TS vs AUR Prediction 15 May 2024

Spirit will play their first match after the PGL Major. It has been a month and a half since the last official game of the "dragons". And now, finally, the rapidly accelerating Russian team is ready to delight us with their play at the BetBoom Dacha. In the opening match of Group B, Spirit will face Aurora, who recently finished second at the ESL Challenger in Australia.

Team descriptions and trends
Currently, Spirit is one of the best teams in the world, capable of competing with any opponent. The team particularly shone at IEM Katowice, where they lost only one map throughout the tournament. After a disappointing loss to FaZe (1:2) in the quarterfinals of the major, the "dragons" took a month and a half break and are now ready to return to the game with new strength and ideas.

• Spirit win with a handicap (-1.5) rounds on the second map in 9 out of their last 10 matches.

At the moment, Aurora are ranked 23rd in the HLTV ranking. The team is not a frequent visitor at LAN tournaments and is accustomed to playing in an online format. Nevertheless, at their first overseas tournament, ESL Challenger in Australia, the guys showed good play and finished second. Joined by r3salt a month ago, he significantly increased the team's firepower, which now faces testing its capabilities at a higher level.

• Aurora win with a handicap (+3.5) rounds on the first map in 13 out of their last 14 matches.
• Aurora win with a handicap (+3.5) rounds on the second map in 6 out of their last 7 matches.

Editorial prediction
It's hard to imagine that such a lengthy break could shake Spirit's form. Therefore, it's difficult to see what would need to happen for Aurora to win even one map in this match. The only possible snag could be Dust2, on which the teams have not had any official head-to-head yet. However, we will not believe in the success of the underdog and will bet on Spirit winning with a score of 2:0.