SK Gaming vs Gambit Esports

Gambit were invited to the Adrenaline Cyber League 2018 tournament while and SK replaced Na’Vi. They decided to skip this tournament for reasons that still remain unclear.

Statistics:

SK

Rank: 8

Matches: 869

Won: 509 Draw: 0 Lost: 360

Win ratio: 59%

Opponent avg. rank: 39.04

Gambit

Rank: 10

Matches: 534

Won: 294 Draw: 0 Lost: 240

Win ratio: 55%

Opponent avg. rank: 58.12

SK won 3 out of 5 last matches while Gambit won 2.

Head to head: SK 9 – 2 Gambit.

Things are pretty clear in this match. Gambit have never won in a best of 3 series against SK. Gambit’s form is also at a low with only 2 wins against tier 2 teams in the last 5 matches and the rest loses against tier 1 teams. SK have 2 loses, and those 2 were against Astralis and Faze, the best 2 teams currently. This Adrenaline Cyber League matchup looks to be a clear cut win for SK.

Lineups:

SK: FalleN, fer, coldzera, boltz, Stewie2k

Gambit: Dosia, AdreN, mou, Hobbit, seized.

Both teams had recent roster changes, seized came to Gambit and Stewie2k replaced TACO as a support player mostly at B site. Since Stewie2k arrived, SK has been trying to balance their game and use Stewie2k as much as they can. He is not only a support player, he can open things up towards spots with great entry frags, and he can also play AWP if necessary. He is the man that first started to use smokes as an advantage. Most players see smoke as a wall, they look at it in the first few seconds and then focus somewhere else. Stweie2k doesn’t look at that smoke the same way, he goes through it, uses the element of surprise and makes something out of it. He is a smart player, but not a reckless one like many people think.

The rest of the SK’s lineup is standard, there is not so much to tell that you already don’t know. They are legends of CS:GO world, Fallen ranked as a sixth-best player and the best AWPers in the world last year, coldzera – the very best player in the world in 2017, fer – 3rd in the world in 2017 ,and boltz who also finished in top 20 last year.

Gambit is not a team of legends but they also had 2 players ranked in top 20 last year, AdreN (17th) and Hobbit (11th). Standard player mou who is always performing well, new addition siezed, and well known so-called “God Dosia“.

Final thought:

Considering the current state of the teams, this match would probably end up with a 2-0 victory for SK. A smart punter should try to bet under 2.5 maps or a handicap victory for SK. Our final tip is a high bet 9/10 on SK, or if you are more for the high risk – high reward, you can try with a medium bet 6/10 on a handicap victory.