Apeks vs GamerLegion Prediction: Match of Equal Opponents

Prediction for the ESL Challenger Atlanta match which will take place on December 15th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The semifinalist of the Paris Major no longer has good performances. Since May, there have been no significant victories over the top 10 opponents, even at tier 2 events. Many thought that the team began to focus on the new version of the game in advance, but even in this case, the results were not pleasing.

Apeks did not become a serious threat at IEM Sydney (9th-12th place), the Europeans played poorly in online tournaments, failed to qualify for Roobet Cup 2023 (5th-6th place), and BetBoom Dacha. The only bright spot is the qualification for the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Atlanta 2023, where the team beat ForZe in the deciding match. But Apeks doesn't look like they can compete with the favorites.

Before traveling to the USA, Apeks players participated in the Elisa Masters Espoo 2023. The team made it to the finals in Finland, where they lost to the Brazilians from FURIA, but the Finnish tournament was a natural breath of fresh air for the team.

This team was robbed of its best players and was left with a core squad that could not repeat their Paris triumph. The joining of Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski is puzzling. While Snax was instrumental in Virtus Pro's success a few years ago, the Polish riffler cannot help GamerLegion's success in 2023.

Whether he can turn back the clock is a big question mark looming over an already struggling roster falling down the rankings. We don't expect anything, especially after seeing the team's performance at the Elisa Masters Espoo and BB Dacha tournaments. The US tournament could be the last straw in the history of the current GL roster.

We'll see a European confrontation of two equal teams, but if GL players are in a slump for a long time, Apeks gain momentum and can go far in Atlanta.