G2 vs Gamin Gladiators - ESL Pro League Season23 Stage1

G2's map pool is a genuine weapon heading into this series. Train sits at a 71% winrate over the last half-year and is consistently first-picked, giving them a reliable opener. Inferno and Dust2 back that up as solid secondary options, meaning Gaimin Gladiators will struggle to find a comfortable map to play on.

Gaimin Gladiators arrive with serious rust concerns. They have logged zero competitive matches in the past month, and that kind of inactivity is dangerous against a team that, despite some inconsistency, has been grinding through top-level competition. Their Mirage weakness is also glaring at 0% winrate, and G2's preparation staff will have clocked that immediately.

The form table tells the rest of the story. G2 have dropped results against NaVi and Vitality recently, but those are elite opponents. Gaimin Gladiators, by contrast, fell to 9z and MIBR in their last two outings, which is far less excusable. The 1.09 odds on G2 reflect reality here.

Prediction: G2 2-0 Gaimin Gladiators.