by ESB’s free Counter-Strike betting predictions for Tuesday, April 30, focus on four matches in the ESL Pro League Season 19 group stage. Here are our selections for GamerLegion vs ENCE, HEROIC vs Ninjas in Pyjamas, FORZE Esports vs Monte, and FURIA Esports vs Team Liquid.
GAMERLEGION vs ENCE CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | GL +145 at BetOnline | ENCE -185.19 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 30, 2024 | 13:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
GamerLegion will clash with ENCE for the second time in 2024, with the Finnish side winning 16-14 in the second round of PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 European RMR B in February. GamerLegion have since produced mixed results and made a couple of roster changes, adding Henrich “sl3nd” Hevesi and Andreas “aNdu” Maasing to the active lineup.
Even with the fresh blood, GamerLegion have won only three of their last seven series — and those wins were against lesser opposition in MOUZ NXT, Copenhagen Wolves, and GUN5. ENCE, meanwhile, are 2-5 from their last seven outings, with concerning defeats against FORZE Esports, OG, AMKAL, FURIA Esports, and paiN Gaming.
ENCE placed top six at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024, but they’ve not shown much since. This looks like a 50-50 match, making it hard to pass on GamerLegion at outsider odds.
GamerLegion to win
HEROIC vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | Heroic -416.67 at BetOnline | NiP +306 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 30, 2024 | 16:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
Ninjas in Pyjamas are in a difficult spot ahead of their first ESL Pro League Season 19 match, as they’ll have to compete with two stand-ins. Maoz “BluePho3nix” Paz will fill the final missing spot on the roster, while Kacper “xKacpersky” Gabara will replace Fredrik “REZ” Sterner, who was unable to fly out to Malta.
HEROIC field a complete roster but enter the tournament in shaky form. At the start of the month, HEROIC secured a respectable top-eight finish at IEM Chengdu 2024, but they later added a round-one exit from the Esports World Cup 2024 European Open Qualifier with a loss against Brazylijski luz.
Inconsistency has been the theme of this team since the turn of the year, so while HEROIC have the talent to do well, they rarely show what they’re capable of. For this reason alone, backing Ninjas in Pyjamas to win a map makes more sense.
Ninjas in Pyjamas +1.5 maps
FORZE ESPORTS vs MONTE CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FORZE +105 at BetOnline | Monte -131.58 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 30, 2024 | 19:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
After finishing in fifth-sixth place at Skyesports Masters 2024, FORZE Esports added Aleksey “NickelBack” Trofimov and Owen “smooya” Butterfield to the active lineup. And while the new-look roster looks solid, they have yet to play an official match together.
Monte haven’t made any roster changes since March, yet their results over the last two months leave a lot to be desired. With just one tournament title from RES Eastern European Masters Spring 2024, Monte look like vulnerable favourites for this match.
FORZE’s questionable synergy is a big reason to doubt their chances of winning on Tuesday. Still, they field a better lineup, and they’re against Monte, who’ve recently struggled against lesser squads.
FORZE Esports to win
FURIA ESPORTS vs TEAM LIQUID CS2 BETTING & MATCH DETAILS |
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| Best Odds: | FURIA +170 at BetOnline | Liquid -222.22 at BetOnline |
| When: | April 30, 2024 | 19:30 CEST |
| Watch Live: | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ESLCS) |
FURIA Esports last met with Team Liquid in the second round of the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 American RMR, where they won 13-10. Since then, FURIA have played 15 series and lost all but five, with four of those defeats coming in their last five outings.
On the other side, Team Liquid are 5-1 across their last six series; however, they’ve beaten just two notable teams over that stretch: Legacy and M80.
Liquid should be priced as favourites with the top esports betting sites, but -222.22 is way too short for a team that has been anything but consistent over the last four months.
