Hard Legion vs. GamerLegion Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 8/1

Hard Legion and GamerLegion will meet in the Group C opening match of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 5, and Hard Legion is a strong favorite to win in this single map encounter. These sides have never met before.

The Russian side Hard Legion made it to the semi-final of the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 3, where they lost to the eventual winners Illuminar in straight maps. They didn’t play a single match since that clash, but they are hoping to show even better results at this tournament. Hard Legion won five of the last eight games and has a 52.0% win rate over the past three months. In that span, Hard Legion was decent on Overpass (60.7%) and Train (58.8%), while they are winless on Nuke and below average on Vertigo (33.3%).

GamerLegion failed to reach the playoffs at the Nine to Five 2 after losing to ALTERNATE aTTaX in a decisive match, so they will switch their focus to this tournament. The European team also didn’t make it to the playoffs at the Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup 4 after losing to Illuminar and PACT. GamerLegion lost ten of the previous 14 matches and has a 37.0% win rate in the last three months. During that period, GamerLegion was average on Nuke (50.0%) and Overpass (50.0%), while they didn’t play well on Inferno (25.0%) and Dust2 (33.3%).

Pick: Hard Legion to win (-182 @ PINNACLE)

Hard Legion is a better side and they should take the victory here. GamerLegion lost each of the last five single map matchups, and it’s clear that they are without an answer when it comes to this type of game. The dogs surely have the quality to cause problems to Hard Legion here, but I am backing the Russians to secure a win.