Match Prediction: Team Spirit - Xtreme Gaming | Dota 2
ESL One Birmingham 2024Xtreme Gaming were the real disappointment of the first game day in Group B at ESL One Birmingham 2024, although Team Spirit were not too happy with their performance either. Now they will battle it out today to improve their position in the standings. The format of the match is bo2. Will the Chinese be able to rehabilitate themselves? We will find out very soon.
In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match have performed recently, how they did in their previous professional tournament, and how this match will end.
Team Spirit uniforms
The International 2021 champions kicked off last year's playing season with second place finishes at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and BetBoom Universe: Episode I - Comics Zone, which earned the players $28,000 and $25,000 respectively. The team also earned the right to play at Lima Major 2023, the first Major tournament of the year. The 7th-8th place at Lima Major 2023 is hard to call a good result for such a team, but Miposhka and his teammates fulfilled the minimum programme, earning $12,500 and DPC points. Silver in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I allowed Team Spirit to earn $28,000 and ranking points, as well as a trip to Berlin for the Major event. Before travelling to Germany, Spirit finished in 9th-10th place at DreamLeague Season 19, the first tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, and won $25,000. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the team fell short, as a 9th-12th place finish in the standings did not earn them any honours. Team Spirit won the final round of the regional league, winning all of their matches. Thus, Miposhka and his team earned the grand prize of $30,000, DPC points and a trip to Bali Major 2023. In between ranking tournaments, Spirit played at DreamLeague Season 20, where they finished in the top 5 and received $52,500. But in Bali the players had the same bad luck as in Berlin. Once again 9th-12th place and no winnings. The final tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series was the Riyadh Masters 2023, a LAN championship held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which had the biggest prize money of the year, namely $15,000,000. The win secured Team Spirit $5,000,000 in prize money. Also, the championship at DreamLeague Season 21 brought the players $300,000. And at the end of the year, Spirit became two-time world champions by winning The International 2023 and earning the top prize of $1,521,362. The team failed to qualify for ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The 2024th Long Season started for Yatoro and his teammates by qualifying for DreamLeague Season 22. The team was also able to successfully qualify for ESL One Birmingham 2024. At BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 Spirit finished in the top 6 and earned $45,000. Fourth place at DreamLeague Season 22 provided the players with another $85,000 in prize money. But the team failed to qualify for DreamLeague Season 23.
Previously, Team Spirit took part in the Elite League. The reigning champions of The International received an invitation to the second group stage. But for fans of the club, their performance was frankly unsatisfactory. Team Spirit lost four matches in Group A, finishing with a 2-1-4 record. Seventh place in the group did not allow them to qualify for the play-offs, and as a reward the players received $20,000 for 13-14th place in the standings.
ESL One Birmingham 2024 started for Team Spirit with Group B. There, the team drew twice against opponents such as Heroic and Gaimin Gladiators on the first day.
Team Spirit's recent results stats:
- A 1-1 draw with Gaimin Gladiators
- A 1-1 draw with Heroic.
- A 2-0 win over Azure Ray.
- 0:2 defeat to PSG Quest
- 2-0 win over OG
Xtreme Gaming uniforms
The current roster of Xtreme Gaming was formed at the end of December last year, when the management of the organisation decided to renew its roster due to unsatisfactory results. The first professional event for the new Xtreme Gaming was BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024. There Dy and his teammates took 7th-8th place in the standings and earned $35,000 as a reward. Victory at Games of the Future 2024 provided the players with $350,000 in prize money. Xtreme Gaming then took part in DreamLeague Season 22, where they won the bronze medal. Such a performance guaranteed the Chinese team $120,000. In general, the new XGs look extremely decent compared to last year's results.
The previous professional tournament for Xtreme Gaming was the Elite League. The Chinese club received a direct invitation to the second group stage, bypassing the first group stage, which was held under the Swiss system. In Group B Xtreme Gaming performed with the statistics 2-5-0, not losing a single match. This result ensured the team's second place in the group and a passage to the top of the play-offs. In the first match, Dy and his teammates Ledge and Team Falcons fell to the losers in two matches in a row. XG defeated their compatriots from PSG Quest 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the lower grid, and in the semi-finals they outlasted Team Liquid in a full bo3 series. The lower grid final against Azure Ray ended with a 2-1 win for Xtreme Gaming. In the grand finals, the Chinese faced Team Falcons once again. A 3-1 victory in the rematch brought the team the championship and the top prize of $300,000.
The first game day of the group stage of ESL One Birmingham 2024 was a shock for both the fans of the Chinese club and the average European spectator. Xtreme Gaming first Ledgeili OG and then failed to defeat Heroic.
Statistics of Xtreme Gaming's latest results:
- Defeat by Heroic with a score of 0:2
- 0:2 loss to OG
- 3:1 win over Team Falcons
- 2:0 win over Azure Ray
- 2:1 win over Team Liquid
Match history of Team Spirit - Xtreme Gaming
Since the beginning of this year, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other four times. One match ended in a draw, and three more times Xtreme Gaming defeated Team Spirit.
Predicted result of the match Team Spirit - Xtreme Gaming
Taking into account the abysmal Long Corner of the Chinese and Spirit's tendency to draw, let's bet on a draw in the match. Alternatively, you can take a risk and bet on a Team Spirit victory.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Xtreme Gaming are the favorite with average odds 2.795 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Team Spirit to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 5.148.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Team Spirit | Xtreme Gaming |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 4 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The teams played 6 matches with each other before. And Team Spirit won 3 times while Xtreme Gaming correspondingly became the winner 3 times.