Greetings to all League of Legends esports fans! At EGamersWorld, together we continue to analyze the events of LEC Summer 2022 and make our predictions. Let me remind you that this is the largest League of Legends tournament in Europe, and €200,000 EUR and three places at Worlds 2022 are at stake.
Fnatic vs Astralis
Top 3 LEC team against the nominal outsider of the tournament. Obviously, Fnatic is the favorite on all fronts, but Astralis got off to a pretty good start. Do they have a chance to beat the opponent like XL did recently?
Fnatic form
Semi-final of LEC Spring 2022, runner-up team on par with G2 Esports and Rogue. A very stable and strong LEC and European League of Legends team in general, as far as we know it since 2010.
They put together a good roster, which was shown for the first time at this year's spring split, where they replaced everyone except the old man and team leader Hylissang, who has been at the base for almost 5 years. They tested their real strength at LEC Spring 2022 and now they are ready to work for the result again, having prepared.
They opened the first week with a victory over one of their main rivals Rogue, which was already a very good result, but later they caught 2 pockets from Excel and MAD Lions, where their former mid-laner Nisqy plays. Otherwise, weaker teams dominate without any problems.
Compound:
- Wunder - top laner
- Razork - forester
- Humanoid - mid laner
- Upset - bot laner
- Hylissang - support
Astralis shape
The team for which this competitive will be the second in history and immediately to the LEC. A young team in League of Legends esports, and therefore it is still difficult for them. All previous three splits ended at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Also, Astralis became one of the few teams with slots on the LEC who almost completely changed their roster since the spring, after an unsuccessful performance at the LEC Spring 2022. It is possible that such changes did them good, because now they are beating teams of the middle-low level, though not without difficulty.
They are currently 3-2 in meetings, which is pretty good considering they only lost to top rosters Rogue and G2. But I'm afraid that Fnatic can be considered among these top rosters in Europe.
Compound:
- Vizicsacsi - top laner
- Xerxe - forester
- Dajor - mid laner
- Kobbe - bot laner
- JeongHoon - Support
Meeting history
The teams met each other only 6 times in three splits and Fnatic lost only once, in the most recent match, which did not greatly affect Astralis' 10th place and Fnatic's passage to the playoffs.
Fnatic 0:1 Astralis – LEC Spring 2022 Group Stage
Fnatic 1:0 Astralis – LEC Spring 2022 Group Stage
Fnatic 1:0 Astralis – LEC Summer 2021 Group Stage
Fnatic 1:0 Astralis – LEC Summer 2021 Group Stage
Fnatic 1:0 Astralis – LEC Spring 2021 Group Stage
Match outcome
Meeting with the lowest and highest odds on bets for this game day - and it is not surprising. Fnatic is a solid and confident team who know what they are doing while Astralis lacks experience. This match should be taken by FNC without question.
Outcome: victory will go to Fnatic
