?Thursday’s VALORANT Champions 2021 quarter-final bout between KRü Esports and Fnatic will see the two teams cross paths for only the second time in their history.

KRü eliminated Sentinels (2-1) from the tournament on Monday, producing what might be one of the biggest upsets of the year in VALORANT esports. The Chilean-Argentinian roster put on an incredible display, but we have to note that Sentinels did not play that well.

Fnatic stormed through Group D, picking up two closely fought wins against Cloud9 Blue (2-1) and Vision Strikers (2-1). Admittedly, five of six maps were very close and could have gone either way, but the European squad undeniably deserved to win both fixtures.

Fnatic enter this bout as the favourites on the esports betting sites, which is fair knowing that KRü had to produce a reverse-sweep to defeat FURIA Esports, while their only notable win came against the struggling Sentinels. But while KRü weren’t particularly clean, we disagree with the odds in this case.

Fnatic should win, but we don’t expect it to be 2-0. There is even a world where KRü spring an upset, but again, a 2-0 score is unlikely. A bet on overs makes the most sense.