Monte vs Imperial Preview and Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

After making waves in the Paris Major 2023, Monte return to S-tier action with Monte vs Imperial IEM Cologne 2023 Play-In matchup

Monte turned heads in the Paris Major 2023 after going on a great run and finishing 5th-8th in the showpiece event. The Ukrainians suffered a surprise defeat against Espionage two weeks back at the Gamers Europe Open Qualifiers, but they will look to shrug off that loss when they turn their attention to Imperial in the IEM Cologne 2023 Play-Ins. The Brazilians did not play since their impressive BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023 campaign, where they finished 3rd-4th. Monte, however, remain the most favored CSGO betting pick for this clash. 

Monte

Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas, who caught eyes during Monte’s impressive Paris Major campaign, was high on demand in the off-season and he ultimately chose to join Team Falcons. Alexander “br0” Bro from Astralis Talent was a surprise pick to step into BOROS’ shoes, so fans will be eager to see how the new rifler performs in a high-stakes competition. 

Players

Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev

• HLTV Rating: 1.11
• Impact Rating: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.7%
• Average Damage Round: 76.8
• Kills Per Round: 0.69

Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk

• HLTV Rating: 1.17
• Impact Rating: 1.21
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.8%
• Average Damage Round: 78.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.77

Sergiy “DemQQ” Demchenko

• HLTV Rating: 1.05
• Impact Rating: 1.03
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.4%
• Average Damage Round: 74.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.66

Alexander “br0” Bro

• HLTV Rating: 1.07
• Impact Rating: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.1%
• Average Damage Round: 76.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.69

Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek

• HLTV Rating: 1.06
• Impact Rating: 1.04
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.5%
• Average Damage Round: 76.3
• Kills Per Round: 0.68

Most Kills

Map 1: Woro2k

Most Assists

Map 1: DemQQ

Most Deaths

Map 1: br0

Imperial

Imperial lost the reliable duo of Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo and Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes during the off-season, so avoiding a performance drop will be a big challenge for the team. They have recruited Henrique “HEN1” Teles and João “felps” Vasconcellos as replacements, both whom are widely admired in the Brazilian CSGO scene. 

Players

Jhonatan “JOTA”  Wilian        

• HLTV Rating: 1.16
• Impact Rating: 1.13
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.3%
• Average Damage Round: 81.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.72

Ricardo “boltz” Prass

• HLTV Rating: 1.06
• Impact Rating: 1.08
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.4%
• Average Damage Round: 81.6
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo

• HLTV Rating: 1.04
• Impact Rating: 1.02
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.5%
• Average Damage Round: 73.4
• Kills Per Round: 0.66

Henrique “HEN1” Teles

• HLTV Rating: 1.11
• Impact Rating: 1.09
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.9%
• Average Damage Round: 75.1
• Kills Per Round: 0.71

João “felps” Vasconcellos

• HLTV Rating: 1.08
• Impact Rating: 1.26
• Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.4%
• Average Damage Round: 84.5
• Kills Per Round: 0.76

Most Kills

Map 1: felps

Most Assists

Map 1: JOTA

Most Deaths

Map 1: HEN1

Monte vs Imperial Predictions: IEM Cologne 2023

Both have lost key members during the off-season, but Imperial might have enough firepower to come out on top of this clash.

Monte vs Imperial Esports Head to Head Record 

Monte 0-0 Imperial 

Monte vs Imperial Maps 

• Nuke

Imperial Esports vs Monte Score 

• Map 1: Imperial to win in OT

Imperial Esports vs Monte First Blood 

Map 1: kRaSnaL

Monte vs Imperial Esports Most First Kills

Map 1: Woro2k

Imperial vs Monte Top Fragger

Woro2k

Monte vs Imperial Most Clutches

boltz

Imperial vs. Monte Most Utility Damage

kRaSnaL

Monte vs. Imperial Most Plants

Imperial

Monte vs. Imperial Most Defuses

Monte

IEM Cologne 2023: Monte vs Imperial Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

Monte vs Imperial Match Time

July 26, 2023 – 11:00 ET/10:00 CST/08:00 PT