Heroic vs OG Prediction: Heroic should pick up two cards

Prediction for the match between Heroic vs OG which will take place on August 21. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Heroic

The team finally lost their place in the top 10 of HLTV, and even after BLAST's Showdown will not claim a high place in the rankings. The loss of positions is due to the last unsuccessful performances at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 and IEM Cologne 2024. 

The reasons for the poor results are simple: degster had problems getting a European visa, so the team either invited nicodooz, played with coach sAw, or called people from outside. When degster moved to Heroic, some analysts expected a qualitative growth of the team and even predicted it to enter the top 5 of HLTV. So far, the opposite has been the case. But if we move away from external reasons, we can see that NertZ keeps a stable form and became the only hope of the team for success, TeSeS helps him, and seems to have reached his ideal conditions again. Coach sAw is trying to build a good team structure so as not to depend on the individual form of individuals. 

Nevertheless, the first match at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024 should remain for Heroic. Firstly, the opponent is very weak against Heroic. Second, there is a lot of motivation to prove to the entire community that external problems online will not affect the level of play. Thirdly, this is an important tournament for degster, because here he can show his true level of play after inactives and competitive training.

OG

OG has settled deep into the tier-3 level, not even making it into the top 30 of HLTV. It is currently ranked 48th and can only boast victories at open qualifiers. The organization was battling at top events from BLAST and ESL a year ago, but now it is growing a young roster and suffering a lot of defeats.

The most recent change was the kicking of k1to. The German didn't realize himself outside of the BIG system, and Buzz took his place as a stand-in. Now Buzz is inactive in Entropiq, and playing for OG will be a chance to prove himself for Tier-1 and Tier-2 teams. Recall that he previously played for Astralis, but after the transition of stavn and jabbi he lost his place in the legendary organization. As for OG, they are showing a lot of unstable results this year. However, in April 2024 the team finished second at Skyesports Masters 2024 and fourth at Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024. But the organization stubbornly refuses to play lower tier tournaments to get consistent practice, counting on successful performances at major events. As a result, in May the form dropped sharply, then the OG went on a two-month break, and in July the situation did not change dramatically. Thanks to the new selection rules for RMR and partnership with BLAST, the team had enough points for the closed qualifications, but now they need to play them in parallel with the qualifiers for the BLAST World Finals.

Given that there will be no margin for error at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024, OG should be eliminated after their match against Heroic.

Expert Betting Tips

Heroic will play in full, degster said that the team had a very fruitful teamtalk. Considering the level of the teams, Heroics will be the clear favorites. OG sometimes clung to the third map with other opponents, but now Buzz is a stand-in, and it's unlikely that players have had time to play strategies and maps with him. Heroic should pick up two cards and not hang around long in the series.