Match Prediction: G2 Esports - Sprout | Counter-Strike (CS2)

Welcome to EGamersWorld.

We continue to look at Counter-Strike 2 of varying calibre and level. Today we continue to talk about what's happening at CCT Online Finals #5, where the second round of the top grid will be played.

Opening up the second round of play-offs will be G2 Esports and Sprout. The bo3 match will determine the first participant in the semifinals of the local tournament.

We are in the process of determining which team will demonstrate greater strength and ultimately advance to the semifinals, while identifying the team that will descend to the second round of the lower grid. For a more comprehensive analysis of team dynamics and potential outcomes, consider consulting reputable CSGO trade sites.

Let's go.

G2 Esports uniforms

We start the match breakdown by analysing G2 Esports' playing form. They play the number one side in this match, and the odds for them to win are at around 1.06.

Almost all year long, G2 Esports have not left the podiums of major championships. Their rise as a TOP team started with BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and IEM Katowice 2023. Both championships G2 passed confidently and at two tournaments they deservedly became champions.

Next, the "samurai" were stormy. Last season ESL Pro League Season 17 G2 Esports finished on the 9-12 line, which is clearly not the level of the team that recently won Katowice 2023.

After a frankly weak performance at EPL Season 17 G2 Esports played at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. In Paris, NiKo and company had a real fiasco, as the tournament for them ended at the TOP-14 stage, which certainly did not fit into G2's plans.

• G2 Esports line-up: huNter, NiKo, m0NESY, nexa, HooXi.

Before ESL Pro League Season 18, G2 Esports made their mark on several other major tournaments. These were BLAST Premier: Spring Finals and Fall Groups, where G2 took top 4 and top 8 respectively.

Next up was IEM Cologne 2023 and finally a win. In the Grand Final they beat ENCE 3-1, thus taking another IEM title for the year.

The last championship was Gamers8. The biggest commercial tournament of the season ended with G2 Esports in the top 4.

G2 Esports started off ESL Pro League Season 18 with a betting tirerable win. They beat Lynn Vision 2-0 in their opening match, but to be fair, they were close to a fiasco on the first map. However, G2 Esports subsequently made it to the play-offs, and straight into the quarter-finals, where they met MOUZ. The Mice outplayed G2 Esports and later became EPL S18 champions.

G2 Esports attended two more events before participating at CCT Online Finals #5. These were BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2023 and IEM Sydney 2023. Both tournaments the team finished in the Top 4 stage.

G2 Esports started their journey through CCT Online Finals 2023 with a match against Fluxo. Being the clear favourite G2 still gave away the map, but it didn't affect the outcome of the series - 2-1 in their favour.

G2 Esports Mappool

The main map of G2 is Ancient. G2 played 8 games there, and won 6 of them.

Then comes Anubis (3 games, 2 wins), Vertigo (5 games, 3 wins), Inferno (12 games, 58% wins).

G2 Esports has no minus winnings on mapx. Among the "worst" choices are Nuke (7 matches, 4 wins), Mirage (4 wins, 4 losses).

Sprout approach participation at CCT Online Finals #5 at #47 in the HLTV World Rankings. Not great, but not terrible for sure.

Sprout is having a very difficult season. And in every sense of the word: from the number of tournaments to their performance. The latter is Sprout's weakness.

The club finished top-16 at CCT South Europe Series #2 before playing at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023. The only S-tier tournament of the year that Sprout attended, they played in the top 20.

There were still places in the top eight at the championships of the same CCT series. So, for example, were in the top 8 at the CCT Central Europe Malta Finals and the top 16 at the CCT West Europe Series #1.

The most successful tournament in the first half of the year was Pelaajat,com Nordic Masters Spring 2023. Sprout finished in the top 4.

In April this year Sprout played at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A, where they made it to the top 14. Then continued to play at local CCT championships, with a top-2 finish at CCT North Europe Series #5.

• Sprout lineup: raalz, spooke, Anlelele, cej0t, sL1m3 .

Before playing at CCT Online Finals #5, Sprout played in a number of smaller tournaments. These were CCT Online Finals #4, where it didn't go well at all (top 16), CCT East Europe Series #4, where they lost to ITB 0-2 in the grand finals, as well as A1 Gaming League Season 7 with a subsequent top 8 and ESL Challenger League Season 46: Europe with a top 17.

Sprout's opponent in the first round of CCT Online Finals #5 was Poles from Anonymo Esports. The Germans proved to be head-to-head stronger than their counterparts and won the series 2-0.

Sprout Mappool

The best map of Sprout - they have 20 matches, 13 wins and 7 losses. Next is Inferno with 56% win rate with 16 matches.

Mirage and Overpass (9 matches each, 5 wins). Then there are minus maps: Anubis (4 wins, 5 losses), Vertigo (4 wins, 8 losses).

The worst map is Nuke (1 win, 4 losses).

History of head-to-head meetings

Previously, the teams have not played each other in head-to-head matches. This match is the debut match between the clubs.

Predicted result of the match G2 Esports - Sprout at CCT Online Finals #5

Sprout is a weaker team than Fluxo, in my opinion, so the fact that they took the card from G2 is not so terrible. However, the Samurai have not been very happy lately and at CCT Online Finals #5 they are playing with a new player, which means that the adaptation period is still going on. Anyway, I will believe in a clean win from G2 Esports.

Bottom line: 2-0 win for G2 Esports.