Gambit vs. Virtus.pro, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/10 CS:GO

Virtus.pro is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet Gambit in the semi-final of the Snow Sweet Snow 1 on Wednesday. The winning side will go to the Grand Final and will have an opportunity to win $40,000 with a victory over a winner of the tilt between sAw and FunPlus Phoenix, while the loser will suffer elimination.

Gambit Team Stats and Latest Results

Gambit concluded 2020 in style with a trophy at the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7. They defeated Dignitas, K23, and forZe without dropping a single map in the process, and won $35,000 for the first place. The Russian team opened this year with another trophy at the Vulkan Fight Series 2020 after beating Winstrike, Nemiga, and Sinners and earned $22,500 for their efforts. Even though they didn’t experience the best of times at the DreamHack Open January 2021 Europe, Gambit secured a 2-0 victory against GODSENT in the opening game of the Snow Sweet Snow 1. Gambit won 11 of the previous 13 matches.

During the last three months, Gambit was unbeaten on Overpass (played eight times) and was dominant on Train (88.9% win rate), Vertigo (84.6%), and Dust2 (83.3%), while their “weakest” displays came on Inferno (75.0%). Gambit is playing with the same lineup since November 2020 and appeared on 59 maps with a record of 50 wins and nine losses. The team members are Hobbit (1.23 rating), interz (1.02), Ax1Le (1.24), sh1ro (1.28), and nafany (1.08).

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro ended the previous year in even better form than Gambit as they won both the Flashpoint 2 and DreamHack Open December 2020. They beat OG and sAw in the Grand final of both tournaments, respectively, and, interestingly, they managed to get wins after coming from being in both matches. Virtus.pro won $550,000 for their efforts at those tournaments, while they also won a trophy at the cs_summit 7 and added $100,000 to their bank account after beating fnatic in the Grand final. Virtus.pro won 14 of the last 15 games.

In the previous three months, Virtus.pro was excellent on Dust2 (85.7%) and Overpass (83.3%), while their “weakest” display came on Train (60.0%). Virtus.pro also assembled its current squad in November 2020 and appeared on 52 maps with a record of 38 wins and 14 losses. The lineup is made of SANJI (0.98), buster (1.09), qikert (1.07), Jame (1.16), and YEKINDAR (1.11).

Gambit vs. Virtus.pro H2H Record

These rivals have met on nine occasions before, and Gambit is leading the all-time series 5-4. Gambit was on a three-game winning streak, but Virtus.pro won the most recent clash at the DreamHack Open December 2020.

Gambit vs. Virtus.pro Betting Preview

We’re dealing with two of the hottest teams in the CS:Go tour at the moment, and although Virtus.pro recorded better results and made money in the past few months, I’d avoid betting on the winner here. This could go either way and the fact that five of the previous six Best of 3 H2H encounters produced a maximum of three maps is telling me that I should back Over 2.5 maps instead of betting on the winner.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-118 @GG.BET)