Match Prediction: JD Gaming - Team WE | LoL

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We continue to look at the first professional tournament of the new LoL competitive season. We're talking about NEST 2023 and the upcoming play-offs.

Closing out the first round of the main grid will be Team WE and JDG. The sign, let's face it, is not the most notable even for the regular season of LPL, let alone the semi-academic NEST 2023.

However, that doesn't negate the possibility of a great game, because this is China and even academic rosters can perform at the top of their game. And hopefully they will in this match.

Let's find out who of the pair JDG - Team WE will be stronger and will go to the next round of play-offs NEST 2023, where they will play against the winner of RNG - Weibo Gaming.

Let's go.

JD Gaming uniforms

Let's open our review of the JDG vs Team WE match with a look at the JD Gaming uniforms. The Chinese title tag plays nominally number one in this match, and the odds for a win are at around 1.8.

JD Gaming were the champions of the LPL spring draw quite easily. The only difficult match came in the semifinals of the upper grid, where BLG gave JDG trouble, taking 2 maps.

• JD Gaming roster: redwall, Maggie, Lzq, Kepler, Dorian.

Among other things, JD Gaming became the champions of the first large-scale The International event in 2023 - Mid-Season Invitational 2023. If we remember the group stage of LPL Summer 2023, JD fell just short of BLG's record, playing the stage with a score of 14-2.

In the first round of the main stage JD Gaming faced LNG Esports. The latter showed top flight and made the current world champions sweat for 5 maps, but the match still ended in favour of Ruler and company.

Next were BLG, who did not offer such resistance as LNG Esports. JD Gaming swept away LPL Spring and MSI 2023 finalists in the LPL Summer 2023 top finals, closing out the series with a 3-0 win.

In the LPL Summer 2023 grand finals, LNG Esports gave a serious fight to the formidable JDG. Scout and company took 2 maps at once, but they were not enough to win.

JDG debuted with a victory over BDS. I would like to mention the European club, which kept in the game till about 20 minutes. It was expected that the defeat would be much bigger than the final 14-6 in favour of the Chinese.

The second match JD Gaming played against Bilibili Gaming, vice-champions of MSI 2023 and LPL Spring 2023. Being the top team in China, JDG easily defeated the third team from the Middle Kingdom, closing the series with a 19-7 score in 24 minutes.

In the play-offs match, JD Gaming played against their compatriots from LNG Esports. They won the match, but not without problems (2-1).

In the first play-offs match JD Gaming played against KT Rolster. After losing the first map, JDG showed why they are considered the top contender to win Worlds 2023: an absolutely dominant game with no chance for the resident KT Rolster.

JDG's path to Worlds 2023 was cut short at the semi-finals stage, when the titular Chinese Ledgeили the future champions from T1. Back to the competitive league with their academic squad.

At NEST 2023 they finished top 2 in the group stage. Only lost to FunPlus Phoenix, and left behind only Top Esports and Rare Atom.

JD Gaming's most popular champions

The most picked heroes in TOP are Renekton (4 games, 75% wins), Gragas (3 games, 100% wins), Aatrox (2 games, 50% wins).

In the forest, the most pickable champion is Maokai (4 matches, 100% wins), Wukong (3 games, 33% wins), Sejuani (3 matches, 66% wins).

Centre line - Akali (3 matches, 33% wins), Jayce (2 matches, 100% wins).

Of the shooters JDG likes Zeri (5 games, 60% wins), Varus (4 matches, 75% wins).

The familiar Yuumi (4 games, 75% wins), Ashe (3 matches, 100% wins).

Team WE uniforms

We continue the analysis of Team WE vs JDG match with the analysis of Team WE form. They play as a second team, but in reality there is parity: the odds for a win are also at 1.8.

Last season Team WE was a failure. The team took 15th place at LPL Spring 2022 and 17th at LPL Summer 2022. However, it was possible to improve a bit during the LPL Spring 2023.

Getting into the play-offs of LPL Spring 2023 is already an indicator. Team WE won 8 matches out of 16 played to advance to the main stage. However, they failed to move further into the top 10.

• Team WE lineup: 705, View, BuLuKaKa, Stay, Kedaya.

Before the game with JDG Team WE close the list of teams that have secured a place in the play-offs. They are on the 8th line with the score 7-6 in the series.

Team WE still have a chance to climb into the top 6 and guarantee a better seeding, but it seems to be a long way off. At the very least, they need to beat JD Gaming, and that's not an easy task. And they didn't cope with it: Team WE took the top 9 in the group stage and advanced to the first round of play-offs.

In the opening match they met EDward Gaming, who knocked Team WE out of the tournament in the top 10. Back on the NEST stage, Team WE finished in the top 2 in Group D. Due to the removal of LNG Esports from the tournament, Team WE were the first team of the group with a score of 3-1.

Team WE's most popular champions

On the top line, Team WE has no revelations. The team picks KSante (4 matches, 50% wins), Renekton (3 games, 33% wins), Gnar (3 matches, 66% wins).

In the forest all the same, more or less standard: VI (7 games, 57% wins), Maokai (3 games, 66% wins), Poppy and Sejuani 2 matches and 0 wins each.

On the centre line with no deviations. There are Azir (4 matches, 50% wins), Ryze (4 games, 50% wins), Syndra (2 games, 50% wins), Cassiopeia (2 matches, 50% wins).

The championship among shooters is held by Lucian. Champion appeared 5 times, but won only 2 matches. Tried to Zeri, but failed: 0-3 in three appearances.

Among the supporting champions, Nami was a success. She was picked up 5 times, and her winrate was 40%. Yummi (3 games, 0% wins) and Ashe (3 games, 66% wins) were also picked.

History of JDG - Team WE head-to-head rivalries

Having played each other twice over the course of the LPL seasons, JDG have won twice.

Predicted result of JDG vs Team WE at NEST 2023

Considering the close odds, the most logical option here is the total +2.5. I will bet on it.

Bottom line: total +2.5.