Gambit vs. HAVU, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/13 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the quarter-finals of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 this Wednesday. The winner will advance to the semi-finals while the loser will exit the tournament. The overall winner will take $50,000.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit Team is second in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 66 weeks. They came to the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 as playoffs invite. Meanwhile, they finished 5-6th at the IEM Cologne 2021, 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 14, and won the IEM Fall 2021 CIS. At the IEM Fall 2021 CIS, they were awarded $17,500 plus 2500 RMR Points. In the last 8 matches, they have won 7 and hold a win rate of 75.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Dust2 (100.0%), Vertigo (85.7%), and Mirage (80.0%). At the same time, they attained an average win rate on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (20.0%). They have a line-up that consists of Hobbit (1.20), interz (0.99), Ax1Le (1.21), sh1ro (1.26), and nafany (1.08).

HAVU Team Stats and Latest Results

HAVU Team is ranked 41st in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 16 weeks. Unlike Gambit, they have been part of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 since the preliminary stages. They won 3 out of their 4 matches at the group stage to advance to the playoffs. When they clashed with DBL PONEY at the playoffs round 1, they won 2-0 (Dust2 and Nuke). Meanwhile, they are also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Fall Series 2 and won their first match against 1WIN (2-1). Considering their last 8 matches, the Finish team won 6 matches and holds a win rate of 60.0%.

Map stats over the last 3 months indicates that they have attained a decent performance on Dust2 (77.8%), Inferno (71.4%), Nuke (62.5%), and Overpass (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (37.5%) and Mirage (33.3%). They have a line-up that consists of Aerial (1.14), xseveN (1.12), ZOREE (1.14), sLowi (1.08), and jemi (0.95).

Gambit vs. HAVU H2H Record

Head-to-head meeting record has 1 matchup. They clashed at the Pinnacle Cup 2021 and Gambit won 2-1.

Gambit vs. HAVU Betting Preview

This is a perfect example of over 2.5 maps because both sides seem to be on an upswing. Gambit won their last 6 matches while HAVU won the last 4 matches. Considering their performance on the maps, Gambit has an advantage on 4 cards while HAVU leads on 3 cards. Hence, we advise players to bet on a win for Gambit and over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Gambit to win/ Over 2.5 maps.