forZe vs Gambit Youngsters

forZe ranked #18 from Russia are clashing against team Gambit Youngsters ranked #48 also from Russia in the ESL One: Road to Rio - CIS that has 12 teams competing for the prize pool of $50,000. This tournament is played online, and this is the best of 3 type of match.

Map performance in the last three months for forZe: Inferno is at 66,7% win rate on 18 played maps - WIN/DREW/LOST - 12/0/6, Nuke 56,2% on 16 played maps 9/0/7, Mirage 53,8% on 13 played maps 7/0/6, Train 50,0% on eight played maps 4/0/4, Dust2 44,4% on nine played maps 4/0/5, Overpass 33,3% on six played maps 2/0/4, and Vertigo with 0,0% win rate on two played maps 0/0/2.

They played 14 maps in May and won seven, converted, they played seven matches and won three. During April they played 31 maps and won 17, in other words, they played 14 games and won eight. In March, they played 20 maps and won 12, converted, they played, eight games, and won five. In February, they played seven maps and won two, converted, they played two games and lost both.

Map highlights in the previous three months for Gambit Youngsters: Vertigo is at 80,0% win rate on ten played maps - WON/TIE/LOSS - 8/0/2, Overpass 66,7% on 12 played maps 8/0/4, Mirage 57,1% on 14 played maps 8/0/6, Dust2 54,2% on 24 played maps 13/0/11, Inferno 50,0% on ten played maps 5/0/5, and Train with 50,0% win rate on 14 played maps 7/0/7.

They played 12 maps in May and won seven, converted, they played five matches and won three. During April, they played 21 maps and won nine; in other words, they played ten games and won four. During March, they played four maps and won all four, converted, they played two games and won both. In February, they played 47 maps and won 29, converted, they played 18 games and won 12.

OK, so forZe is 4th with two wins, two losses and +- round difference, while Gambit Youngsters are 5th with one wins, three losses, and -19 round difference. Head-to-head the score is 6 wins for forZe and 2 wins for Gamit Youngsters. forZe is better ranked, and the odds favor them a bit more. Both teams won three out of five games. The first pick for forZe is Inferno with 67% win rating on 18 played maps, while their fist ban is Vertigo, where they have potato % win rating on two played maps (two losses). For Gambit Youngsters' first pick is Dust2, where they have 54% win rating on 24 played maps, and their first ban is Nuke, where they have zero % win rating on no played maps.

I will go with forZe to win in this matchup.

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