Grayhound vs G2 Esports Prediction: Hosts to Start with a Loss

Prediction for IEM Sydney match which will take place on October 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Grayhound is now the leading Australian team and the host of the tournament. But everyone knows we should not expect any success from them, although this tournament is more suitable than ever for sensation. Everyone is in the same conditions - for the first time, they will play a tournament of this level on a new game version.

If you look at the recent results of Grayhound, it is a complete failure: BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 (17-19th place), Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 (13-16th place), Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 (21-24th place), and ESL Pro League Season 18 (21-28th place). Last places at all international starts, and this one should be no exception.

Team G2 is experiencing their best year since joining the discipline in 2015. The international team, led by NiKo and m0NESY, kicked off the year by winning the IEM Katowice tournament in February. Although G2 players failed to qualify for the BLAST Paris Major playoffs in May, they made up for it by winning the IEM Cologne tournament in August.

G2's stars are one of the few teams that didn't change their roster before moving to CS2. Frankly, they didn't necessarily need to. Let's see if they can make history with a big win in Sydney.

Grayhound has nothing on G2 Esports, but the new version of the game, the home arena, and the BO1 matchup format could work a miracle.