Mind Games vs. Gaimin Gladiators Preview & Prediction- Free 5/13 DOTA 2

The opponents will meet at the group stage (Group B) of the 2022 ESL One Stockholm tournament this Friday. This is the first Dota2 Major in 2021/2022 with a live audience in Hovet Arena in Stockholm this coming spring season. The prize pool of the tournament adds up to $500,000 and the upcoming match will be played in a best-of-two series.

Mind Games Team Stats and Latest Results

Mind Games is ranked #44 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1524. The Ukrainian team currently has a 1-match win streak and has managed 5 wins from its last 10 games. The team’s last match took place at the EEU T2 Div1 tournament on May 02, 2022, and Mind Games defeated the CIS Rejects with a score of 2:1. The team was part of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 tournament and failed to advance to the playoffs. Over the last month, the team has played 5 matches, won 2 of them, and climbed 31 positions in the ranking. Additionally, the team has an all-time win rate of 72%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 64%. The current line-up has 7jesu (54% all-time player win rate), Petushara (55%), Bignum (50%), fn (52%), and CemaTheSlayeR (54%).

Gaimin Gladiators Team Stats and Latest Results

Gaimin Gladiators is ranked #28 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1588. The team from International lost its last 2 matches and has managed 6 wins from its last 10 matches. The team’s last achievement was 4th place at the Gamers Without Borders 2022: Europe & CIS tournament which ended on May 08, 2022, and was awarded $75,000. Over the last month, Gaimin Gladiators has been involved in 4 matches, won 2 of them, and climbed 22 positions in the ranking. Their all-time win rate stands at 65%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 57% and the line-up consists of Ace (57% all-time win rate), Seleri (69%), BOOM (66%), DyrachYO (51%), and tOfu (65%).

Mind Games vs. Gaimin Gladiators H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and this will be the first H2H meeting.

Mind Games vs. Gaimin Gladiators Betting Preview

This is going to be a tough match for both sides and we should expect an interesting matchup when they meet. At the moment, Mind Games has managed a 72% all-time win rate while Gaimin Gladiators has a 65%. Mind Games managed 5 wins from the last 10 matches while Gaimin Gladiators won 6 out of its last 10 games. Therefore, we are predicting a draw in this game.

The Pick: Draw.