Spirit vs. ETHEREAL, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/19 CS:GO
Spirit has been the best team at the IEM New York 2020 CIS so far, and they are in a commanding position in Group B after the opening three rounds. A win in this Best of 3 encounter against ETHEREAL is widely expected, and a potential loss would be disastrous for the favored Spirit.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit didn’t experience the best of times at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe where they suffered three consecutive defeats, one to BG and two to Astralis, so they had to settle with the 7th place and $25,000. However, Spirit is doing way better at the IEM New York 2020 CIS, and after recording wins over Gambit, Nemiga, and HellRaisers, they have an opportunity to reach the playoffs and secure the top spot in the group. Spirit won 15 of the previous 20 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three maps, Spirit displayed strong performances on Train (75.0% win rate) and Mirage (72.7%), while they have been average on Inferno. Spirit is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 54 maps with a record of 33 wins and 21 losses. The lineup consists of chopper (1.01 rating), mir (1.24), sdy (1.04), iDISBALANCE (1.10), and magixx (1.05).
ETHEREAL Stats and Latest Results
ETHEREAL has been the most disappointing team in the Group B of the IEM New York 2020 CIS and they already suffered elimination out of the tournament after three consecutive losses to Winstrike, Gambit, and Nemiga. The loss to Gambit was particularly painful as they won a miserable four rounds, failing to win a single round on Overpass. ETHEREAL lost six of the last nine games.
During the previous three months, ETHEREAL was solid on Mirage (66.7%) and Nuke (60.0%), while they failed to get a win on Vertigo (played once), Overpass (played twice), Inferno (played twice), and Dust2 (played four times). Since July 2020, ETHEREAL is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 23 maps and recorded eight wins and 15 losses. The team members are PASHANOJ (0.90), R0b3n (0.90), zorte (1.07), BELCHONOKK (0.85), and KENSI (0.96).
Spirit vs. ETHEREAL H2H Record
These rivals have met once before, and Spirit won that game without a problem at the ESL One: Road to Rio – CIS in May this year.
Spirit vs. ETHEREAL Betting Preview
ETHEREAL did win one map at this tournament in a loss to Winstrike, but that was the only positive thing they did here, and I don’t think they will get close to winning a map on Monday. Spirit needs only one win to book their place in the playoffs and I have no doubt they will get it against the sorry ETHEREAL. Even though betting on Spirit to record a 2-0 win is not going to make you a lot of money, you can definitely use this bet as a part of your parlay.