MIBR vs. OG, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/5 CS:GO

Only a winner of this Best of 3 encounter can stay alive in the race for a trophy and whopping $500,000, while the losing side will have to settle with 4th place and $50,000 when MIBR and OG face on Saturday. The winning side will advance to the Consolidation final of the Flashpoint 2 and will take on the losing team of a clash between Virtus.pro and fnatic.

MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results

MIBR is looking for its first trophy in three months, but they will have a hard job to beat OG on Saturday, and this could be the end of the way for them at the Flashpoint 2. The Brazilians lost twice to BIG at this tournament but won all the other games as they defeated Envy, forZe, OG, and MAD Lions in the most recent round. That win over MAD Lions was particularly pleasing as MIBR allowed just 16 rounds in the process. MIBR lost nine of the previous 17 matches.

In the last three months, MIBR played well on Nuke (70.0% win rate), Dust2 (66.7%), and Mirage (60.0%), while they failed to get a victory on Train (played twice) and disappointed on Overpass (20.0%). MIBR assembled its current lineup in November this year and appeared on 31 maps with a record of 16 wins and 15 losses. The team members are kNgV- (1.10 rating), LUCAS1 (0.94), trk (1.04), leo_drk (1.03), and vsm (1.10).

OG Team Stats and Latest Results

OG has an opportunity to break into the top 5 teams in the CS:GO rankings, and they could do it if they at least reach the Consolidation final at this tournament. They won a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals with $25,000 after beating Evil Geniuses and Natus Vincere twice at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020. At the Flashpoint 2, OG bounced back from an opening loss to Gen.G with three straight wins over Cloud9, Gen.G, and Virtus.pro before losing to MIBR. Still, they returned to the winning ways against Dignitas and BIG and have nine wins in the last 13 games.

During the previous three months, OG was decent on Dust2 (61.5%), Mirage (61.5%), and Overpass (60.0%), while they were average on Nuke. OG’s current lineup has more experience of playing together as they were assembled in September 2020 and appeared on 68 maps with a record of 39 wins and 29 losses. The lineup is made of NBK- (1.04), valde (1.14), Aleksib (1.03), ISSAA (1.08), and mantuu (1.15).

MIBR vs. OG H2H Record

These rivals have met only once so far, and it was at this tournament when MIBR secured a 2-1 victory.

MIBR vs. OG Betting Preview

I know that OG didn’t prove to us they are a better team in the previous H2H encounter, but I think they are and they will be highly motivated to get revenge for that loss. MIBR did impress against MAD Lions, but I don’t believe they are good enough to reach the final stages of this tournament after failing to do so with weaker competition at previous ones. I am backing OG to get a victory here.

The Pick: OG to win (-115 @PINNACLE)