracture map.

Knights form

The sixth team of the North American rating did not have the most outstanding group stage at VCT 2022: North America Challengers 1. At the same time, it seems to me that the team was very lucky with the group, where two obvious outsiders were represented. Well, in all the principal matches the Knights expectedly failed, thus making it to the playoffs with a big stretch.

Knights latest results:

• Defeated by Version1 with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to the Sentinels with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Rise with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over NRG with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to OpTic Gaming with a score of 0:2.

Best Knights cards:

• Ascent - 77% of wins.
• Haven - 66% of wins.
• Bind - 63% of wins.
• Icebox - 61% of wins.
• Breeze - 60% of wins.
• Split - 50% of wins.

Interestingly, the band also does not play Fracture.

Match statistics Cloud9 — Knights

The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.

Prediction for the match Cloud9 — Knights

There is no point in procrastinating this meeting, since everything is clear without unnecessary comments. Of course, Knights can fight and impose a fight, but I believe in this scenario with great difficulty. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on Cloud9 to win with a score of 2:0.