GamerLegion vs Cloud9 Prediction: Even one map is nothing to dream about

Prediction for the CS2 GamerLegion vs Cloud9 match which will take place on December 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

GamerLegion is a team close to the tier-1 level but has no significant achievements. Judging by the CS2 era, the team always fights for the playoffs but makes crucial mistakes in the decisive group games. It happened at IEM Sydney 2023 (Top-8 and playoff loss to FaZe), ESL Challenger Jonköping 2023 (Top-6 and playoff loss to Virtus.pro), and at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 (Top-6 and playoff loss to ENCE). Flying past the playoff stages does not allow the Snax team to be assigned a tier-1 status.

GamerLegion Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 was more productive on defense (54%) than on offense (48%). The best player on the team was Snax, with a rating of 1.19 and Kill/Death +20. Despite being absent from the playoffs, GamerLegion was the best at completing 4x5 situations (33%) and had a positive win rate in pistol rounds (8:6). Judging by the statistics. This strong team can easily play against outsiders and fight for wins. Practice shows that the team can lose to HAVU in the same place and to ENCE, which has an entirely different team vector.

The conclusion is simple - GamerLegion can cause problems for Cloud9 but will most likely lose this match. And then we will see them in the playoffs. And what usually happens to GamerLegion?

With the arrival of BoombI4, Cloud has played a different CS. Now, the team does not rely on the sniper rifle and actively promotes the five automatic rifles meta. Specifically, the AWP is not tied to a specific player, changes from map to map, and the entire fivesome consists of rifflers. How did that work in the short term?

After Kirill's arrival, electroNic became the first real star in the lineup and took on the team's carry role. His stats reflected it (1.31 HLTV rating on BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2023, +49 kills and 85 damage per round) and Cloud9's play style. Now, electroNic and Ax1le are two of the main threats. Why is this good? Denis has been trying to retrain himself as a captain for the past two years, but he's been hiding his best shooting machine from the world.

How will this affect Cloud9's record? A tough group match against FaZe Clan, a semifinal against Team Vitality in the BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2023. There are easy passes in the playoffs and no weird losses to the top 50 HLTV. Kirill brought Cloud9 the desired game structure, where they can outplay tier-2 opponents in class without suffering sudden defeats and top-16. ElectroNic has replaced sh1ro in terms of performance. Cloud9 should have no problems in Group A and make it to the playoffs.

Cloud9 is the obvious favorite in this match. They habitually give each opponent a map, but there is no doubt about the overall victory. But GamerLegion showed a lot of problems at Elisa Masters Espoo 2023, and Cloud9 players have had time to study the Snax team's moves. GamerLegion may end up in tier 1, but the level of Cloud9 players is a head above. Therefore, even one map is nothing to dream about.