Monte vs paIN Gaming Prediction: Team 2 Won't Be Scared to Fight Back

Prediction for the Global Esports Tour Rio De Janeiro 2024 match, which will take place on April 18th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Ukrainian team is going through a rough patch. Last year, Monte was sometimes in the top 10 of HLTV and was a playoff contender in major tournaments, while sdy, Woro2k, and DemQQ demonstrated the level of play at the level of the top 20 of the annual HLTV Awards. The team's fortunes changed pretty quickly. Sdy and br0 left after failing at RMR, and Monte is now struggling to compete for slots at ESL Pro League Season 20. However, the team will play in Season 19, and before that, they're off to Brazil for the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024.

Monte has been playing Mirage and Anubis a lot more recently. The former had a 73% win rate over 15 cards, while the latter did worse at 44% over nine maps. Instead of sdy and br0, Gizmy and ryu joined the team, and so far, the newcomers are performing noticeably worse than the previous roster. Woro2k and DemQQ are responsible for the result. The latter, however, is doing well—they're leading in the ninth season of the European FPL CS2 (Gizmy is also in the top). Monte's recent results haven't been so good. At ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe, the team was close to the loser's net after the group stage, losing to lesser-known teams like RUSH B and Betera Esports. Through the Showdown, they didn't make it to the BLAST Spring Finals and didn't do well in the ESL Challenger at DreamHack Summer 2024 either. There'll only be two chances to mess up at the Rio tournament, so Monte must do their best from the first match to get good prize money and HLTV points.

paIN Gaming is the best Brazilian team for the local LAN tournament. The team did well at the major, taking 9-11th place and almost making it to the playoffs. However, their chances of winning the Global Esports Tour Rio de Janeiro 2024 dropped significantly before the tournament started.

Immediately after the major, the team lost n1ssim—the player was rented until the end of the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024 cycle from Sharks Esports. The organizations couldn't agree on the lease extension or buyout, so paIN Gaming was left with four players. They've got an academy player, nyezin, filling in for now. Another factor was the recent regional tournaments—qualifying for BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 and RES Latin American Series #3. The team made it to the prizes both times but was weaker in the main battles with MIBR and Imperial Esports.

Nonetheless, biguzera played at the level of the best riflers in the world in Copenhagen, and paIN Gaming constantly surprised their opponents. Additionally, the Brazilian players have a unique philosophy: they prioritize victories at local LAN tournaments over major tier-1 events. Now, paIN Gaming is at number 16 in the HLTV rankings. It's the second-best Brazilian team, just behind FURIA Esports. The Rio tournament is a great chance for them to move up the rankings and become the best team in Brazil.

On the one hand, Monte has as many as two players at the top of FPL CS2, which shows that they are in good form. On the other hand, in front of Brazilian fans, paIN Gaming will be even stronger. Bookmakers think that the favorite team is biguzera's, so it would make sense if the Brazilians started the event with a victory.