Match Prediction: Gaimin Gladiators - Xtreme Gaming | Dota 2

The group stage of DreamLeague Season 23 doesn't give us time to get bored. A lot of high quality Dota 2 awaits us for a few days.

One of the examples of good (hopefully) game stunet match GG - Xtreme Gaming. It will take place during the second round of Group A on DL Season 23.

We are trying to figure out how the match Xtreme Gaming - Gaimin Gladiators will end and whether either team will be able to earn a clean win at the end of it.

Let's go.

Xtreme Gaming form

Let's open the match analysis with an analysis of Xtreme Gaming's form. In this match, the Chinese club will play as favourites with odds to win at around 2.2.

At DPC 2023: China Upper Division Xtreme Gaming were ranked in the top 5. For a team with such a roster, that result was not just unacceptable, but rather terrible.

The deplorable state of Xtreme Gaming became even more evident after The Lima Major 2023, where Paparazzi and company did not qualify. At the tournament in Peru, only Aster and PSG.LGD showed some promise, while Knights and Ehome, who Xtreme Ledge played in their home league, were suspected of using cheats and ceased to exist after Lima.

However, Xtreme managed to pull itself together. The team called up the experienced Kaka for the fourth position and started to play. Xtreme won their home league with this squad. In this lineup they travelled to Berlin, where they made it to the group stage of The Berlin Major 2023. However, they finished in the top 12, which is not very good.

The third round was a nightmare for Xtreme. They finished in the top 5, which is not a critical indicator, but for teams of Paparazzi and company level, not making it to the Major with not the strongest competition is a failure.

• Xtreme Gaming lineup: Ghost, Paparazzi, JT, XinQ, Dy.

Before the Long Copeg Riyadh Masters 2023, Xtreme Gaming invited XinQ to the team. The PSG.LGD legend was supposed to strengthen the roster, but Xtreme got about the same as they had at the previous championships - Top 16.

They made their debut at The International 2023 - China Qualifier with a match against Aster.Aries. Despite 2-0 on the scoreboard, Xtreme Gaming still had to deal with Aster's youth. They also looked good throughout the qualifiers, but Xtreme was not enough for the grand finals: Azure Ray celebrated their victory and passage to the TI.

The new competitive year started with a performance at BB Dacha Dubai 2024, where they took TOP-8.

They played at DreamLeague Season 22, where they reached the TOP-3. After that, Xtreme Gaming won the Elite League.

The series of good championships was interrupted at ESL One Birmingham 2024. There Xtreme Gaming made it to the play-offs, but couldn't jump above the top 8.

Xtreme Gaming shined at PGL Wallachia Season 1. The Chinese didn't lose a single map until the grand finals, where they let their guard down: Team Spirit beat Xtreme Gaming 3-2, thus "stealing" the deserved title from Ame and company.

Xtreme Gaming will start DreamLeague Season 23 with a match against Aurora, where they must win.

The most popular Xtreme Gaming heroes

The most popular hero of Xtreme Gaming is Storm Spirit. Paparazzi played it 5 times, but won only 2 matches.

We also took Alchemist (4 matches, 75% wins), Phoenix (4 matches, 50% wins), Keeper of the Light (4 matches, 25% wins), Rubick (4 matches, 25% wins).

There was also Pangolier, Underlord, Pugna, Dragon Knight. All heroes appeared 3 times and won 2 matches each.

Gaimin Gladiators uniforms

Let's move on to the match breakdown with an analysis of GG's game form. In this match, they are playing the number two with odds to win around 5.5.

At the DPC 2023 Tour 1 WEU Division 1, the team took the top 2, which opened the way for them to The Lima Major 2023. The first Major season of the tournament was a trailblazing triumph for the Gladiators. Gaimin Gladiators won the tournament without losing a single map in the championship play-offs.

The next DPC cycle in the home league ended even worse than the previous one. Then GG lost to tiebreaker for the top 2, but more than compensated for the failure with a performance on the international stage. Even twice.

On the eve of Long Copega DPC 2023: Tour 3, GG took the championship in two international arenas. They won the $1,000,000 DreamLeague S19 and The Berlin Major 2023, defending their status.

In the third round of the domestic league, Gaimin Gladiators were expectedly one of the top contenders to win the league, but failed to get the regional championship. At the end of DPC 2023: WEU Tour 3 GG took 2nd place, but they made it to the Major, and that's the main thing.

• Gaimin Gladiators lineup: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri.

There was also DreamLeague Season 20, where in the first group stage GG felt like they played half-heartedly. Nevertheless, they made it to the next stage and then won the grand final.

After winning DreamLeague Season 20, Gaimin Gladiators won another title. This time it was the Major a Champions Cup again. At Bali Major 2023, GG were once again beaten by Team Liquid in the grand finals.

GG had high chances to finish all the big tournaments of the year with victories, but at Riyadh Masters 2023 they were unlucky. In the first round of play-offs "gladiators" fell to the lower play-offs grid, where at the stage of TOP-4 Ledge or Talon Esports and left the championship.

Before The International 2023, GG visited DreamLeague Season 21. There they showed not the best performance, having played the championship at the TOP-8 stage. After The International 2023, GG performed well, despite losing the TI 2023 Grand Final against Team Spirit. Next, GG had a top-2 finish at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 and a top-6 finish at BB Dacha Dubai 2024.

Gaimin Gladiators made an appearance at DreamLeague Season 22, where they managed to finish in the top 5. Next up was the Elite League tournament, where they again finished in the top 6.

Before playing at PGL Wallachia Season 1, GG played at ESL One Birmingham 2024, where they finished in the top 12. At the Romanian tournament itself, GG entered the play-offs with a 3-1 record.

In the first round of the PGL Wallachia Season 1 playoffs, GG's opponent was Team Liquid. Despite having a nominal advantage, GG failed to take advantage of it and win: 2-1 in Liquid's favour. It seems that after losing to their historic rival GG were unable to recover, as they were demolished by BOOM in the next match, closing the series 2-0.

DreamLeague Season 23 will start with a match against PSG Quest, where they will play as the number two.

Gaimin Gladiators most popular heroes

The most frequent pick was Rubick. The character has appeared in the GG peak 8 times and has an 87% win rate.

Next came Pangolier (6 matches, 83% wins), Doom (6 matches, 66% wins), Keeper of the Light (5 matches, 80% wins), Ember Spirit (5 matches, 80% wins).

We also took Ember Spirit (4 matches, 100% wins), Terrorblade (4 matches, 75% wins).

History of head-to-head meetings between Xtreme Gaming and Gaimin Gladiators.

Previously the teams have played each other 4 times. Twice Xtreme Gaming won, once GG, and one more match ended in a draw.

Predicted result of Gaimin Gladiators vs Xtreme Gaming at DreamLeague Season 2023

In this match I expect an equal game from the two teams. Despite the obvious decline of GG, they are still a threat and will be a force to be reckoned with. That's why I'll take a bet on GG.

Bottom line: +1.5 on Gaimin Gladiators.