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Harbour Foxes meet Iron Kestrels in a best-of-three quarter-final at the Example Cup Europe, and we have two bets: Harbour Foxes to win the match, and the series to go to a third map. Stakes are in points, and every result goes into our record, winners and losers alike. How we preview matches explains the staking plan.
| Harbour Foxes | Iron Kestrels | |
|---|---|---|
| Match odds | 1.73 (8/11) | 2.10 (11/10) |
| Maps won, last 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Best map | Mirage: won 8 of the last 10 | Nuke: won 7 of the last 10 |
| Usual first ban | Anubis | Inferno |
| Line-up | Settled | One stand-in |
The likely map veto
Harbour Foxes are the higher seed and will start the veto. Both teams have made the same bans in each of their last five best-of-threes, which makes the order easy to predict:
- Harbour Foxes ban Anubis.
- Iron Kestrels ban Inferno.
- Harbour Foxes pick Mirage (map 1).
- Iron Kestrels pick Nuke (map 2).
- Harbour Foxes ban Overpass.
- Iron Kestrels ban Dust II.
- Ancient is left over as the decider (map 3).
Mirage should go the Foxes' way. Nuke is the Kestrels' strongest map, built on the best defensive (CT-side) record in the event. The decider is close on paper, although the Foxes won both of their Ancient maps this month. New to vetoes? Our CS2 betting guide explains how they work.
Form and team news
Harbour Foxes have won seven of their last ten maps and came through the group stage without losing a series. Their AWPer, the team's main sniper, is back after missing the last event.
Iron Kestrels play with a stand-in after a roster change last week. A stand-in rarely knows every set play, and the Kestrels have lost three of their last four decider maps. If you bet on a team with a substitute, check your bookmaker's rules on line-up changes first.
Our bets
| Bet | Price | Stake |
|---|---|---|
| Harbour Foxes to win the match | 1.73 | 2 pts |
| Over 2.5 maps (the series goes to a decider) | 2.05 | 1 pt |
Harbour Foxes to win (2 pts). A price of 1.73 implies a 58% chance. With the stronger pick, a settled line-up and the better recent record on the decider, we make them nearer 63%, so we'd still back them down to 1.65.
Over 2.5 maps (1 pt). Each team has a map it rarely loses, so a 1-1 split before Ancient is the most likely path. Five of the Kestrels' last seven best-of-threes went to a third map.
Before you bet
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