Counter Strike: Global Offensive has become one of the world’s most popular team-based video games for professional eSports competitions. DreamHack Masters is a global tournament with regions in Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. Currently, we are in the middle of group play in the various regions, so take a look at the action to come on May 27 as you plan your online betting for the week. Let’s check the Counter Strike Odds for May 27th DreamHack Masters games.
eSports: Counter Strike Global Offensive – DreamHack Masters Matches for May 27
EuropeThere are four groups, each with four teams. Each match is played best-of-three, and the group winners advance to the Upper Bracket, while the second and third-place teams advance to the Lower Bracket. The two brackets combine in a double-elimination playoff format, with US$160,000 at stake.
Group A (May 19-21) Group B (May 22-24)
- Team Matches +/- Team Matches +/-
- G2 Esports* 2-1 +14 BIG* 3-0 +27
- Astralis** 2-1 +13 Complexity Gaming** 2-1 +18
- Heroic** 1-2 +12 MAD Lions** 1-2 +1
- North*** 1-2 -39 mousesports*** 0-3 -46
Group C Group D
- Team Matches +/- Team Matches +/-
- FaZe Clan 2-0 +8 ENCE
- Team Spirit 1-1 +18 Natus Vincere
- Fnatic 0-1 -15 Ninjas in Pyjamas
- GODSENT 0-1 -11 Team Vitality
*- advanced to Upper Bracket
**- advanced to Lower Bracket
*** – eliminated
May 27 matches
Natus Vincere (NaVi) (1.56) vs Team Vitality (2.34) (8:00 am ET)
These two teams have faced off five times, with Team Vitality winning three and NaVi winning the other two. NaVi won most recently, sweeping Team Vitality 2-0 in BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020’s regular season. NaVi has not won since May 6, when they beat pro100 in the ESL One: Road to Rio competition. Team Vitality has won three of their last five, all in ESL One: Road to Rio, although they lost their most recent match, on May 15 to G2 Esports.
Final Prediction: NaVi wins
Fnatic (2.03) vs FaZe Clan (1.82) (11:30 am ET)
It’s hard to imagine a more even rivalry than this one. Fnatic and FaZe Clan have tangled 32 times in the past — and each side has won 16 times. Fnatic won the most recent meeting, a 2-1 victory in a best-of-three format in ESL Pro League Season 11: Europe on April 5.
Fnatic comes in having lost three in a row and four of five across all competitions. They last won on May 6, beating Complexity Gaming in ESL One: Road to Rio – Europe play. They lost, 2-0, to Team Spirit in their Group C opener for DreamHack Masters Spring 2020. FaZe Clan comes in having won their first two games in Group C play, beating GODSENT and Team Spirit. Given that better result against a common opponent, I’m going with FaZe Clan here.
Prediction: FaZe Clan wins
North America
Group and playoff format take place in the same way as the European bracket, but there are only two groups.
Group A (May 19-24) Group B (May 25-30)
- Team Matches +/- Team Matches +/-
- FURIA Esports* 3-0 +17 Cloud 9 1-0 +4
- Team Liquid** 1-2 +17 100 Thieves
- MIBR** 1-2 -9 Gen.G Esports
- Chaos Esports Club*** 1-2 -25 Evil Geniuses 0-1 -4
May 27 matches
Evil Geniuses (1.6) vs Gen.G Esports (2.25) (4:10 pm ET)
These two teams will meet for the second time on Wednesday. Gen.G Esports prevailed, 2-1, on May 2, in ESL One: Road to Rio. Evil Geniuses has not won a match since April 30, when they beat Triumph in ESL One: Road to Rio play. They lost their DreamHack Masters opener to Cloud9 on May 25. Gen.G has won three matches in a row, all in ESL One: Road to Rio play — and they beat Cloud9 in that competition on May 8. Given their elevated value and their close records against common opponents, I’m going with Gen.G here.
Final Prediction: Gen.G Esports wins
