Cloud9 vs. Outsiders Preview & Prediction- Free 5/14 CS: GO
This Saturday, Cloud9, and Outsiders will cross paths at the Swiss round 1 of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. This tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The challengers stage has 16 teams and the top 8 will advance to the legends stage. The upcoming matchup will take the best-of-one series.
Cloud9 Team Stats and Latest Results
Cloud9 is ranked #4 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 96 weeks. The team is coming back with a new roster after a 1-year break. Their last game took place at the ESL tournament on Mar 24, 2021, and Cloud9 lost to Made in Brazil with a score of 0:2. Before the break, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, 4th at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier, and 5-8th at the Snow Sweet Snow 2.
Their current roster consists of interz (1.00 player rating), Ax1Le (1.26), sh1ro (1.31), nafany (0.90), and HObbit (1.16).
Outsiders Team Stats and Latest Results
Outsiders are ranked #10 in the global ranking and have been among the top 30 teams for 212 weeks. The team has a 2-match win streak and has managed a win rate of 57.1% over the past 3 months. The team has been invited to the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament based on their performance at the Challengers Stage. They finished 17-20th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 and 8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Inferno (71.4%), Overpass (66.7%), and Dust2 (55.6%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Vertigo (0.0%), and Ancient (0.0%). Their current line-up has buster (0.90 player rating), Qikert (1.04), Jame (1.11), FL1T (1.08), and YEKINDAR (1.11).
Cloud9 vs. Outsiders H2H Record
Head-to-head has 16 meetings between the opponents. By this time, Cloud9 (formerly Gambit) has won 9 times.
Cloud9 vs. Outsiders Betting Preview
Cloud9 is coming for this match with a new line-up and it will take some time before the team consolidates and get a win. On the other hand, Outsiders has a 2-match win streak and has an advantage on 3 maps. Both teams have impressive line-ups but since Outsiders has played more maps than the guys at Cloud9, we expect them to win.
The Pick: Outsiders to win.
