Spirit vs. HellRaisers, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/18 CS:GO
Spirit is looking to get another win at the IEM New York 2020 CIS, which would be their third in three games, and it would likely guarantee them a playoff spot. On the other hand, HellRaisers can practically say goodbye to the playoffs if they lose this one, so the pressure is on the underdogs to get a result here. Spirit is a massive favorite in this Best of 3 encounter.
Spirit Team Stats and Latest Results
Spirit lost the final three games at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe and was awarded $25,000 for their effort and 7th place at the tournament, but after that poor run, they started playing way better. They opened the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a pair of victories over Gambit and Nemiga, despite trailing 1-0 in both games, and are lonely at the top with six points. Another victory here would guarantee them a place in the playoffs and a chance to fight for the title. Spirit won 14 of the previous 19 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Spirit showed decent displays on Train (75.0% win rate) and Mirage (72.7%), while they were below average only on Inferno (44.4%). Spirit is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 31 wins and 21 losses. The lineup consists of chopper (0.99 rating), mir (1.22), sdy (1.03), iDISBALANCE (1.10), and magixx (1.04).
HellRaisers Stats and Latest Results
HellRaisers suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss to Nemiga at the start of this tournament but managed to bounce back with a 2-1 victory over Winstrike, despite losing the opening map. They were in a fine form of six consecutive wins before losing the first match at the LOOT.BET Season 8, and even though the bookmakers are giving them slight chances in this one, HellRaisers have the ability to make an upset. HellRaisers won 14 of the last 19 games.
In the past three months, HellRaisers displayed strong performances on Nuke (76.9%) and Train (68.4%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Overpass (played only once) and disappointed on Mirage (23.3%). HellRaisers’ current lineup has a lot of experience of playing together as they appeared on 103 maps since July 2020 and have a record of 56 wins and 47 losses. The team members are jR (1.04), kalinka (1.03), Flarich (1.02), ProbLeM (1.07), and JIaYm (1.09).
Spirit vs. HellRaisers H2H Record
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Spirit vs. HellRaisers Betting Preview
Although Spirit is a better-ranked side and is playing in a better form in this tournament, I don’t think the odds should be this low on them to win. That’s why I have no intention of backing Spirit to get a victory, it’s not my style to bet on the low odds such as these. I am going with HellRaisers to get at least one map instead because of excellent odds. Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if they win this game. After all, HellRaisers must show us their best game if they want to stay alive in the playoff race, and at least they could do is to win a map.