Match Prediction: Evil Geniuses - The Guard | VALORANT

Evil Geniuses and The Guard will meet as part of the group stage of VCT 2022: North America Challengers 1. I can't say that a sensation can happen in this match, but Evil Geniuses can prick the favorite and catch on for one map. And yet The Guard looks too strong now to lose points.

Evil Geniuses Form

The 19th team of the North American rating qualified for VCT 2022: North America Challengers 1 with great difficulty. However, after, and at the championship itself, the team showed a terrible game. So we came to the conclusion that Evil Geniuses actually flew out of the tournament, having lost in the previous three rounds. And now the team will be saved only by victories, which are not yet expected.

Evil Geniuses latest results:

• Lost to XSET with a score of 5:13.
• Lost to Moon Raccoons with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from XSET with a score of 0:2.
• Lost to Luminosity Gaming with a score of 1:2.
• Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 1:2.

Best Evil Geniuses cards:

• Split - 70% of wins.
• Icebox - 69% of wins.
• Bind - 63% of wins.
• Ascent - 56% of wins.

At the same time, the team has a real problem with three other cards.

The Guard Uniform

The eighth team in the North American ranking is confidently performing in the VCT 2022: North America Challengers 1, having already secured a place in the playoffs. To some extent, the team can relax, since Evil Geniuses is definitely not considered a contender for anything. In addition, The Guard sometimes has problems with game discipline, which results in some difficulties.

Latest The Guard results:

• Victory over XSET with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by the Knights with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Luminosity Gaming with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over 100 Thieves with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over XSET with a score of 2:1.

Best The Guard maps:

• Fracture - 100% win rate.
• Haven - 86% win rate
• Icebox - 83% of wins.
• Ascent - 73% of wins.
• Bind - 57% of wins.
• Split - 50% of wins.

At the same time, the team does not play on the Breeze map.

Evil Geniuses vs The Guard statistics

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Evil Geniuses — The Guard

I'll make a short summary. 1) Evil Geniuses bloody nose needs points to somehow compete for a place in the playoffs. 2) The Guard, on the other hand, has already secured a place in the playoffs, which is why the team can relax. 3) The favorite used to have problems in the game, which resulted in very equal matches. Therefore, here I propose to bet more on Total on cards 2.5, expecting to see a fight from Evil Geniuses.