Welcome to all esports and Dota 2 fans! From September 4 to 14, 2025, the biggest tournament of the year The International 2025 will take place. Sixteen teams will compete for the Aegis of Champions and a massive prize pool. Among the matches in the 1-1 bracket, we highlight Nigma Galaxy vs Team Liquid, which promises to be very interesting. While the teams are preparing for the match, we will try to determine the likely winner and provide betting tips.
How the bookies view it: Team Liquid favorite
Most bookmakers consider Team Liquid the favorite in their match against Nigma Galaxy at The International 2025. The team are the reigning champions of last year’s tournament and continue to perform at a high level this season. However, Nigma Galaxy should not be underestimated either, as they have a well-coordinated roster and know how to defeat strong opponents.
Nigma Galaxy form
Let’s begin our Dota 2 betting prediction with an analysis of Nigma Galaxy’s team form. Nigma Galaxy is a well-known team that has been competing on the Tier-1 scene for several years. The organization was previously called Nigma and was founded by former Team Liquid members, including four of the five The International 2017 champions.
Nigma Galaxy roster: SumaiL, No!ob, OmaR, GH, KuroKy
We’ll start our analysis traditionally, going back to the 2023 season. That year, the team didn’t play in many tournaments, and most of the events they did attend were Tier-2 level. Nigma Galaxy made their presence known at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and Tour 2, finishing in 6th and 8th place respectively.
After that, they qualified for DreamLeague Season 19 through the regional qualifiers. However, they couldn’t show a solid performance at the main event, managing to beat only Talon Esports and finishing in 13th-14th place. Still, Nigma Galaxy showed promise with a 1-1 draw against Team Spirit.
The team then returned to lower-tier tournaments and managed to secure 2nd place at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II.
The 2024 season was significantly different for Nigma Galaxy — the team finally managed to display a higher level of play. From the beginning of the year, they participated in a number of qualifiers with fairly good results. However, in their first Tier-1 tournament of the year — Elite League Season 1 — they underperformed and finished in 20th-22nd place.
Success came a bit later, with Nigma Galaxy securing 3rd place at Clavision: Snow Ruyi and a 7th-8th place finish at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
The year 2025 for Nigma Galaxy also started with qualifiers and the team was able to qualify for PGL Wallachia Season 3 and ESL One Raleigh 2025. Successful performances at the qualifiers continued with a 3-4 place at BLAST Slam II. It is also worth noting the 7th place at DreamLeague Season 26.
At Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi, Nigma Galaxy delivered a middling performance. Although they topped their group with a 4-0 record by defeating PARIVISION, Tundra Esports, and Xtreme Gaming, the team lost to Tundra Esports and Xtreme Gaming in the playoffs, finishing in 5th-6th place at the tournament.
At The International 14, Nigma Galaxy are not among the favorites, but the team is respected and considered quite strong.
Most popular Nigma Galaxy heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Nigma Galaxy over the last 6 months:
- Tusk – 37 games – 54.05% winrate
- Elder Titan – 26 games – 57.69% winrate
- Puck – 21 games – 61.90% winrate
- Morphling – 19 games – 57.89% winrate
- Bristleback – 19 games – 57.89% winrate
- Dark Willow – 19 games – 52.63% winrate
- Batrider – 17 games – 52.94% winrate
- Silencer – 16 games – 50.00% winrate
- Mars – 13 games – 69.23% winrate
- Magnus – 13 games – 61.54% winrate
As you can see, Nigma Galaxy favors reliable heroes and has a decent winrate.
Team Liquid form
Let's continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Team Liquid form. This team is one of the most well-known in esports, especially in Dota 2, so there’s a lot we could say — but we’ll focus on the essentials.
We’ll start from the 2023 season. In DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1, Team Liquid went undefeated and later secured a Top-2 finish at The Lima Major 2023, despite playing with a stand-in.
The second DPC Tour brought no surprises — Liquid once again took first place, though they did drop one series. On the international stage, Liquid also performed well but continued to play in the shadow of Gaimin Gladiators, who claimed the second Major title that season.
In the third tour, Liquid’s performance dipped slightly, finishing in 4th place — but it was still enough to qualify for the Bali Major 2023. In the grand scheme, this didn’t matter much, as Liquid had already qualified for The International 2023.
Team Liquid roster: miCKe, Nisha, SaberLight, Boxi, Insania.
