VALORANT Champions 2026 continues on September 26 with Global Esports vs Vitality and LOUD vs EDward Gaming in Group B.
VALORANT Champions 2026 continues on Saturday, September 26, with the opening matches of Group B, when LOUD face off against EDward Gaming and Global Esports meet with Team Vitality.
At Esportbet, you can find free VALORANT predictions and expert betting picks for the two matches, along with odds from the top-rated esports bookmakers.
Team Vitality are listed as -147.06 favourites to defeat Global Esports on the best VALORANT bookmakers.
This gives them a 59.5% implied probability of winning the series.
Considering how experienced this roster is, it is fair to have faith in Vitality and their ability to perform on the big stage, but Global Esports are no pushovers.
Despite showing very little at the Esports World Cup and VALORANT Masters London, where GE managed a combined record of 1-4, they looked incredible in Stage 2.
Global Esports won the Pacific trophy with just three losses, two of which came against Nongshim RedForce, whom GE defeated in the grand final.
Vitality have the experience and strong results from early season, including a runner-up finish in EMEA Stage 1 and a fourth-place finish in Masters London, but they were not that impressive last month, ending VCT EMEA Stage 2 in seventh-eighth place.
Vitality always perform on international stages, but their form is worrying, making Global Esports an inviting pick at plus money.
Global Esports to win
LOUD are heavily favoured to defeat EDward Gaming on Saturday.
While that sounds fair, EDward Gaming are underrated.
EDward Gaming have been enjoying a very promising season, with a gold medal from VCT China Stage 1 and two third-place finishes from China Kickoff and VALORANT Masters London.
Their run in Stage 2 was not as impressive, but EDG were already qualified for VALORANT Champions, which likely played a factor.
LOUD have shown strong form in Stage 2, and their star player Lucca “lukxo” Travaioli is a big reason for their success and LOUD’s chances of making a deep run in China.
However, while LOUD have one star player who tends to do most of the heavy lifting, EDward Gaming are more balanced in that regard, with multiple players who can pop off.
This is LOUD’s game to lose, but EDward Gaming should be considered a threat as they are capable of taking at least one map.
EDward Gaming +1.5 maps
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
