Imperial Esports vs Team Spirit Prediction: There is no room for error

Prediction for the Imperial Esports vs Team Spirit match which will take place on September 18th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Imperial Esports finished second in Group C and entered the playoffs in the second round. The team defeated MOUZ and BIG in the first round before falling to M80 in the quarter-finals. It has been a tough draw for the Brazilians, and the Dragons will test them in their first playoff match.

The success of Imperial Esports is directly linked to two players - decenty and felps. Both have a great season in the ESL Pro League Season 20 and are close to the top ten in the tournament's rankings. If you look at the team stats, the two Brazilians are making a difference in individual skills. In terms of structure, Imperial Esports has a poor majority conversion rate (70%), a negative attack round conversion rate (48%), and some problems with grenades (17 damage per round). But there are some positives - good gunplay (65%), and all the players are in good shape. Decenty and Felps play very coolly, but their teammates don't let them down.

Imperial Esports are close to the top by Brazilian standards but not at the top. Only in 2024 were they breathing down the necks of FURIA Esports, then MIBR, now paIN Gaming. As a result, it is less often seen at the Tier-1 level, but as practice shows, this does not prevent it from occasionally surprising. The core of Imperial Esports played at the Major in Copenhagen and reached the main stage, and now the team is in the playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 20. However, despite beating MOUZ in the group stage, MOUZ had to endure a nasty tournament.

The Dragons are getting used to the Brazilian style of CS2. They beat FURIA Esports in the first round of the playoffs, and now they will face Imperial Esports. However, the teams' levels are different, and it is clear that Team Spirit was and will be the favorite in both encounters.

The donk team had some problems against FURIA Esports, the meeting was not easy, although the score 2:0 says otherwise. The Brazilians managed to cover donk's talent, with Danil averaging a paltry 70 damage per round - quite unusual to see such numbers from a top 1 2024 contender. The star of the server was sh1ro, the sniper who always has donk's back when he's having a bad day. Team Spirit surprised everyone with their failure at the IEM Cologne 2024, where the Dragons finished last in their group. Everybody in the Dragons camp played severely, but the game of zont1x stood out. The backup player has already rehabilitated himself in Dacha, and now, in Malta, he is confidently keeping the boards shut.

Team Spirit is not in the best of form at the moment. Their win at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2 should not be taken too seriously, as MOUZ was already out of form there, and the grand final with Eternal Fire was rather boring. But the group stage matches showed that Team Spirit doesn't always win outright and that Brazilian teams can have serious problems.

There is no doubt that Team Spirit will win because the teams are too different. However, the problem with this series is the level of competition. FURIA Esports forced the Dragons to compete; before that, MIBR won two maps. There is no room for error in the playoffs. Team Spirit will be on their toes, and donk will look to redeem themselves for the final series. We expect an easy 2:0 win for the Dragons and a place in the ESL Pro League Season 20 quarter-finals.