We are back at EGamersWorld. We continue to discuss the DreamLeague Season 19 tournament with a betting tip on Team Spirit vs Team Liquid in the last round of Day 3 games.
The climax of the first leg is drawing nearer, and we don't stop analyzing the situation of the teams. Even though it's impossible to write a complete analysis for every game, we've noted the participants' central struggles and also looked at their successes during the regular season and on the international stage.
We're ready to tell you what to expect and what's best bet. Let's go.
Team Liquid's form is still a major contender to win
We'll start the review of the match by taking a look at Team Liquid's form. They are the odds-on favorite for this match-up.
Bookmakers are confident of Team Liquid's level. The odds of a win for the best team in Western Europe are estimated at 2.2.
A similar figure reflects the general trend. It goes something like this: Western Europe is the strongest region in the world.
And since Team Liquid is the strongest team in Western Europe, they are also the favourites. The results are also in order: "The Liquid won their home league twice and then made it to the Top 2 of the Lima Major 2023, where they lost in the final to the Gladitors.
They got there with replacements as Boxi had to leave Peru temporarily, but now he's in and playing at full strength. We can see that from TL's results throughout DreamLeague S19, where they lead the table in Group B by 3-1.
- Team Liquid line-up: miCKe, Nisha, zai, Boxi, inSaNia.
With Boxi in good health, Team Liquid look great. Every single player is having an impact and it's hard to see who's standing out yet.
Liquid are not so much taken by their personal performance, which is undoubtedly of a high level, but also by their strategies. In addition to the standard characters, which are mentioned below, they can also play Sniper, Pugna on the difficult line, and so on.
Team Liquid's most popular characters
Death Prophet and Rubick are the most frequent appearances in spades. Both characters have been taken 4 times each and have a 100% win rate.
Disruptor, Beastmaster and Tusk appeared a similar number of times. They each won 3 matches out of 4 appearances.
If you are confident in the expected success of Team Liquid - your bet is 2.2 on a Liquid win. Ready to believe in a different outcome - check out Team Spirit's form that could give Team Liquid problems.
Team Spirit's form, the strongest team in Eastern Europe at the tournament and in the world
Team Liquid will be up against Team Spirit in this match-up. "Dragons" will play in this match in the status of the outsider.
Bookmakers confirm the pre-match position of Team Spirit. The odds of a TS victory are estimated at odds in the region of 5.
You shouldn't be surprised by the number next to the Team Spirit logo. It can be explained by the team's results in recent times, playing on DreamLeague S19, but the key role is played by the bo2 match format, which favors the outsiders.
Team Spirit played well in their home league: they failed to win, finishing in the top-2 twice, but at the only Major tournament of the year so far, The Lima Major 2023, TS played better than their regional counterparts, finishing in the top-8.
After two days at DreamLeague S19, Team Spirit finished top-4 in Group B, which qualifies them for the next round for now, but there are still important matches ahead, including this one.
- Team Spirit: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka
Yatoro is experiencing his second youth. Team Spirit's Carrie is very much alive and kicking in the championship highlights.
Played particularly well against Talon, but the latter are not happy in this tournament. If we're talking about TS characters, there's no place for experimentation: everything is strictly textbook.
Team Spirit's most popular characters at DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division
Spirit's approach to drafts hasn't changed much since the end of DPC 2023: WEU - Upper Division. "The Dragons are still using Tusk (9 games, 77% wins), Snapfire (9 games, 77% wins), Rubick (8 games, 75% wins).
Slightly less frequent picks are Mirana (6 matches, 50% wins). Natures Prophet, Sniper (6 games, 60% wins) and Tiny (6 games, 40% wins) are even less common in spades.
If you're ready to give the advantage to the representative of Eastern Europe, bet on Team Spirit to win with odds in the region of 5.
The history of head-to-head encounters doesn't matter here, as the teams haven't crossed paths in recent times.
Team Spirit vs Team Liquid - Forecast Result
We can expect an exciting battle in this match, as the contenders for the next stage are playing. If we were to name a winner of the match, it would be Liquid, however, in this game I will believe in the card from Team Spirit.
They need to pick up points, so they will play hard and that could work. Team Liquid can be caught on their "adventurousness" at the draft stage.
Bottom line: +1.5 on Team Spirit.
