I would say a pretty impressive coefficient is being given. Vitality continues its domination this year and there are not many teams that could pose a serious challenge. Yesterday they were close to losing against G2, but G2 looks good and plays without pressure, while Vitality may have had an off day. Falcons also seem to be playing without pressure and yesterday they simply crushed Spirit, but they are still considered a top1 team.
Assessing this tournament, G2 is playing better and deserves more to be in the playoffs. Even though they are playing without their IGL and with a young stand-in, they don't seem to feel the pressure, which helps. Yesterday, they came very close to beating the top 1 team from Peru, and today in their match against a weaker opponent, they achieved an easy victory. Spirit suffered a devastating loss against Falcons, and today they also struggled against a weak team.
The series should be 1:1, maybe they tripped up on the "necessity" to take advantage of the home factor when Mare arrived without Jashka and Pukelis. Line +11 - I'm taking Vilkaviškis, because in this series, it's now or never to sell. The odds will drop significantly if Pukelis and Jashkum don't play in these games.
Pärnu has already won both matches, so if Viimsi still wants to keep its word "we intend to stretch the 5-match series" (as it was done in previous periods) - there won't be a more suitable time for that. And in general, closing out series is a nerve-wracking battle. It doesn't allow for taking a smaller positive, so the odds are appropriate.
Boulter Katie doesn't really like this surface and the clay court isn't compatible, too many unstable players and the bounces on clay aren't always what you want, and she's always ready to play on it. On the other side, Romania's Cristian Jaqueline played against Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. from Peru yesterday and in the end, it seemed like Ghana had an advantage and was fighting. I thought it might carry over to today's match, but either way, Romania and the clay surface agree much better than the surface and clay.
Bodo Glim should secure a win against Sarpsborg here, not just because there is a big difference between the teams, but because the guests will be extra motivated after a real disaster last weekend against Viking club... Bodo surprised everyone in the Champions League with their amazing game/underdog status, the season in Norway started well, and the first cup match was also a win, but suddenly, like rain from a clear sky, on Saturday they lost 5-0 to Viking club... it's hard to find a bigger WTF result this season... it doesn't reflect the current form of Bodo and Sarpsborg will not willingly be the redemption for them... Bodo can easily crush them in the first period.
You can't create much here, both teams we're facing have an insanely high amount of talent, two teams who can score 3 goals in one period without breaking a sweat... Bayern is a robot on the attack... Olise is in a stellar form, Kane is in a stellar form, Diaz is in a stellar form, and let's not forget players like Gnabry, Karl or Jackson who can really bring it... Real Madrid would be on the same level if it weren't for Mbappe, a world-class forward, but when he plays, he carries the whole team... just look at players like Valverde, Vini or even Guler while Mbappe was injured... as for Valverde, I'm completely silent about him... it's precisely because of the Real attack being among the elite that I believe the winner of this series will be determined by just one step below Bayern.
So the fact that Bayern has a 2-1 lead won't change their playing style at all, Real will come with the goal of winning the game, attacking and scoring goals, but Bayern will have the exact same mindset and that's why I'm expecting a lot of goals from both teams from the very first period.
Vitality (-1.5) @152 8/10
