Match Prediction: Hydra - HellRaisers | Dota 2
DPC 2023 Tour 2: EEU Division I (Upper)In Eastern Europe, the key games of the second round begin. Hydra and HellRaisers will meet face to face.
Both teams are aiming for high places at the end of the regular season and both clubs have all the inputs to reach certain heights. If Hydra borders the top 3 and is one step away from a provisional but temporary passage to The Berlin Major 2023, the HellRaisers look unprincipled so far and if they win, they are virtually guaranteed to qualify for the second major of the season.
"Hellraisers approach the game holding the sole lead. HellRaisers haven't lost a single match out of the four they've played.
Hydra share 3rd place with the BB Team. In the standings, the top newcomers have 2 wins in 4 matches.
We'll try to see which team can improve their standings and earn critical points ahead of the final games in Eastern Europe.
HellRaisers form
Let's start the review of the match by analyzing the HellRaisers' form. In this game, they will have to play as favourites.
The bookmakers are happy with the level of play of HR and boldly put them in the leading position. The odds on the Solo team's victory are estimated at around 1.3.
A figure like that, and against such an opponent, is more than logical. HR have made a quantum leap in the new season, which is reflected in their general level of play and the confidence with which they beat their direct rivals.
HellRaisers line-up
Solo's swan song has lingered and developed into a solid winning streak. Thanks in no small part to a well-assembled and well-crafted roster.
HellRaisers players
- RAMZES
- kiyotaka
- MieRo`
- Antares
- Solo
Teamwork and local initiative were already evident in HR in the Lima Major 2023. With the start of the new season in DPC these parameters were strengthened and not without the help of Ramzes who came to take over the position of Kerry.
The reunion of Solo and Ramzes improved the team's batting average and HR started to gain weight from game to game which resulted in a 4-0 score. I don't see why not make it 5-0.
HellRaisers performance
HellRaisers finished the first regular season with a 4-3 record. In addition to DPC, HR played in outside tournaments from BB.
They played in the BB Universe: Episode 1 - Cosmic Zone. There they managed to make it through the group stage but didn't make it to the play-offs: HR crashed the first game in the top flight and then lost to Ooredoo Thunder in the bottom flight and left the event.
At the Lima Major 2023, the HellRaisers were placed in Group B. Nominally one of the weakest teams in the basket, they managed to win 7 out of 16 matches and then beat Geek Slate in tiebreaks, thereby qualifying for the main stage of the championship.
In the first round of the playoffs, HR faced their last match in the Lima Major 2023. Talon Esports beat their archrivals 2-0, knocking them out of the tournament.
In the first match of DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division Tour II, HR managed to win the first match against Virtus.pro. They won in a fairly confident manner.
In the next game HellRaisers played against the local kryptonite of most of the top teams, One Move. They managed to win, but not by a landslide: One Move squeezed the map for 20 minutes, using a sick Marci + Io combination.
Next up, Hellraiser met RAMZES' former team Darkside. If the first map wasn't a problem (HR won in 29 minutes), then the second one wasn't so confident and they snatched victory anyway.
The fourth win came in a duel with BB Team. What should have turned into a full-fledged bo3 with plenty of cool moments ended in beating the latter. BB Team were declassified on two maps with no chance of a comeback.
HellRaisers heroes
The most pickable HellRaisers character is Techies. The hero is taken 11 times and has a 54% win rate.
Next in line are more standard patch characters: Undying (9 games, 66% win rate), Dragon Knight (9 games, 55% win rate), Rubick (9 games, 33% win rate).
Playing with Enigma (7 games, 71% wins), Storm Spirit (6 games, 100% wins).
Hydra Form
Let's continue the match review with an analysis of Hydra's playing form. In this match they are playing in the status of the outsider.
Bookmakers are in no hurry to give Hydra odds against such a formidable opponent. The odds for Hydra are at the level of 3.4.
Given Hydra's status as a rookie of the season and the overall level of players in relation to HellRaisers, that number looks great. There's a chance to clinch the game and create trouble for HR with their intentions of making a small bloody run to The Berlin Major 2023.
Hydra line-up
At the core of Hydra's roster are perennially promising performers with aspirations for a better professional life. Quite a viable desire, and from the games in the new season it seems that to achieve this quite realistic.
Hydra players
- dream`
- Worick
- Cloud
- Lefitan
- HappyDyurara
There are no specific players in the Hydra roster. There's no kiyotaka or Antares to speak of, when you watch them play you think "this guy is good".
The plus side of Hydra is a fairly modest appetite and lack of "stardom", which ruins most of the inhabitants of the Eastern European region. Let's take a look at the BB Team to see for ourselves.
Hydra's performance
Hydra made it through to the first division in Eastern Europe thanks to an excellent performance in League Two. The team did not lose a single series in the first round.
In 16 maps, only 2 were given up. They lost one card each to HF and PuckChamp.
In addition to DPC Hydra act as a regular guest of third-party championships. So even before the start of the first season the team played in tournaments like EPL Winter Holidays 2022-2023 where they placed in TOP-1, European Pro League Season 6 where they placed in TOP-12, but in Neon League Season 1 the team was disqualified due to suspicion of foul play, but without any consequences for them.
In the first match of DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division - Tour II, Hydra took on One Move. They managed to pick up one card with the help of Slark-a and Beastmaster-a with Snapfire.
Next Hydr's more established rivals were SoNNeiKo and and RodjER as part of Darkside. Initially, the latter were favorites, but Hydra literally outclassed their rivals.
In the third game Hydra outplayed one of their key rivals and essentially fulfilled the minimum plan, creating a good foundation to keep their place in the top division. They outplayed NaVi by a score of 2-0.
In the next match Hydra were close to a sensation and victory over Team Spirit. However, after a confident win on the first map, Spirit showed the cards on the next two and ended the game in their favour.
Hydra Heroes
The most popular Hydra hero is Tusk (22 matches, 81% win rate). Another popular hero is Beastmaster (17 matches, 64% of wins).
Also playing Clockwerk (14 games, 78% win rate), Disruptor with a similar figure (14 games, 78% win rate). Also piked Keeper of the Light, who was raised with Patch 7.32e (13 games, 100% wins).
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams in these squads have not crossed paths with each other before. The game on Matchday 2 of the Eastern European tour will be the sides' debut meeting.
Match result
In this game we'd like to believe in an equal Dota, and the prerequisites for this are in place (remember the game Hydra vs Spirit), but in fact I don't believe even in one card from Hydra. Too ultimativelly accelerated HellRaisers.
It is clear that the team Solo has a lot of working ideas, and on a personal level is not inferior to the lights of the local Dota. This is especially evident in the play of Antares and Kiyotake, with the presence of which even a duo of Solo + Ramzes is not needed.
Bottom line: a 2-0 win for HR.
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 1.189. Hydra chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 4.838 by bookmakers.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | Hydra | HellRaisers |
5 matches (wins) | 5 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 9 | 4 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams.
The participants in the battle before the meeting played 4 matches with each other.
And Hydra won 1 times while HellRaisers correspondingly became the winner 3 times.