Cloud9 vs. OG, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/15 CS:GO
Both Cloud9 and OG dropped from the Upper bracket after losing the opening round of the Flashpoint 2, and now only one of these rivals can progress to the Consolidation final and stay alive in the playoff race. OG is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, and the winner of this duel will meet a losing side from a clash between Virtus.pro and Gen.G.
Cloud9 Team Stats and Latest Results
Cloud9 is not playing well recently as they are on a negative streak of six consecutive defeats, including the loss to Virtus.pro in the opening round of this tournament. Following disappointing displays at the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America and 7th place that earned them $7,500, Cloud9 took a break of nearly two months. Cloud9 lost ten of the previous 12 matches.
In the previous three months, Cloud9 displayed the best performances on Overpass (44.4% win rate), while they failed to get a victory on Train (played once) and Nuke (played four times), and didn’t play well on Vertigo (20.0%). Cloud9 is playing with a new lineup since November this year and appeared on just two maps, suffering both losses to Virtus.pro at this tournament. The lineup is made of ALEX (0.99 rating), woxic (0.96), es3tag (1.09), floppy (1.01), and mezii (1.15).
OG Team Stats and Latest Results
OG won 7th place at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and earned $6,000 with 1563 RMR Points, after which they played better at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020, were they won $25,000 and a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. However, OG disappointed against Gen.G in the opening round of the Flashpoint 2, winning only 15 rounds on Dust2 and Train. OG won nine of the last 16 games.
During the previous three months, OG was decent on Overpass (60.0%), Inferno (57.9%), and Dust2 (57.1%), while they didn’t impress on Train (33.3%). Since August 2020, OG is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 79 maps with a record of 40 wins and 39 losses. The team members are NBK- (1.01), valde (1.10), Aleksib (1.03), ISSAA (1.08), and mantuu (1.12).
Cloud9 vs. OG H2H Record
These rivals have never met before.
Cloud9 vs. OG Betting Preview
Although they are in a negative run of three losses in a row, OG has more experience than Cloud9, who changed four of its previous team members for this tournament. Both teams disappointed in the opening round, but I believe these odds on OG to win are a real steal, and that’s why I am backing the no.5 team in the world to get a victory here. It would be surprising to see OG suffer elimination before the Grand final of Group C.
The Pick: OG to win (-141 @1xBet)
