Match Prediction: Invictus Gaming - Team Secret | Dota 2
The Internationa 2021The International 10 playoffs are gaining momentum. Fewer and fewer teams remain at the tournament.
The lower net does not spare, but now it’s not about it. Now we have a fight in the upper bracket, and what a fight.
Team Secret, who crushed OG, will face Invictus Gaming, who passed Team Spirit not without problems. The winner of the pair goes to the final of the upper bracket, which already guarantees TOP-3.
Well, let's figure out who guarantees a place in the top three, and who has to go to the lower bracket to tempt fate there.
Team Secret uniform
Secret played the group stage somehow, losing to Fnatic SG e-sports. On the other hand, Secret beat Vici 2-0 and took the card from PSG.LGD, which is already commendable.
Team Secret Recent Results
- Draw with Elephant 1-1
- Defeat Quincy Crew 2-0
- Lost to Fnatic 0-2
- Defeat Vici Gaming 2-0
- Defeat OG 2-0
Secret didn’t feel OG, but was it just their merit, or did OG just "a little bit" thrown away?
Team Secret Heroes
Top Picked Secret Heroes at The International 10: Ogre Magi (5 Matches, 80 Win%), Snapfire (3 Matches, 100 Win%), Leshrac (3 Matches, 33 Win%).
Invictus Gaming Form
Invictus Gaming will be the nominal outsider in this match. Let's admit.
Before the start of the playoffs, it seemed that Invictus Gaming would be a force close to PSG.LGD in menacing. In fact, everything turned out to be not quite so.
Invictus Gaming is prone to gross mistakes, ranging from drafts to decision-making. The first card against Spirit is a clear confirmation of this.
It is convenient for the Chinese team to play in the default style without inventing the wheel. Secret is exactly the team that can put you in a rather critical position and force you to get out.
Invictus Gaming Latest Results
- Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 2-0
- Defeat Team Aster 2-0
- Defeat Alliance 2-0
- Draw with OG 1-1
- Defeat Team Spirit 2-1
The almost pure group stage and a slightly blurry continuation in the first series of the playoffs slightly diminish faith in the Chinese.
Heroes of Invictus Gaming
The International 10 Invictus Gaming plays: Lion (5 matches, 80% win), Tidehunter (4 matches, 50% win), Morphling (3 matches, 100% win)
Most successful: Morphling (3 matches, 100% win), Phoenix (2 matches, 100% win), Lina (2 matches, 100% win).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, teams played twice during the season. Invictus Gaming celebrated twice a clear victory.
Result of the match
Secret's first playoff game works in two directions. You look, and it seems healthy and cool, but it seems that OG looked as harmless as possible.
In general, there can be no confidence in the unconditional victory of Secret. In personal confrontations, Invictus Gaming were the winners.
I am sure we will have a healthy fight, which I hope to end on three maps.
Result: total +2.5.
This match will be very interesting, but I think Team Secret will win it. At this tournament, Team Secret show good Dota and we can see it with the naked eye, yes, there were moments in the group stage with weak opponents, but thanks to the losses, they got more information about themselves and have already drawn conclusions. Team Secret know how to play with the Chinese teams, and we can see this from the previous meetings of this team, they took the card from LGD and were able to win VG with a score of 2-0. In general, Secret has great chances to reach the final at this tournament, you can see how much they prepared and it is clear why they disappeared from all radars after the last Major. The meeting will be interesting and I recommend it to everyone to watch!
Team Secret will win this match.
Forecast for the Upper Bracket match between iG and Team Secret in The International 10. Both teams had 1 day of rest, iG defeated Team Spirit, and Team Secret dealt with OG without much chance.
iG finished the group stage unbeaten, with 6 wins and 2 draws. Team Secret finished second in Group B with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Play for iG: flyfly, Emo, JT-, Kaka, Oli, Super
Team Secret is supported by: MATUMBAMAN, Nisha, zai, YapzOr
Team Secret results in the group stage of The International 10
- Defeat Quincy Crew
- Defeating SG Esports
- Defeating Team Spirit
- Victory over Vici Gaming
- Draw with Elephant
- Draw with PSG.LGD
- Defeat by beastcoast
- Defeat by fnatic
- Victory over OG with a score of 2: 0 (PLAY-OFF - upper bracket)
IG results in the group stage of The International 10
- Defeating Alliance
- Defeating Team Aster
- Defeating Evil Geniuses
- Defeating T1
- Defeating Thunder Predator
- Victory over Virtus.pro
- Draw with OG
- Draw with Undying
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2: 1 (PLAY-OFF - upper bracket)
IG strategies
- Monkey King, Leshrac, Slardar, Lion, IO (Defeat - first pick rate)
Banned by: Tidehunter, Tiny, Snapfire, Weaver, Lina
- Morphling, Ember Spirit, Doom. Lion, Bane (Win - second pick rate)
Banned by: Tidehunter, IO, Tiny, Wraith King, Terrorblade
- Specter, Storm Spirit, Mars, Phoenix, Bane (Victory - second pick rate)
Banned by: Tidehunter, IO, Legion Commander, Magnus, Invoker
Team Secret strategies
- Morphling, Ember Spirit, Earthshaker, Monkey King, Ancient Apparation (Victory - first pick rate)
Banned by: Elder Titan, Magnus, Templar Assassin, Hoodwink, Weaver
- Ursa, Tinker, Magnus, Windranger, Enchantress (Victory - second pick rate)
Banned: Tiny, IO, Templar Assassin, Morphling, Faceless Void
In 2021, the iG and Team Secret teams played with each other 2 times, Invictus Gaming celebrated the victory twice, the Secret did not manage to take a single card. From 2015 to 2018, iG and Team Secret played 6 times, won 4 times with Team Secret, 1 won iG and 1 time was a draw.
Purely from the matches that we managed to watch, Team Secret looks much stronger against iG and should go through them easily, it's hard to believe in very unstable flyfly and Emo.
Bookmakers cannot single out a favorite, in their opinion, the match is clearly 50/50, iG and Team Secret give 1.94 each. You don't often see this, but in terms of performance, without a doubt, I would believe in Puppey & its roster.
Prediction: Team Secret will beat iG in The International 10 Playoffs Upper Bracket - 1.94 odds
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that Invictus Gaming is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.865. This number in the favor of Team Secret amounts 1.941. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
If you are of the same opinion about the favorite of the match as bookmakers, we recommend betting at because this company offers the highest odds on a victory in the sum of 2.05. In the case you are sure that bookmakers are wrong, it will be better to bet on Team Secret at the bookmaker company with odds 2.35.