EG Black and Grayhound Gaming will meet in the first round of the group stage of ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023. Even though the Aussies will be playing at home, something tells me that the boys will fail in this championship.
At the very least, EG Black doesn't look that much weaker, as the boys are certainly not lacking in experience. Moreover, the North American team played quite well in their region, and even beat FURIA at times.
Therefore, here I would look closer to the victory of EG Black. Still, today you should not expect anything from Grayhound Gaming because the team is not the same one for a long time.
EG Black's form
The 48th ranked team in the world recently finished third in ESL Challenger League Season 44 North America before winning qualification for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023.
The North American squad went on to do well at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, where they recorded the same victory over FURIA, but were held without a chance by Ledgeil Imperial Esports in the semi-finals.
Recently, EG Black also Long Conceded in the group stage of ESL Challenger League Season 45 North America, where they were defeated by paiN Gaming. However, it has to be said that this squad is playing even The International is more heresy than the club's main team.
Latest results from EG Black:
- A 2-1 win over Vendetta.
- Defeated ATK 2-1.
- 2-1 win over FURIA.
- 0-2 defeat by Imperial Esports.
- 0-2 defeat by paiN Gaming.
Top scorers EG Black:
- Overpass - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 73% wins.
- Nuke - 57% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
That said, the North American team usually gives up Ancient and Anubis maps.
Grayhound Gaming uniforms
The 26th ranked team in the world had a mixed performance in ESL Pro League Season 17 where they were marked by both obvious defeats and unexpected victories over 00NATION and Ninjas in Pyjamas.
The Australian side went on to easily qualify for IEM Dallas 2023 and also went on to win the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Asia RMR, defeating TheMongolz on the road.
Already after all that, Grayhound Gaming coolly competed in the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 16 where they picked up four wins and almost certainly won the championship.
Grayhound Gaming's latest results:
- A 16-8 win over TYLOO.
- Victory over Eruption with a score of 16-12.
- Victory over TheMongolz with a score of 2-1.
- 2-0 win over VERTEX.
- Beat VERTEX 2-1.
Grayhound Gaming's best scores:
- Ancient - 89% wins.
- Nuke - 71% wins.
- Inferno - 69% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% wins.
In turn, the Australian team still doesn't play on the Overpass card.
EG Black vs Grayhound Gaming match statistics
The teams have not met before.
EG Black vs Grayhound Gaming match prediction
An interesting encounter, although I slightly disagree with the odds that lean in favor of the Australian team. Still, EG Black plays very well, so the team can clearly surprise.
Moreover, Grayhound Gaming should not be expected to do well, as the Aussies haven't won anything outside of their region in a long time.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on EG Black to win.
