Heroic vs. GODSENT, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/4 CS:GO

Heroic is a firm favorite to beat GODSENT in the quarter-final of the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe when the rivals face on Friday. The winner of this Best of 3 encounter will advance to the semis and will take on the winning side of the duel between mousesports and Cloud9.

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

After winning the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 with a 3-2 victory over Vitality and earning $33,000 with a ticket for the IEM Global Challenge 2020 + 2500 RMR Points, Heroic didn’t have a lot of success at recent tournaments. The No. 2 team in the CS:GO rankings failed to impress at the Elisa Invitational 2, IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe, and BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown, but they bounced back with fine displays at the DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe, where they secured a pair of wins over c0ntact and Spirit, without dropping a map along the way. Heroic won 13 of the previous 17 matches.

In the last three months, Heroic was dominant on Nuke (84.2% win rate), while they have been below average only on Mirage (41.7%). Since September this year, Heroic is playing with the same lineup that appeared on 83 maps with a record of 48 wins and 35 losses. The team members are cadiaN (1.13 rating), b0RUP (0.94), niko (1.05), stavn (1.16), and TeSeS (1.12).

GODSENT Team Stats and Latest Results

GODSENT secured a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown thanks to victories over Lyngby Vikings, HAVU, and Heroic at the Elisa Invitational 2, but didn’t play well following that success, and therefore, failed to break into the top 20 in the world (23). They defeated Astralis to open this tournament, and then after losing to mousesports, they beat North. All three of those matches produced a maximum of three maps. GODSENT won eight of the last 15 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, GODSENT displayed strong performances on Overpass (80.0%) and was decent on Nuke (66.7%), while they disappointed on Mirage (16.7%) and Dust2 (33.3%). GODSENT is playing with a new squad that was assembled in November 2020 and appeared on just 11 maps with a record of five wins and six losses. The lineup is made of zehN (1.13), emi (0.90), STYKO (1.05), and Maden (1.05), and Farlig (1.08).

Heroic vs. GODSENT H2H Record

These rivals have met on three occasions before, and Heroic is leading the series 2-1, but GODSENT won the most recent clash at the Elisa Invitational 2 a month ago.

Heroic vs. GODSENT Betting Preview

Heroic has a great opportunity to get revenge for that mentioned defeat to GODSENT last month, and given how good they are performing at this tournament thus far, I think they will get a win. GODSENT was lucky enough to secure two wins at the tournament, but I think their luck will run out in this one as they are facing the toughest opponent yet. Feel free to back Heroic to win, but avoid backing them to cover a -1.5 handicap.

The Pick: Heroic to win (-204 @PINNACLE)