Nouns and MIBR will meet in the first round of ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference North America. The winner of this fight will go further and meet with ATK, and the loser will fall into the lower bracket of the championship.
To be honest, the latest changes and rumors regarding the composition of MIBR are very disturbing. The team continues to lose leaders and sign green guys who haven't seen the TIER-1 scene.
In this regard, I would take a closer look at the map from Nouns, because in some places this team knows how and loves to shoot. Yes, and statistics show that the Brazilians can drip.
Noun form
The 57th team in the world ranking reached the finals of the CCT North America Series 2, and also performed relatively well in the playoffs of the ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America.
However, the North American team also managed to become third at ESEA Autumn 2022 Cash Cup 7 North America. However, Nouns recently returned from vacation, showing a very raw game at fl0m Cup 2023.
Therefore, I would definitely not expect any big victories from the team in this situation.
Latest Nouns results:
- Lost to EG Black with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from ATK with a score of 1:2.
- Defeated by paiN Gaming with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Davenport University with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by Vendetta with a score of 1:2.
Best Nouns cards:
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Vertigo - 75% of wins.
- Mirage - 60% of wins.
- Inferno - 56% of wins.
It is worth noting that the North American team stopped playing on the Inferno map.
Form MIBR
The 34th world ranked team took third place in CCT North America Series 2 and ESEA Autumn 2022 Cash Cup 6 North America without showing anything special.
However, towards the end of the season, the Brazilian team managed to take over ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America, giving a wonderful match in the grand final.
However, the latest MIBR roster changes suggest that the team will noticeably sag in terms of results. From that there are fears that for some time the team will fall out of the cage.
Latest MIBR results:
- Victory over ATK with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to EG Black with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over EG Black with a score of 3:1.
Best MIBR cards:
- Vertigo - 71% of wins.
- Nuke - 69% of wins.
- Inferno - 62% of wins.
- Ancient - 62% of wins.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
But if earlier the Brazilian team banned Mirage, now we have to think about the Anubis card.
Nouns vs MIBR meeting statistics
Within the framework of the last season, the teams had one meeting - at the ESL Challenger League Season 42 North America, Nouns won (16:11).
Prediction for Nouns vs MIBR match
Given the above, the Brazilians can surrender and give the opponent additional chances. Plus, Nouns has good statistics, as well as an advantage in terms of map selection - Anubis has already managed to win.
All in all, MIBR doesn't drain confidence, especially in light of recent changes. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Nouns team.
