9Pandas vs 9INE Tips & Odds – ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe

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Last updated: 02 Apr 2024

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9Pandas vs 9INE Counter-Strike betting predictions for Wednesday, April 3, in the group stage of ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe (15:00 CEST)
9 andas are priced as firm favourites
9INE have already lost three series

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9Pandas vs 9INE Predictions

9Pandas and 9INE will clash in Group D of ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe on Wednesday, April 3. 9INE enter the match in bad form and are priced as heavy underdogs.

9Pandas vs 9INE Predictions
Head to Head
9Pandas Form
9Pandas Squad & Team News
9INE Form
9INE Squad & Team News

Counter-Strike bookmakers have 9Pandas priced as 1.14 favourites to defeat 9INE, who are 5.00 underdogs. Considering 9INE's form, that might make sense, but we're still getting an absurd price on 9Pandas, which might be a bit too high.

9Pandas are 5-5 from their last five games
9INE are on a five-game losing streak
9Pandas and 9INE have yet to meet this season

Head to Head

9Pandas and 9INE last met during Gamers Without Borders Europe 2023 in May 2023, but not once since then.

9Pandas Form

9Pandas are 5-5 from their last five series across multiple competitions, but all that doesn't mean much considering they've not played an official match since March 6, when they lost to KOI. So even though 9Pandas have lost their most recent three outings – against KOI, Aurora Gaming, and FORZE Esports – form isn't exactly something we should take into account, as 9Pandas had more than enough time to reset.

Results-wise, 9Pandas haven't won much this season. They qualified for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 by winning the RMR Decider but ended up skipping the Major due to visa issues. However, besides winning the RMR Decider, 9Pandas have not come close to claiming another Counter-Strike title.

9Pandas Squad & Team News

9Pandas have not announced any changes.

Denis "seized" Kostin
Daniil "d1Ledez" Kustov
Timur "clax" Sabirov
Artyom "iDISBALANCE" Egorov
Aleksandr "glowiing" Matsiyevich

9INE Form

9INE are 4-6 from their last ten series and on a four-game losing streak. That includes defeats against Passion UA, Dynamo Eclot, EYEBALLERS, and TSM. In early March, they did fine, with wins against Alliance, HyperSpirit, ARCRED, and Lilmix, but those are fairly weak teams, so I wouldn't paise 9INE too much for it.

At ESL Challenger League Season 47: Europe, 9INE have played and lost three games, meaning they have to do well on Wednesday if they wish to reach the playoffs. But considering their poor form, that might be easier said than done.

On a more positive note, 9INE have at least been more active than 9Pandas over the last month, so they should be warmed up.

9INE Squad & Team News

9INE are playing with stand-ins.

Tomasz “tomiko” Uroda
Kacper “KukuBambo” Szlachta
Kamil “Kei”Pietkun
Piotr “nawrot” Nawrocki
Wiktor “mynio” Kruk

Verdict

9Pandas v 9INE

9INE are in a rough spot and their poor record makes it difficult to justify believing they can defeat 9Pandas. However, 9Pandas are not a particularly good team either, are also in bad form, and have not played a single match in over a month.

This might not stop them from beating the vastly inferior 9INE, but at the offered betting odds, I would prefer the underdogs with a map handicap. This is not so much a bet on 9INE as it's a wager against the ring-rusty 9Pandas.