Match Prediction: Virtus.pro - Team Liquid | Dota 2
The International 2022: Last Chance QualifierLet's move on to the second semi-final of the Last Chance Qualifier. At stake is a ticket to the grand final of the qualifiers for The International 2022, and therefore the importance of the fight can hardly be overestimated.
For both teams, getting into the group stage of The International could be a key point in their careers. For MATUMBA from Liquid, this tournament of the series will be the last in his career, for the young performers of the Armenian club it may be the first.
In general, there is something to look at. We are trying to figure out which of the teams will be stronger and move one step closer to the coveted slot in the TI group stage, and who will have to challenge their right in the lower bracket of the qualifiers.
Form Team Liquid
Team Liquid will play as the favorite in this match. The chance of their victory is estimated by bookmakers with odds around 1.6.
For an upper bracket match, 1.6 is a bold odds. It inspires optimism with regards to “liquid” ones and suggests the idea of making a bet in their favor.
Before the start of The Last Chance Qualifier, this was hard to predict. Liquid gave no reason not to doubt their performance.
Thinking back to the season, the “performance gap” between offline tournaments and online leagues comes to mind. In the first case, Liquid looked like whipping boys, even though they made their opponents tremble online.
Now the situation has changed, and famously. The "liquid" ones are moving towards the goal of tasting the "real" The International, although not without problems, but still.
In their group at the Last Chance Qualifier, the team took 1st place. Considering the high competition in Pot B, this result can only be called a success.
Team Liquid latest match results
- 2-0 victory over T1
- Draw with Infamous 1-1
- 2-0 victory over Wildcard
- Victory over Virtus.pro with a score of 2-0
- 2-1 victory over Polaris Esports
In the last series, Liquid is gaining, and it is not yet clear what will cause the pressure to drop. Yes, the card was given against Polaris, but it's worth understanding that the Filipinos are not foolish.
Team Liquid roster
- MATUMBAMAN
- miCKe
- zai
- Boxi
- iNSaNiA
Earlier I mentioned that in my opinion, Liquid got tired of both each other and DotA in general. Now the feeling has disappeared along with the last matches of the “liquid”.
Heroes Team Liquid
In their picks, Liquid focuses on Death Prophet (4 matches, 75% wins), Mars (4 matches, 50% wins), Slark (3 matches, 66% wins), Vengeful Spirit (3 matches, 66% wins), Marci and Pudge (3 matches, 66% of wins).
Form Virtus.pro
VP will play in the status of catching up in this match. The chance of success of the Armenian club is estimated by bookmakers with odds over 2.
Such an assessment for VP is rather praise. In my opinion, with their performance in this tournament, they do not deserve to play in the biggest tournament of the year. If we take into account non-game parameters, then VP should not be present at such large-scale events at all, but this is not about that now.
Having spent a good season in general, the Armenian club in its group looked like one of the main contenders for the win. As a result, the team finished 1-3-1, which looks like a failure for them. The organization itself confirmed this by issuing a rather “creepy” post with excuses, but oh well.
VP Latest Results
- Draw 1-1 with Wildcard
- Draw with Xtreme Gaming 1-1
- Lost to Team Liquid 0-2
- Draw with T1 1-1
- 2-1 victory over Vici Gaming
The first match of the playoffs was very hard for VP, but still it was a victory. The victory over the "mediocre" competitor, but it is.
Virtus.pro roster
- RAMZES
- gpk
- DM
- yamich
- Xakoda
Frankly, I do not want to talk about VP performers. I can say that young supports can turn on when they need to, but “stars” like gpk fail in elementary situations, which we saw in the match against Vici Gaming.
Heroes Virtus.pro
Most Picked VP Heroes: Dragon Knight (4 matches, 100% win rate), Lina (4 matches, 100% win rate), Phantom Assassin (3 matches, 33% win rate), Undying (3 matches, 0% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
Previously, the teams played each other in the group stage of The Last Chance Qualifier. In a face-to-face fight, Team Liquid outperformed Virtus.pro with a score of 2-0.
Match outcome
In this fight, I expect a decent game from both teams in terms of the level of performance. I'm more impressed by Liquid, who accelerated during the championship.
Given the fact of playing in a group, I don’t see how Virtus.pro can win revenge against the Europeans, but what the hell is not joking. The most stable rate here, as for me, is +2.5 total.
Result: total +2.5.
Team Liquid is the 20th team in the world ranking. The guys played well at the European qualifiers, but managed to take only 3rd place, thanks to which they got to the last chance qualifiers. DGG Esports and goonsquad 2:0 won the first two matches without any problems, but then they faced an insurmountable obstacle in the form of Entity Gaming. Having lost to them 0:2, they went down to the lower bracket and in the next match they did not cope with Team Secret 1:2. They get off to a good start in the last chance qualifiers, first drawing with Xtreme Gaming, a confident victory over T1 2:0, but let them down a bit in the match against INF.UESPORTS (1:1), giving them the 2nd map due to a terrible draft. This is followed by a confident victory over Wildcard Gaming 2:0, and, no less important, a dominating victory over VP 2:0. In the first match of the playoffs, the guys managed to beat Polaris Esports 2:1 and continue their journey through the upper bracket. The team is strong.
Virtus.Pro is the 5th team in the world ranking. We took 2nd place in the qualifications, being the clear favorite. We moved everyone right up to the very final, defeating Pari Parni, Mind Games and Natus Vincere 2:0. Well, in the final they completely stopped playing and lost to BetBoom 0:3. How fair this match was, decide for yourself. I didn't like the team's games in the last chance qualifiers, as well as in all recent tournaments. In the first match, everything was pretty good, we played well against INF.UESPORTS, beating them 2:0, but then there were incomprehensible difficulties. In a match against WG, they give away the second map, having an advantage of 17k + aegis. Draw. Then they play a draw with Xtreme Gaming, although the second map is taken absolutely undeservedly, having made a trillion mistakes and playing three steps lower than the opponent. After losing without a chance to current opponents (TL) 2:0 and in the last match of the group stage they play in a draw against T1. In the 1st match of the playoffs, we managed to defeat Vici Gaming 2:1, but with great difficulty.
I will drown for TL until the very end. So far I have not been let down and I see no reason not to trust them now.
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Bookmakers & Statistics
Virtus.pro are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.954. Team Liquid, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 2.248.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Virtus.pro | Team Liquid |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 9 | 7 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams.
The competitors have held 23 matches.
In these matches Virtus.pro won 7 times, Team Liquid active consisits of 15 wins.