Matchförutsägelse: Team Spirit - Sprout | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2023 Play-InTeam Spirit and Sprout will meet as part of the third gaming day of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where they will compete for a ticket to the group stage. In turn, the losing team will go home, well, or prepare for the next championships, then who will draw lots.
To be honest, I was surprised by the last match of the Russian team, which was unable to oppose anything to the Swedes from Ninjas in Pajamas, who were disassembled in the game sense. However, there is confidence that the "dragons" will work on the bugs, so here they also got a painfully familiar opponent.
As for Sprout, the team played three very close maps in the championship. And if the team can be praised for the game against OG, then 16:14 and 16:13 look very poor against the background of Evil Geniuses.
Therefore, I would not look for intrigue here, since Team Spirit has everything necessary to deal with the opponent. Yes, and we remember that at the start of the season, the wards of BERRY showed their weaknesses, losing to almost everyone online.
Team Spirit Uniform
The thirteenth team in the world ranking took second place in the ESL Challenger League Season 43 Europe. Moreover, there the Russian team lost twice to SAW in the final segment of the tournament, for which they can hardly receive praise.
However, at the start of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, the "dragons" ran over Grayhound without a chance, showing a promising game on the Nuke map.
However, further Team Spirit made a sharp 180-degree turn as they delivered a diametrically opposite game against Ninjas in Pajamas. As a result, the team was crushed and humiliated on two maps, and the main leaders disappeared somewhere.
And yet there is a chance that this will not happen again, at least against the background of such rivals.
Team Spirit latest results:
- Victory over FTW with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by SAW with a score of 1:2.
- Defeated by SAW with a score of 1:3.
- Victory over Grayhound with a score of 16:6.
- Lost to Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 0:2.
Best Team Spirit maps:
- Ancient - 100% win rate.
- Vertigo - 60% of wins.
But if the Russian team did not play on the Inferno map before, now we have to think about Anubis.
Sprout form
Even at the start of the new season, the 20th team of the world ranking failed in the qualifying tournament of the ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference Europe, where they got only one victory.
Immediately after that, the Danish-Romanian team went to the playoffs of CCT South Europe Series 2, where they managed to lose to Partizan in the first round and were eliminated in disgrace.
However, at the start of IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, the team changed, first adding fights in the game against OG, and then shutting down Evil Geniuses. But for me personally, Sprout remains an average team that is not yet ready to jump above its head.
Latest Sprout results:
- 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.
- Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:0.
Best Sprout cards:
- Ancient - 89% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 56% of wins.
In turn, the Danish team continues to refuse the Nuke card.
Match statistics Team Spirit — Sprout
During the last season, the teams held three meetings:
- Sprout win at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A with a score of 16:12.
- Team Spirit's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- Team Spirit's victory in the ESL Challenger League Season 43 Europe with a score of 2:1.
Interestingly, most often the teams played on the Nuke map.
Prediction for the match Team Spirit — Sprout
For me personally, everything is clear in this match. Sprout had a terrible start to the new season, losing to everyone in a row. And on Anubis, the team could not show anything in their previous matches, so you should definitely not count on a sensation.
In turn, the “dragons” are just getting into the rhythm, but the team looks great in terms of dynamics. Yes, the team can move, but Sprout is clearly not the kind of opponent that is capable of such a thing.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Team Spirit to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Enligt ledande bookmakers förutsägelser är laget Team Spirit favoriten med genomsnittliga odds 1.279 för tillfället. Bookmakers anser att Sprout är matchens outsider med odds på en seger på summan av cirka 7.638.
Hur lagen spelade de senaste matcherna
Senaste matcherna | Team Spirit | Sprout |
5 matcher (vinster) | 2 | 1 |
10 matcher (vinster) | 6 | 5 |
Spelare kommer definitivt att vara intresserade av statistiken över personliga möten mellan lagen. De tävlande har hållit 14 matcher. I dessa matcher vann Team Spirit 9 gånger, Sprout aktiva sammansättningar av 5 vinster.