Maç Tahmini: Team Spirit - Team Liquid | Dota 2

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The real The International 2023 is heating up. We're stepping away from the last chance grid for a while and moving to the top of the play-offs.

Opening the main-event of The International 2023 will be Team Spirit and Team Liquid. And it seems that we can't think of a better match for such an event.

Both teams showed a high level of play during the season and at The International 2023 they prove their advantage over the rest of the action. However, one of them will go to the bottom of the grid after this match.

It remains for us to see who will be stronger in this clash and make it to the top 3 of the tournament, and who will have to continue their way through the lower play-offs of The International 2023.

Let's take a look.

Team Spirit uniforms

Let's start the match analysis with Team Spirit's form, in which the Dragons will play as the number one. The odds for a Spirit win are at around 1.6.

In the first round of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1 Spirit took the 2nd place. Back then, the Dragons were prevented from winning by BB Team, who finished the tournament in first place at 7-0. After playing in their home league, Team Spirit visited The Lima Major 2023 where they finished in the top 8.

Later Spirit played the second round of the home league and again finished in the top 2. Going to The Berlin Major 2023 they expected to improve the result of the previous Major, but in the end it got worse: already TOP-12.

Despite the "sluggish" game on the international arena, Spirit still consistently come out of the groups at the Major, and at home they look like the main contender for victory in every game. This was the case in the third season of DPC 2023.

Spirit finished the Eastern Europe final cycle in first place. It took 3 attempts to earn the championship in Eastern Europe.

• Team Spirit roster: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, Mira, Miposhka .

The last tournament before DreamLeague Season 20 for the Dragons was DreamLeague S20. There the representatives of Eastern Europe took the top 5, which is not a bad indicator, considering the above mentioned performance for the year.

Spirit visited The Bali Major 2023, but the trip there ended in failure. The team finished in the top 12, failing to make it to the prizes.

Team Spirit made it to the Riyadh Masters 2023 directly into the group stage. The Dragons finished with a score of 8-6 and second place in Group A.

Once in the play-offs Team Spirit started their way to the grand finals. In the first match they outplayed Team Aster, after a very difficult Long Srpeg on two maps.

Next was BB Team and almost identical series: Spirit fell behind on all 3 maps, but somehow won 2-1.

In the match to reach the grand finals they played against Liquid. After giving up the first map, they cameback on the second and demolished Liquid on the third. At the Riyadh Masters 2023, Spirit were transformed into macro masters. Not least because of this, Spirit became the champions of the biggest tournament of the year.

Before the Long Sogpeg The International 2023, Spirit became the champions of DreamLeague Season 21. In the grand finals, they ran over Shopify Rebellion by a score of 3-0.

At The International 2023, the Dragons are still unbeaten. Spirit became the only team not to lose a single match in the first stage of the group stage, finishing 8-0.

In the match for seeding in the play-offs of The International 2023 Team Spirit played against Shopify Rebellion. The Dragons beat the Americans on class, although they were under serious pressure on the first map.

The play-offs opened with a match against Virtus.pro. Dragons outplayed their regional colleagues with the score 2-1, while it seemed that Team Spirit had to close that match with the score 2-0.

Team Spirit's most popular characters

The top most picked Team Spirit characters is headed by Crystal Maiden. The character has appeared in the peak 6 times and has an 83% win rate.

Apart from Crystal Maiden, Disruptor and Underlord are also appreciated, having been peaked 5 times each with 80% winrate. There was also Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 100% wins), Doom (4 matches, 75% wins), PL, Viper, Slark, Riki appeared 3 times each and has 100% wins.

Team Liquid uniforms

We continue the match breakdown with an analysis of TL's match form. In this match, Liquid are playing the number two, with odds to win around 2.2.

At DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1 Liquid did not lose a single match, and then took the top 2 at The Lima Major 2023, while playing with substitutes. More than decent.

The second round of the DPC was as similar to the previous round as possible. Liquid again took the Top 1, but now with only one loss in the table. On the international stage, Liquid shone again, but were still overshadowed by Gaimin Gladiators, who took their second Major a Champions Cup of the season.

In their third season, Liquid were no longer able to cement their supremacy. "Liquid" fell to fourth place, but it was good enough to pass at Bali Major 2023, which in the case of the past at The International 2023 Team Liquid does not play any role.

• Liquid lineup: miCKe, Nisha, zai, Boxi, Insania .

After the disappointing result at DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid fell out of the first group stage, there was a feeling that Bali Major 2023 would be held for Liquid on the "liquid" on Minor notes. However, Liquid decided to switch on and play to the full.

And they almost succeeded: they took the top 2, losing in the grand finals to Gaimin Glaidators! Again. Third time at a Major tournament in a year.

Riyadh Masters 2023 Team Liquid started at the Play-In stage, as they surprisingly didn't collect enough ESL ranking points. They finished the Play-In with a 3-1-1 score and second place in Basket A, and then played the group stage with a 3-3-1 statistic, advancing to the top set of play-offs.

At the end of the biggest tournament of the year, Team Liquid finished in the top 2, which can't be called a bad result. Unlike the top-10 at DreamLeague Season 21, which was after the Riyadh Masters 2023 and before Longsong The International 2023.

Team Liquid made it to the next round of the group stage pretty confidently from Group B. "Liquid" took the top 1 by taking a 3-1-0 lead in the series.

In the play-offs seeding match, Liquid faced Evil Geniuses. The Peruvians are not happy at this The International 2023, from which they expectedly lost 0-2 against Liquid.

In the first round of play-offs LIquid met Talon Esports. They won on class, taking two maps.

The most popular Team Liquid heroes

Crystal Maiden with 7 games and 6 wins is in the top picks for Team Liquid.

In addition to Crystal Maiden picks Doom (4 matches, 100% wins), Sven (4 matches, 75% wins), Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 75% wins).

Rubick (4 matches, 25% wins), Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% wins), Underlord, Pangolier, Storm Spirit have 3 matches each and all have 2 wins.

History of head-to-head meetings between Liquid and Spirit

Liquid and Spirit have played 5 times during the season and so far the stats are in Spirit's favour. They have 2 wins, 1 loss, and two more matches the clubs ended in peace.

Predicted result of Team Liquid vs Team Spirit at The International 2023

I expect a bright game in this match, and if we choose the winner, then as far as I'm concerned it will be Team Liquid. "Liquid looks more stable, although Spirit is probably stronger. I can't get over the Spirit map given to them in the match against Vp, so I can't believe in them.

Bottom line: Liquid wins.