Sentinels vs. G2 Esports Prediction on August 28, 2025

Match info

USA’s Sentinels and Germany’s G2 Esports have reached the Upper Bracket Final, the last step to the title match at the VCT 2025: Americas Stage 2. It’s a VALORANT tournament serving as the final opportunity for teams to qualify for Champions Paris and secure their spot in the next VCT season through their overall placement. 

These 2 teams will play one against the other on Thursday, August 28, at 2 p.m. local time (Pacific Daylight Time – PDT) at the Riot Games Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA. The playoff match format is Best-of-3.

Meeting statistics

Current form & playstyle: Sentinels

Sentinels arrive off a tight 2–1 over Cloud9 in the upper semis, and they already beat G2 2–1 during the Stage 2 Group Stage (July 20).

Their Stage 2 arc has been about controlled aggression: “zekken” has been one of the stage’s standout fraggers, while “johnqt’s” mid-round calling tends to slow the pace after early space is taken, letting “bang” and “Zellsis” stabilize sites and “N4RRATE” flex utility to close rounds. The current roster, comprised of the mentioned players, is listed for Stage 2 and has looked comfortable grinding out map-threes.

Current form & playstyle: G2 Esports

G2 edged NRG 2–1 in their semi and have been trending upward late in the stage.

This lineup (“JonahP”, “trent”, “valyn”, “jawgemo”, “babybay”) leans into pace changes: babybay gives them a high-tempo first-pick threat, trent layers information and post-plant utility, and valyn’s calling often pivots into set-piece execs that hit fast when conditioning is established. The babybay signing in July added an extra gear to their attack looks, which has shown through in the Playoffs.

Head-to-head

This is one of the region’s fiercest 2025 rivalries. Although G2 Esports is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, they compete in the VCT Americas circuit because their VALORANT roster is registered under a North American slot, not a European one. In 2025 alone, G2 lead the series 3–2, though Sentinels won the most recent meeting (with a stand-in on the G2 side). Earlier this year at the Americas Kickoff, G2 beat SEN in the Upper Final (2–0) and won the Grand Final 3–2. Stage 2 group play flipped the script with SEN 2–1 G2 on July 20. Expect more of the same razor-thin margins. Online bookies with Zimpler eSports betting have certainly had the nature of the rivalry in mind when setting nearly equal moneyline odds on both sides.

Match analytics

The combination of G2’s improved pace with babybay plus their year-to-date edge makes them a hair more reliable in a Bo3, but Sentinels’ recent win and late-round structure keep this extremely close.

Tip: Correct match score – 1:2 at 3.50 odds on Mr Bit.