Match Prediction: OpTic Gaming - Team Serenity | Dota 2
The International 2018The collectives have already met in the group stage and then their match resulted in a draw.
Team Serenity were gathered in January 2018 and they have made a great leap in their game since then - the collective got the first place at the qualifiers for The International 2018 in China leaving no chance for LGD.FY. The took the seventh place at the group stage having seven victories and nine losses and at the playoff stage Zhizhizhi and Co won over Fnatic in the bo1 battle.
Meanwhile, OpTic Gaming performed in a great way at the second part of the rating season and only one win at China Dota2 Supermajor 2018 could get them invited to The International 2018 directly. At the qualifier in North America for the most important championship of the year the guys took the third place. PPD and Co performed in the group stage of the TI8 not very confidently, but at the rematches they provided themselves with a slot in the upper bracket while at the playoff the collective lost against Team Liquid by the score 2:0.
The bookmakers think that OpTic Gaming are the favourites of the battle and set the coefficients of their win equal to 1.7, while the triumph of Team Serenity is evaluated as 2. We also think that the teams are equal and will lean toward the guys from Serenity, as we think that they are a better shape.