Prediction for the match between Nongshim RedForce – DRX
So we waited for the start of the summer season of LCK 2022. If someone is not in the know, this is the second split of the second year of the Korean Pro League. Ten teams compete in the group stage for the playoffs. Matches will be played in bo-3 format using the Double Round Robin system.
We are in for a hot fight between the Nongshim RedForce and DRX teams. Bookmakers give almost even odds, so let's start to figure out who will win whom.
Nongshim RedForce form
At the end of 2021, the Nongshim RedForce team made reshuffles and completely replaced the club's roster. Two players "Ghost" and "Peter" moved to the main squad from the NS academy. The rest of the guys came from fairly well-known clubs, but so far this has not yielded results.
The new roster did not show the best performance at its last LCK Spring 2022 tournament. If the previously departed Nongshim RedForce teams regularly made their way to the playoffs, where they took 3rd to 6th place, the new roster could not come close to such a result. Yes, they may not have been played, but given the experience of some participants, it would seem that they will quickly get used to it and prompt young players. But for some reason this did not happen, as we see from their latest result.
Lineup of Nongshim RedForce
- Canna (Top)
- Dread (Jungle)
- Bdd (Mid)
- Ghost (Adc)
- Peter (Support)
Bdd is a fairly experienced midlaner. During his career, the player managed to compete in many championships, including the World Championship of various years.
Ghost is a former 2021 World Championship finalist and 2020 World Championship winner. What can I say, recent achievements speak for themselves.
Heroes of Nongshim RedForce
Most Picked Champions: Jinx (15 matches, 33.3% win rate), Nautilus (14 matches, 28.6% win rate) and Graves (11 matches, 54.5% win rate).
Most successful champions: Braum (1 match, 100% win), Ezreal (1 match, 100% win) and Fiora (1 match, 100% win).
Results of recent matches
- 2-0 victory over Hanwha Life Esports;
- Lost to KT Rolster with a score of 1-2;
- Lost to DAMWON Gaming with a score of 0-2;
- Lost to DRX 0-2;
- Defeated by Brion Esports with a score of 1-2.
As we can see from the history of their games, the team is not in the best shape. Whether they can fix it remains to be seen.
Form DRX
DRX hasn't been without lineup changes either. At the end of 2021, three new players joined the club. Surprisingly, the team quickly managed to surpass all past results of the club. I don’t know if luck played here, or the team got along so well with each other.
Previously, the DRX club in the summer of 2021 at the LCK could not make it out of the group stage and were eliminated from the tournament with a terrible score of 2-16. Now, after just a few months of joint training, the team performed at LCK Spring 2022 and, having finished the group stages with a score of 11-7, made it to the playoffs. Unfortunately, in the first game, the team was defeated by the Kwangdong Freecs, but had a decent fight. The DRX club was one step away from victory, but that was the end of their performance in the championship.
DRX line-up
- Kingen (Top)
- Pyosik (Jungle)
- Zeka (Mid)
- Deft (Adc)
- BeryL (Support)
The DRX team also acquired two experienced players "Deft" and "BeryL". Both have a lot of performances behind their backs.
Beryl is a former 2021 World Championship finalist and 2020 World Championship winner.
Deft - has more modest results, winning many tournaments in the LPL and LCK series.
Heroes DRX
Most Picked Champions: Lee Sin (16 matches, 62.5% win rate), Aphelios (15 matches, 33.3% win rate) and Jinx (13 matches, 61.5% win rate).
Most successful champions: Kai'Sa (4 matches, 100% win rate), Gangplank (2 matches, 100% win rate) and Akshan (1 match, 100% win rate).
DRX Latest Match Results
- Lost to Freecs 2-3;
- Lost to T1 with a score of 0-2;
- Lost to DAMWON Gaming with a score of 0-2;
- Victory over Freecs with a score of 2-1;
- Victory over Nongshim RedForce with a score of 0-2.
History of personal confrontations
Prior to this game, the teams had played 7 meetings. In 4 of them, the Nongshim RedForce team won, and 3 went to the DRX club.
Exodus
I don’t know about you, but I will support the choice of bookmakers and decide to bet on DRX. They have shown themselves well lately, we have already seen their results and successes with our own eyes. What can I say about their opponents, yes they have potential and perhaps it was not immediately revealed. Perhaps the team could not play as quickly as its current rival. Therefore, I believe that we are going to see an amazing battle. I prefer not to rely on phantom ideas about a possible improvement in the results of the Nongshim RedForce team. Therefore, I will say again, my bet is the team from DRX.
Outcome: Team DRX will be the winner of this battle.
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