HEROIC vs GUN5 Esports Tips & Odds - PGL Bucharest 2025: European Qualifier

By Tit Krajnik

08 Mar 2025

Tit Krajnik 08 Mar 2025

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HEROIC vs GUN5 Esports Counter-Strike 2 betting preview for Saturday, March 8, 2025, in the upper bracket semifinals of Group B at PGL Bucharest 2025: European Qualifier (19:00 CET)
HEROIC are in bad shape
While stronger on paper, HEROIC can drop a map against GUN5

HEROIC Esports (Getty Images)

HEROIC vs GUN5 Esports Predictions

HEROIC and GUN5 Esports will face off on Saturday, March 8, in the upper bracket semifinal of PGL Bucharest 2025: European Qualifier for the first time this season in what is expected to end in a dominant victory for HEROIC.

HEROIC vs GUN5 Esports Predictions
Head to Head
HEROIC Esports Form
HEROIC Squad & Team News
GUN5 Esports Form
GUN5 Esports Squad & Team News

While HEROIC are a more recognisable team who have accomplished much more than GUN5, their recent form is concerning enough to believe HEROIC can slip.

An upset seems unlikely purely off the fact that HEROIC field a more experienced and talented roster, but GUN5 are no slouches and can present a challenge for the struggling HEROIC.

HEROIC are 1-3 from their last four
GUN5 Esports have a better win rate on three maps
This is HEROIC’s game to lose, but it won’t be pretty

Head to Head

HEROIC and GUN5 Esports have yet to meet this year.

HEROIC Esports Form

HEROIC enter this match after picking up a forfeit win in the first round of PGL Bucharest 2025: European Qualifier group stage.

Before that, they’ve managed just one win from the previous four outings against Housebets. The other three, against SAW (1-2), 3DMAX (0-2), and Nemiga Gaming (1-2), all ended in painful defeats.

With those results, HEROIC are 5-5 over the last 10 games, which is not too inspiring, especially considering they’ve also lost to PARIVISION and dropped maps against BIG and Zero Tenacity.

While a solid team on paper, HEROIC are not performing as one, so it is fair to question their chances to perform, even against GUN5 Esports.

HEROIC Squad & Team News

No roster changes for HEROIC.

Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia
Linus "LNZ" Holtäng
Simon "yxngstxr" Boije
Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç
Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich

GUN5 Esports Form

GUN5 Esports are 4-6 from their last 10. Over that stretch, they’ve beaten Passion UA (2-1), Fire Flux (2-0), SINNERS Esports (2-1), and 9Pandas (2-0). On the other hand, they’ve lost to GameAgents (1-2), NAVI Junior (0-2), FAVBET (0-2), Fnatic (twice, 1-2), and ECSTATIC (0-2).

This is a weird mix of results and a good indication that GUN5 Esports are not the most consistent squad. On a more positive note, they have beaten SINNERS and 9Pandas, for which GUN5 deserve some praise.

GUN5 also have a solid map pool, with a 50% or higher win rate on Dust II, Inferno, Ancient, and Anubis. And that should come in handy on Saturday.

GUN5 Esports Squad & Team News

GUN5 Esports have not announced any roster changes.

Vladislav "xiELO" Lysov
Ivan "SELLTER" Miroshnikov
Daniil "Sdaim" Tupov
Ivan "fineshine" Lukin
Viktor "Lack1" Boldyrev

Verdict

HEROIC v GUN5 Esports

GUN5 Esports are expected to struggle, but considering HEROIC’s recent form, it is hard to justify that claim. GUN5 have shown some good performances of late, whereas HEROIC have not long ago lost to teams weaker than GUN5.

Map pool-wise, GUN5 come out ahead, boasting a better win rate than HEROIC on all maps but Mirage. On Anubis and Dust II, the two teams are evenly matched.

I would not expect GUN5 to upset HEROIC, but this can easily extend to three maps.

Over 2.5 Maps

Over/Under

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