BIG vs. G2, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/19 CS:GO
BIG is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter as they take on G2 in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 when the rivals face on Monday. The winner of this duel will meet the better side of the clash between Vitality and NiP.
BIG Team Stats and Latest Results
BIG didn’t display good performances at the IEM New York 2020 Europe after losing to OG and FaZe and had to settle with the 5th place and $5,000. They did respond at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and got their revenge with a 2-0 victory over FaZe, while they also beat GODSENT to make it to the playoffs. BIG won nine of the previous 15 matches.
In the past three months, BIG played very well on Dust2 (80.0% win rate) and showed decent displays on Overpass (66.7%), Mirage (60.0%), and Inferno (60.0%), while they disappointed on Vertigo (28.6%) and were below average on Nuke (41.7%). BIG is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 29 wins and 23 losses. The lineup consists of tabseN (1.05 rating), tiziaN (0.97), syrsoN (1.10), XANTARES (1.10), and k1to (0.96).
G2 Stats and Latest Results
G2 is going through a rough period of late but they still managed to make it to the playoffs at this tournament thanks to a pair of wins over Endpoint and Heroic. Prior to that win over Endpoint, G2 was in a horrific run of seven consecutive defeats, but two wins in three games is an encouraging sign. G2 lost nine of the last 16 games.
When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, G2 was decent on Mirage (66.7%), Vertigo (63.6%), and Nuke (57.1%), while they failed to get a win on two appearances on Overpass and didn’t impress on Train (20.0%) and Inferno (33.3%). G2 is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 41 maps with a record of 19 wins and 22 losses. The team members are JaCkz (0.96), hunter (1.10), kennyS (1.00), AmaNEk (0.99), and nexa (1.10).
BIG vs. G2 H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions so far, and G2 is leading the all-time series 3-2, but BIG won the last two encounters, including the one at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe in September 2020 after coming from behind.
BIG vs. G2 Betting Preview
BIG is in a way better form recently, but I cannot back the winner in this clash because it could go either way and there is no clear favorite in my mind, despite the odds from the bookmakers. Each of the last three H2H meetings produced a maximum of three maps, and Over 2.5 maps is the only thing I would bet on in this game, so if you don’t prefer betting on Over/Under, you better skip this one.