We continue to look at the second group stage matches of the DreamLeague Season 20 online tournament. The next encounter in the bo3 stanet clash format will be between Eastern Europe and South America, namely the teams 9Pandas and Evil Geniuses. Will 9Pandas be able to clinch a place in the play-offs, or will they slip further to the bottom of the standings? Let's find out.
In this betting tourney you will find out how the contestants fared in their previous professional tournament, their successes in the DreamLeague Season 20, and which team is more likely to prevail in the bo3 match.
Form 9Pandas
Before the start of DreamLeague Season 20, 9Pandas participated in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I. The squad managed to finish in the top 3 with a 5-2 performance. 9Pandas Ledge were only beaten by teams such as Team Spirit and BetBoom Team. Overall Solo and his teammates showed a good game. For their achievements, 9Pandas earned $27,000, 200 DPC points, as well as a ticket to the Bali Major 2023.
9Pandas have been a pleasant surprise so far in DreamLeague Season 20. The team was drawn in Group B for the first group stage. There the team showed an excellent performance, winning the group with the statistics 4-2-1. The only loss for the Eastern Europeans was against Gaimin Gladiators. In the current stage of the tournament, Solo and the team first beat Team Aster, but are now on a streak of three straight defeats. Yesterday, 9Pandas Ledge beat Gaimin Gladiators 1-2. Thus, the team sits in sixth place in the standings along with Team Spirit.
Statistics on the latest results of 9Pandas:
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Gaimin Gladiators
- 0-2 defeat to Talon Esports
- 1-2 defeat for Team Spirit
- Defeat Team Aster 2-1
- 2-0 win over beastcoast
Evil Geniuses uniform
Before DreamLeague Season 20, Matthew and his team took part in DPC SA 2023 Tour 3: Division I. There Evil Geniuses gave a great performance, finishing in the top 2 of Division I with a 6-1 stat and Ledge against only the beastcoast team. Beastcoast had a similar result, so the teams had to play a bo3 format tiebreaker for first and second place. EG won it 2-0. For winning the tournament, Matthew and his teammates earned $30,000 in prize money, 500 DPC points and a slot in the Bali Major 2023.
Evil Geniuses' performance in the first group stage of DreamLeague Season 20 can be described as extremely consistent. It's hard to call it outstanding, but a 0-7-0 record has seen Matthew and his teammates finish fourth in Group A against the likes of Tundra Esports and Team Secret. The South American representatives won two bo1 matches in the tiebreaker for fourth place and moved on to the next stage of the tournament. Evil Geniuses won their first match in the second group stage of the tournament against Talon Esports 2-0. However, that was followed by two defeats to BetBoom Team and PSG.LGD. Matthew ended their losing streak with a victory over China's Team Aster. The South American representatives are now in third place with Gaimin Gladiators.
Evil Geniuses recent results statistics:
- 2-1 victory over Team Aster
- 1-2 defeat of PSG.LGD
- 1-2 defeat of BetBoom Team
- 2-0 win over Talon Esports
- 1-0 win over Team Secret
9Pandas - Evil Geniuses match history
Since the beginning of this year, the teams have only played once. At ESL One Berlin Major 2023, 9Pandas and Evil Geniuses played out a 1-1 draw.
Predicted result of 9Pandas vs Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses have shown better play so far in this phase. There are fewer and fewer matches left for 9Pandas to advance to the top half of the table. Therefore, let's bet on a card total of more than 2.5.