Cloud9 vs Rebels Gaming Prediction: The Russian team is the favorite

Prediction for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 Cloud9 vs Rebels Gaming match which will take place on January 31st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The tournament in Poland is crucial for the Cloud9 team, which is still without a strong sniper after the departure of sh1ro. It is causing problems in some places, but for now, Groove continues experimenting with the current roster, where Awp can take any roster member.

Boombl4 is hungry for victories, and his team started the new year successfully, easily overcoming the closed qualification for the European RMR for the upcoming major, where they were passed not by stacks but by good teams that also became RMR participants: OG, 3DMAX and BB Team. Cloud9 has yet to play at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2024, where they bought a spot instead of the now-defunct EG. The BLAST tournament will be a great practice before the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024. It is essential to realize that the tournament in Poland is not just a tournament with a million-dollar prize but a tournament of status and prestige, almost on par with the majors, even if this status has not been given to them for years. The Russian team is one of the favorites for the championship, especially in the play-in stage.

The Polish team made it to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 thanks to a single slot played in a Polish championship - ESL Mistrzostwa Polski Autumn, held in November last year. Then the team was called PALOMA, and in the end, defeated the opponent from 9INE (2:0). After a successful appearance at IEM Katowice, the team was quickly signed by the Rebels organization, which decided to return to CS after a long break.

The team stopped progressing. After the championship in Poland, the team got a spot in the European qualification of the ESL Pro League, but Rebels lost match after match against opponents almost from the tier-3 list. The team has little chance at this tournament level, but the home championship will be a pleasant experience.

The Russian team is the favorite, while the Poles have no such experience in tier-1 competitions and started the year with only one defeat.