Sprout vs BIG Prediction: Expect no sensation

The IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage is the second stage of the most important tournament in the CS:GO world. The title of the champion is much more important than the prize pool, although it's not insignificant – $1,250,000. Teams that made it through the meat grinder of the Challengers stage will join the other teams of the Legends stage and show their best game that they prepared for the most important tournament of their career.

The first stage of the tournament is over. In the Legends Stage, sixteen teams will compete for a spot in the playoffs, where only eight of the participating teams qualify. The Legends Stage matches are played according to the Swiss system (each team plays for points until they have three wins or three losses). The knockout or elimination matches will be BO3, the rest will be BO1.

Two German organizations will face off in one of the first round matches of the Legends stage. BIG is much more experienced than their counterparts, and bookmakers consider them favorite. We will know very soon if Sprout will give the Germans a fight or if they can even beat the favorites.

Sprout

Not so long ago Sprout strengthened their roster with top Danish players, which allowed the team to reach the next level. However, their results were not stable. The guys from Sprout bacame the major legends with RMR, but then they lost a lot to tier-2 teams. Whether they will be able to show a decent game among the best teams in the world remains to be seen.

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of Rasmus Zyphon Nordfoss and Ismail refrezh Ali.

The best HTLV ranking: #19. The current ranking is #30.

The best map is vertigo, with a win rate of 67% in 12 games played.

The worst map card is nuke with 20% win rate after 5 games played.

BIG

BIG got to the legendary stage quite easily, suffering only one very strange defeat at the hands of Bad News Eagles, most likely due to underestimation of the opponent. However, they were very well prepared and showed a lot of character in the match against the Brazilians from FURIA, where they won 15-8. BIG team is able to continue to perform at a high level and in the stage of legends, so the meeting with Sprout team should end with a logical victory.

The last change in the lineup was the arrival of the legendary Fatih gob b Dayik as head coach. And also Nils k1to Gruhne returned to the lineup. 

The best HTLV ranking: #1 in the world. Currently they are #17.

The best map is inferno, with a win rate of 20% in five games played.

The worst map is mirage with 60% win rate after 5 games played.

Expert Betting Tips

Sprout players have no experience of playing on stage. Especially in the huge stadium where the Rio Major is held. Here they simply can not ignore the stress. And if we take into account that BIG is stronger and more experienced, then we are getting further from the sensation, and closer to a logical victory for the Germans.

Our prediction: Win for BIG for 1.60 at betway.

Map 1 Handicap BIG (-2.5) for 1.80 at 1xbet & Bet365.