Match Prediction: HellRaisers - Virtus.pro | Dota 2
DPC 2022/2023 Winter Tour 1: EEU Division I (Upper)We continue to study what is happening on the Eastern European Dota 2 competitive scene. Next up is Day 7 of the confrontations within DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division.
HellRaisers and Virtus.pro will open a new circle of matches. Both teams have the prospect of getting into the TOP-4, and therefore the face-to-face meeting will be of particular importance.
VP and HR share the second position in the standings before the match. Both teams have 2 wins and 1 loss.
We are trying to figure out which of the teams will move their colleagues from the second line and become one step closer to Lima Major 2023.
HR form
Let's start the analysis of the match by looking at the form of HR. They will be the favorite in this fight.
Bookmakers are quite loyal to the team. The success of HellRaisers is given a coefficient in the region of 1.5.
Perhaps, I agree that the Solo team really has an advantage over its rivals and looks more promising. However, I do not think that there is a significant difference between the clubs.
HellRaisers roster
It is noteworthy that we have a match with pepper. Here, after all, Solo is against VP, his former club once gave the captain a chance.
HellRaisers Players
- Daxak
- depressed kid
- MieRo`
- Antares
- Solo
No matter how skeptical I was about HR players at the start of the season, now the team looks cheerful. Links on the side lines work well, and the depressed kid on the center line is confident.
HellRaisers performance
Before the big changes in the roster, HR won the second division of Eastern Europe and the local Last-Last Chance tournament. This was followed by changes and participation in the BB Xmas Show.
The tournament itself was sluggish for HellRaisers. The updated HR roster took second place in the group, after which, having won the series in the playoffs, they fell to the lower bracket, where Nemiga Gaming was eliminated.
DPC 2023 started with a match against Nemiga Gaming. HellRaisers got even with Nemiga for insults at the BB Xmas Show, winning the debut confrontation with a score of 2-1.
In the second game at DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division HellRaisers faced One Move. Solo's wards managed to defeat the weakest team in the division with a score of 2-0.
In the third series, HR faced the BB Team. Being the main favorite to win the season, BB confirmed their status without any problems by closing HR.
Heroes HellRaisers
The most picked heroes by HellRaisers were: Enchantress (4 matches, 75% wins), Tusk (4 matches, 75% wins), Alchemist (3 matches, 100% wins), Crystal Maiden (3 matches, 100% wins), Legion Commander (3 matches, 100% wins).
In addition, they like to use meta carries, which Daxak feels good on. Of these, Naga Siren (6 matches, 50% wins), Sniper (5 matches, 60% wins) can be noted.
Form VP
We continue the review with the analysis of the form of Virtus.pro. They will play catch-up in this match.
The bookmakers do not really believe in the success of Virtus.pro. The victory of the “bears” will happen at a coefficient of 2.3.
As mentioned above, I do not see a clear lag here. For me, it's more like 60/40 in favor of HR.
VP squad
Before the start of the season, it was very hard to believe in the new Virtus.pro roster. He looked awkward and, frankly, weak. After three games, it can be noted that everything is far from deplorable.
Virtus.pro players
- krylat
- squad1x
- Noticed
- sayw
- Dukalis
After a failed debut, VP newcomers managed to find the necessary mutual understanding and evened out the situation in the standings.
Virtus.pro performance
The VP tag played mainly on D2CL and did not shine there with much success. The team won the 12th season, but then it went into the TOP-3 in tournaments from 8 to 11 seasons, which is not very significant.
Before the BetBoom Xmas Show, already in a new guise, VP took part in D2CL Season 17. The warm-up tournament with an objectively weak list of participants ended sadly for Virtus.pro.
As part of D2CL Season 17, VP took TOP-6, which is clearly far from optimal results. As part of the BetBoom Xmas Show, the team will get a chance to rectify the situation, but so far nothing hints at this.
In the first match of the playoffs, VP somehow got past PuckChamp, beating them 2-1. Then there was a match against Gaimin Gladiators and a loss with a score of 0-2, although not without a struggle on the first map.
Then there was the start of DPC 2023. The team started with a 0-2 defeat against BB Team, where former Virtus.pro performers play together with TORONTOTOKYO.
Later, VP met with Darkside, where there are also members of various iterations of VP (Ramzes and RodjER). The team turned out to be surprisingly ready for the match and closed the series with a score of 2-0.
In the third match, Virtus.pro played with Nemiga Gaming. Being the outsiders of that match, VP broke the pre-match statistics for the second time and outplayed the favorite.
Heroes Virtus.pro
Virtus.pro's most picked character remains Disruptor (9 matches, 55% win rate). On the heels of the Thunderer is Undying (8 matches, 50% of wins).
Also chosen by VP are Shadow Fiend (4 matches, 75% win rate), Silencer (4 matches, 50% win rate), Lina (4 matches, 50% win rate).
History of personal confrontations
The teams still have not met in head-to-head confrontations after major roster updates. This match will debut in 2023.
The outcome of the fight
In this confrontation, I expect to see a struggle. Both teams must show their best DotA because there can be no underestimation from either side.
I do not believe in a clear victory for either side. I see a 2-1 win for HR as a more realistic outcome, but I have no particular desire to bet on the correct score within Eastern Europe.
Result: total +2.5.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team HellRaisers as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.535. Virtus.pro chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 4.798 by bookmakers.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | HellRaisers | Virtus.pro |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 3 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The teams played 21 matches with each other before. And HellRaisers won 6 times while Virtus.pro correspondingly became the winner 14 times.