After a disappointing result at DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid were eliminated in the first group stage, there was a feeling that Bali Major 2023 would also be a less successful showing for them. However, Liquid decided to switch into high gear and play at full strength. The team delivered a solid performance and finished in second place, losing in the grand final to Gaimin Gladiators.
The next major tournament for Team Liquid that year was Riyadh Masters 2023. They completed the Play-In stage with a 3-1-1 record, securing second place in Group A. In the main group stage, they ended with a 3-3-1 record and advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs. By the end of the biggest tournament of the year, Team Liquid placed Top 2, which is certainly not a bad result — especially compared to their Top 10 finish at DreamLeague Season 21, which followed Riyadh and preceded The International 2023.
At the main event of the year — The International 2023 — Team Liquid started off confidently, taking 1st place in their group with a 3-1-0 series record. In the playoff seeding match, Liquid faced Evil Geniuses. The Peruvians didn’t make much of a splash at TI, and as expected, lost to Liquid with a 0-2 scoreline.
In the first playoff round, Liquid went up against Talon Esports and once again secured a clean victory. However, things didn’t go according to plan afterwards — they were defeated by Team Spirit, and then by Gaimin Gladiators, who were already in the lower bracket. As a result, Liquid finished the year’s most important tournament in the Top 6.
The team concluded the season with a performance at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023, where they finished in 3rd place.
In 2024, they played in every event they could, although the start of the season was underwhelming. Team Liquid competed in several Tier-1 tournaments but didn’t achieve any standout results.
Their strong performances resumed at Riyadh Masters 2024, where Team Liquid finally found the right strategies and secured a 2nd place finish. However, the team's biggest triumph came at The International 2024, where Liquid put on a spectacular display, reached the grand final, and swept Gaimin Gladiators 3-0 with ease.
After winning The International, Team Liquid performed well in the first group stage of DreamLeague Season 24, finishing with a 3-3-1 record and taking second place in their group. However, they failed to progress through the second group stage and ultimately finished the tournament in Top 6. Things didn’t improve much after that — another Top 6 finish at BLAST Slam 1, followed by a 2nd place at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
In the 2025 season, Liquid did not participate in many events, but all of them were top-tier tournaments. The team placed in the top 8 at Fissure Playground #1 and BLAST Slam II. At DreamLeague Season 25, Liquid once again missed out on the prize zone, finishing 7th. Team Liquid’s main achievements so far are their victories at PGL Wallachia Season 3 and PGL Wallachia Season 4, while at PGL Wallachia Season 5 the team secured 3rd place.
Team Liquid had no trouble winning FISSURE Universe: Episode 5, while at FISSURE Universe: Episode 6 they finished in 3rd place.
At The International 2025, Team Liquid have been playing below expectations. In their first match, the team defeated BOOM Esports 2-1, but in the second they lost 0-2 to Tidebound.
Most popular Team Liquid heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Team Liquid over the last 6 months:
- Tiny – 37 games – 62.16% winrate
- Ember Spirit – 25 games – 68.00% winrate
- Puck – 24 games – 58.33% winrate
- Silencer – 23 games – 56.52% winrate
- Dark Willow – 22 games – 68.18% winrate
- Jakiro – 21 games – 66.67% winrate
- Windranger – 21 games – 52.38% winrate
- Muerta – 18 games – 77.78% winrate
- Templar Assassin – 18 games – 72.22% winrate
- Ancient Apparition – 18 games – 55.56% winrate
Team Liquid aren’t always consistent, but when they hit their stride, they’re extremely difficult to stop.
Nigma Galaxy vs Team Liquid Head-to-Head History
The teams have faced each other 13 times, with Team Liquid winning 12 of those matches and Nigma Galaxy only once. This match at The International 2025 is very important, as both teams had an average performance on the opening day and now need to win their upcoming games to advance to the playoff stage of the tournament.
Predicted result of the match Nigma Galaxy vs Team Liquid at The International 2025
Predicting the outcome of Nigma Galaxy vs Team Liquid at The International 2025 is quite challenging. Both teams are playing at a high level and have not yet revealed all of their strategies in the early matches. Based on this season’s results, we believe Team Liquid will take the win, but the match will not be an easy one. Fans can expect an exciting and dynamic game.
Betting Prediction: Team Liquid win.
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