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MIBR vs KRU Esports Tips & Predictions - VCT 2025 Americas Kickoff

tit-krajnik
05 Feb 2025
Tit Krajnik 05 Feb 2025
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  • MIBR vs KRU Esports VALORANT betting tips for Thursday, February 6, 2025, in the lower bracket semifinals of VCT 2025: Americas Kickoff (17:00 PST)
  • This should be close to a 50/50 match
  • KRU Esports should not be priced as underdogs
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MIBR vs KRU Esports Predictions


MIBR and KRU Esports will meet on Thursday, February 6, in the lower bracket semifinal of VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2025: Americas Kickoff, in what should be an entertaining affair between two squads who have a lot more to prove.
  • MIBR vs KRU Esports Predictions
  • Head to Head
  • MIBR Form
  • MIBR  Squad & Team News
  • KRU Esports Form
  • KRU Esports Squad & Team News

MIBR have not had the most impressive run though the VTC Americas Kickoff, however, they seem to have found momentum in the lower bracket, with wins against Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, and Leviatan. On the other side, KRU Esports picked up wins against 2Game, NRG, and LOUD, which should inspire more confidence.

Having taken down two stronger teams, KRU Esports have made a good case for themselves as a team who can make a deep run in the lower bracket. MIBR are no slouches and should put up a fight on Thursday, but no matter how you look at this match, it should be much closer to even money to what the betting odds suggest.

  • MIBR have done well, but are not much stronger than KRU
  • KRU Esports picked up two big victories against NRG and LOUD
  • KRU Esports should be slightly favoured

Head to Head


MIBR and KRU Esports have not met this season.

MIBR Form


MIBR started their VCT 2025: Americas Kickoff campaign with a 0-2 loss to 100 Thieves, but they picked up some steam in the lower bracket with three straight wins against Cloud9 (2-1), Evil Geniuses (2-0), and Leviatan (2-1).

Their resurgence is not to be ignored, nor can we look past the performances aspas has been posting, as he has averaged a 1.22 rating over the four series played.

The big question here is how good MIBR are on Fracture, as it is one map on which KRU Esports might not be the most efficient. But even then, KRU Esports have shown to be very efficient on defence.

MIBR  Squad & Team News


No roster changes for MIBR.

  • Arthur "artzin" Araujo
  • Eduardo "xenom" Soeiro
  • Gabriel "cortezia" Cortez
  • Agustin "Nozwerr" Ibarra
  • Erick "aspas" Santos

KRU Esports Form


KRU Esports have done well this season. Despite losing to LOUD in the upper bracket (0-2), KRU Esports looked good in the lower bracket, where they defeated NRG (2-1) and got their revenge against LOUD (2-0) in the lower bracket quarterfinal.

On paper, those are good results, but KRU also showed some of their weaknesses. KRU do not seem to like Fracture and it is hard to praise KRU too much for their performance on Haven, especially on the attacking side.

Whether that will be enough for MIBR to steal the game remains to be seen, but there are areas in which KRU do not shine the brightest.

KRU Esports Squad & Team News


KRU Esports have not announced any roster changes.

  • Marco "Melser" Machuca 
  • Angelo "keznit" Mori
  • Fabian "Shyy" Usnayo
  • Benjamín "adverso" Poblete
  • Roberto "Mazino" Rivas

Verdict

This match should be very close to a coin-flip. MIBR are priced as favourites, which does not sound right, even though KRU Esports have a questionable map pool. But even then, it is important to note that KRU are a very good defensive team, which could be a problem for MIBR.

The Brazilians have looked good on offence, yet they’ve also not faced a good defensive team yet. I am still giving them one map, but KRU look like the most likely victors unless aspas steps up and single-handedly carries MIBR to victory.

Expect a close game.

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