Winstrike vs. Gambit, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/18 CS:GO
Gambit is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter against Winstrike and it seems that the losing team will have a much harder job to secure the playoff spot and make it to the top three teams in the group. Both teams stand at a 1-1 record at the moment, so we should have an interesting tilt and a lot of fight on Sunday.
Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results
Winstrike won the Vie.gg Legend Series with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Heretics in the Grand final and was awarded $17,953 for the first place. They played well at the Flashpoint 2 Open Qualifier and defeated sAw, 9INE, and Secret before losing to GODSENT, and even opened this tournament with a 2-1 victory over ETHERAL after going 1-0 down. The luck turned its back on Winstrike in the following game; this time around, they were 1-0 up but ended up with a loss to HellRaisers. Winstrike won nine of the previous 12 matches.
In the last three months, Winstrike displayed fine performances on Mirage (75.0% win rate), Train (66.7%), and Vertigo (66.7%), while they failed to impress on Nuke (33.3%). Winstrike is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 70 maps with a record of 39 wins and 31 losses. The lineup consists of bondik (1.10 rating), NickelBack (1.10), KrizzeN (0.89), Lack1 (1.11), and El1an (1.21).
Gambit Stats and Latest Results
Gambit was excellent at the Flashpoint 2 Open Qualifier and Flashpoint 2 Closed Qualifier, where they recorded five consecutive victories but lost the most important game to forZe in the Grand final of Group B. They failed to qualify for the main event with that loss, and also suffered a defeat in the opening game at this tournament to Spirit, despite winning the first map. Gambit responded with a convincing 2-0 victory over ETHERAL, allowing just four rounds in the process, and keeping the rival to zero rounds on Overpass. Gambit won seven of the last ten games.
When it comes to the maps in the past three months, Gambit won both appearances on Vertigo, and was above average on Overpass (58.8%), Dust2 (57.4%), and Inferno (54.9%), while their “weakest” displays came on Mirage (50.9%). Gambit has a new lineup that is playing together since this month and appeared on 21 maps with a record of 15 wins and six losses. The team members are Hobbit (1.05), interz (1.00), Ax1Le (1.13), sh1ro (1.26), and nafany (1.02).
Winstrike vs. Gambit H2H Record
These rivals have met on four occasions before, and Gambit is leading the all-time series 3-1, but Winstrike won the most recent clash at the ESL One: Road to Rio - CIS when they secured a 2-0 victory.
Winstrike vs. Gambit Betting Preview
I have been impressed with Gambit’s displays since they assembled the new lineup, and I feel sorry for them for not qualifying to the Flashpoint 2, but I believe they will leave the mark at this tournament. They have more potential than Winstrike and I am pretty sure Gambit will make it to the playoffs here, which is why I am backing them to get a win on Sunday.