Match Prediction: Gaimin Gladiators - Shopify Rebellion | Dota 2

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We've reached the second game day of the DreamLeague season 19 with a betting tip for the Gaimin Gladiators - Shopify Rebellion match (April 15 at 11:00 am CET). What has become a classic for the DreamLeague S19 clash of Europe and America should give us a high quality Dota, and therefore before parsing the duel we have prepared.

The algorithm has not changed much. We have watched the teams' games in regional leagues, remembered their performances on the international scene, and also analyzed games in DreamLeague Season 19.

We're ready to talk about the form of the teams on Day 2, and share our opinions on the outcome of the match. Let's begin.

The form of the Gaimin Gladiators - once again the first contender to win the DreamLeague Season 19

Let's open up the Gaimin Gladiators vs Shopify Rebellion with a look at the European form. Gaimin Gladiators will be favourites for this match and that's nothing new.

Bookmakers single out the representative of the European region as the winner, giving them 1.5 to win. The gap between the teams is quite solid, although not critical.

The Gaimin Gladiators are proving their advantage thanks to their performance, which is on the high side despite some problems. Among those problems is their poor showing in their home league, Western Europe, where they finished in the top 3 twice (2nd place in the first contest, 3rd place in the second contest).

Their lack of top performance in the regional tournaments was made up for by their success in the Lima Major 2023, where the team won the tournament without too many problems. In addition to the Lima Major 2023, GG proved their worth in the DreamLeague Season 19, where they took first place in the first leg.

The second stage of the Long Convergence was good, even excellent. In the opening match GG got past perhaps the main favorite in the face of Team Liquid, and beat them without any trouble.

• Composition of Gaimin Gladiators: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri

In the first match of the second stage, the team crushed Team Liquid in an hour. Obviously, all the performers showed their best game and looked a head taller than Liquid's top players.

The most popular Gaimin Gladiators characters

Two of GG's most popular characters are the Spurrottes. These are Undying and Rubick who have been taken 9 games each and have a 77% win rate.

Rubick (6 matches, 66% win rate), Beastmaster (5 matches, 80% win rate), Beastmaster (5 matches, 80% win rate) were also successful.

Naga Siren and Enchantress appeared 4 times each, winning 3 games, and also Disruptor and Keeper of the Light with 4 matches but 2 wins.

If you believe the Gaimin Gladiators will continue their winning streak, bet on "GG win" at odds of 1.5.

Otherwise, look at Shopify Rebellion's form. The team is looking good in this tournament, but definitely not unproblematic.

Shopify Rebellion's form is a contender for the North American championship

Fast forward to the parsing of Shopify Rebellion's form game, who will be battling GG in underdog status. There's good reason for that.

The pre-match state of affairs is confirmed by the bookmakers, who give odds of around 2.45 on SR's victory. But it's not even about the numbers here.

Shopify Rebellion is certainly a decent and strong team. They showed it in their home league where they were top-2 twice, they did it at the Lima Major 2023 when they reached the top-4 of the competition.

They continue to show a high level of play and zeal to win in DreamLeague Season 19. You have to agree, sharing first place with GG and EG playing with substitutes is worth a lot.

• Shopify Rebellion line-up: Arteezy, Mikey, SabeRLight, Cr1t, Fly.

This is where we get to the very problems mentioned above. They lie in the SR roster, who are forced to play in the tournament with replacements.

Abed didn't get a visa and had to miss the championship, and his place was urgently taken by Mikey. First impressions are as good as a full roster, but let's not forget that the first stage is bo2, a kind of roulette.

In full-bo3 will start a completely different game, and the mood of the teams will obviously be different than the first day of games, when SR managed to squeeze GG card.

The most popular Shopify Rebellion characters

The most frequent guest in spades is Disruptor. Appeared 7 times and won every game.

Other popular heroes are Storm Spirit (6 games, 83% win rate), Undying (6 games, 66% win rate).

Lycan hasn't lost (4 matches, 100% wins), Shadow Fiend (4 games, 75% win rate).

If you're ready to believe in SR's success against Gaimin Gladiators - pick them to win the game at odds of 2.5.

If you want to know a bit more about the potential outcome of the match, have a look at the history of their head-to-head encounters.

History of head-to-head encounters between Shopify Rebellion and Gaimin Gladiators

The teams have crossed paths once in official matches. This happened in the first leg of DreamLeageu S19 and they were 1-1 down.

Predicted SR - Gaimin Gladiators

Logically, this encounter should be a close fight with the potential to go to three legs. The teams' progress in the first leg of the tournament and their head-to-head encounter, which also took place there, point to this.

However, I am inclined to believe in a clean win for GG. After their debut against Liquid, they inspire confidence and make you believe in their superiority, and with a substitute in the main position it will be extremely difficult to beat such a machine.

Bottom line: a 2-0 win for GG.