Matchförutsägelse: Cloud9 - B8 | CS2 (CS:GO)

Cloud9 and B8 will play in the first round of IEM Road to Rio 2022 European RMR A. On the one hand, we have a kind of derby in front of us, but, on the other hand, I personally don’t see any intrigue in this fight, since B8 is noticeably inferior to his opponent in class.

Moreover, Cloud9 recently visited ESL Pro League Season 16, where they showed relatively good Counter-Strike and reached the semi-finals. In turn, it is hardly possible to find such epithets about the Ukrainian team, since it did not show itself anywhere after entering the RMR tournament.

As a result, we got a fairly passing match, in which the winner is 99% known in advance. It remains only to wait, although I personally, I repeat, do not believe in a sensational alignment.

Form Cloud9

The eighth team of the world ranking had a great start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they immediately got four clean sheets and guaranteed themselves a place in the quarterfinals.

Then the Russian team suffered a defeat from Team Liquid, which I will have time to tell you about. And yet, in the ¼ finals, Cloud9 managed to beat FaZe Clan, thanks to which they regained their self-confidence.

However, in the semi-finals, the team again faced Team Liquid and, what is most offensive, lost again. In general, Cloud9 is playing quite well now, but at default the team is still readable by many competitors. Although, in this particular case, the wards of the groove should not have problems.

Latest Cloud9 results:

• Victory over Movistar Riders with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:0.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.

Best Cloud9 Maps:

• Ancient - 100% win rate.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.
• Mirage - 67% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 60% of wins.

Do not forget that the Russian team consistently refuses the Nuke card.

Form B8

The 66th team in the world ranking shot in the third open qualifier for the IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe, where they took third place and got into the RMR tournament.

However, the Ukrainian team did not show itself further, even more - they failed in the qualifiers for ESL Challenger Rotterdam 2022, in the playoffs of ESEA Advanced Season 42 Europe, and also failed to get into the main stage of Elisa Invitational Fall 2022.

In general, B8 is definitely not a contender for a sensation, since the team did not stand out in any way before. Can the Ukrainian team compete? Undoubtedly. However, I do not believe in victory here.

Latest B8 results:

• Defeat from ECSTATIC with a score of 17:19.
• Victory over xDDDD with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by Aurora with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over ARCRED with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by OneTap with a score of 0:2.

Best B8 cards:

• Dust 2 - 80% of wins.
• Ancient - 75% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.

In turn, the Ukrainian team has not appeared on the Overpass map for a long time.

Match statistics Cloud9 — B8

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Cloud9 — B8

There is a high chance of seeing Dust 2 or Ancient, although in both cases B8 has too little chance. Moreover, the Ukrainian team does not stand out in any way in terms of the game, since there are a couple of other participants here.

In turn, Cloud9 promised to fix the bugs in a few days of rest, and, you know, the words of groove can be trusted. The team has definitely become stronger over the past month and a half, and clearly has not reached the peak of its capabilities.

The main intrigue lies in the following: how many rounds will B8 take? More, I'm sorry, I can't believe it. Well, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Cloud9 team with Handicap in rounds (-5.5).