The final match of Group B, the last match of the third game day, the last match of the entire group stage of the tournament – and most importantly, the battle for the upper bracket. Yes, there is even a chance that it will be a battle not just for the upper bracket, but also for the playoffs and potentially, an exit – although that's quite unlikely. So, we have the final match of the day with 9 Pandas against beastcoast. The Eastern European team defends their title in a match against South America.
One of the best teams in Eastern Europe, namely Collective Alexey Solo Berezin, competes at a moderate level at this tournament. Although they lost to Gaimin Gladiators, they made a comeback on the second day, defeating their rivals from Nigma Galaxy in the opening match of the day. At this moment, they are tied for second to third place with their upcoming rival in the final match of the group stage. As to how the final match in the tournament will end, it's hard to predict. Both teams appear evenly matched, especially since 9 Pandas have stated they weren't particularly prepared for the tournament and spent the last month on holiday. So hoping for extraordinary results might not be realistic at this point.
One might want to say that beastcoast is one of the strongest teams in South America, but given that there are only two to choose from, it's hard to determine if beastcoast is among the best or the best. The team's performance varies. On the one hand, they achieved two victories in the first seasons of the first South American division, whilst from another perspective, their performance in the first two majors wasn't particularly successful. However, they finished second in the last season of the first division, demonstrating better performance than their South American competitors in the major event. Evaluating the team's strength is challengin; it's unclear. For this tournament, unlike at least half of the participants, the team was invited straight off and are thus performing just like their match opponents, with alternating wins and losses. Right now, the main question is which team will make it to the upper bracket of this tournament.
9 Pandas and beastcoast have played 3 matches together. All three victories were clinched by the team from Eastern Europe, where two matches were won 2:0 by 9 Pandas, and one ended with a 2:1 score.
9 Pandas are seen as the slight favourites for this match, with Betsiti offering odds at 2.70, while beastcoast's victory odds are at 4.60. The most plausible outcome according to the bookmakers is a draw, offering odds of 1.90. Given the current parity of these teams, predicting a winner is extremely difficult, prompting me to go for a draw in this match.
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