Match Prediction: KT Rolster - Dplus KIA | LoL
LCK Spring 2024 - Group StageWelcome to EGamersWorld.
We have reached the peak of the first week of LCK Spring 2024 regular season games. Soon we will be able to summarise the results of the Long match-ups, but for now it remains to find out the name of the winner of the last one.
And it will be someone from the pair of Dplus - KT Rolster. A worthy match, as to close the first week of LCK Spring 2024. Both teams are clearly aiming for high results at the end of the year, and to do that they need to pick up points, even in tough games like this one.
Let's try to figure out which of the two South Korean League of Legends tops will be able to grab the lead and improve their performance in the standings, and who will have to start the next round of the regular season with an extra loss in the corresponding column of the standings.
Let's go.
Form Dplus KIA.
We open the match breakdown with an analysis of Dplus KIA's match form. In this match, they will be playing the number one side, with odds to win at around 1.3.
In the season before last Dplus were still DAMWON, but it does not change the essence of the matter. Back then, Korea's top team finished top 3 at LCK Spring 2022 and top 4 at LCK Summer 2022.
Thanks to a win at LCK Regional Finals 2022, the team went to Worls 2022. The World Championships ended with a play-offs loss in a colourful match against Gen.G with a score of 2-3.
After rebranding, Dplus put together a new roster. There was an attempt to make some sort of "super" team, but that story doesn't work too well in LCK.
- Dplus roster: Kingen, Lucid, ShowMaker, Aiming, Kellin.
Reigning world champion Deft didn't help Dplus much at the first tournament after the rebranding. At LCK Spring 2023, Dplus finished in the top 5, which is not good.
At LCK Summer 2023, Dplus made it to the play-offs in 4th place, 11-7. That's better than T1.
However, LCK Summer 2023 Dplus KIA did not stay in the play-offs for long. In the first round of LCK Summer 2023 Playoffs Dplus Ledge and T1 with the score 1-3, leaving the main stage of the prestigious championship early.
The team made it to Worlds 2023 thanks to a second place finish at the South Korean regional finals. To do so, they first outplayed DRX (3-0) and then HLE (3-1).
Dplus opened up Worlds 2023 with a match against G2 Esports. The titular Koreans were weaker than the best team in Europe and went into the set 0-1.
There, Dplus played their fellow countrymen from KT Rolster. And again Worlds 2022 champion Deft and their distinguished colleagues lost: now Dplus had 0-2.
After falling into the relegation zone, Dplus finally got their act together and showed their game. They knocked BDS out of the tournament and now continue the arduous march to the play-offs. Later they outplayed GAM Esports and came out on top 2-2, but in the final match Ledge and KT Rolster, thus losing their chance at the play-offs.
DPlus should have no problem beating BRION in the first match of LCK Spring 2024.
The most popular T1 champions
For the top line 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.
KT Rolster's uniform
We continue the analysis of the match by analysing the form of KT Rolster. They will play in Underpassdog status in this match, with win odds in the region of 3.
In 2022, KT Rolster finished top 7 at LCK Spring 2022 and top 5 at LCK Summer 2022. The main "achievement" was getting to the Top 4 Regional Finals, but it was no use: they still didn't make it to Worlds 2022.
The new season was better. In the first LCK Spring 2023 KT Rolster climbed all the way to the top 3. They were only beaten by Gen.G, who knocked out Bdd and company with a score of 1-3.
- Gen.G lineup: PerfecT, Pyosik, Bdd, Deft, BeryL.
At LCK Summer 2023 KT Rolster clearly want to at least repeat the result of the spring. In the group stage, KT rolled over all of their opponents, closing it out with a score of 17-1.
In the first round of play-offs KT Rolster chose T1 as their opponent. Confident after a successful group stage, KT Rolster stumbled against T1 and lost the match with a score of 2-3.
In the first round of the lower grid KT Rolster met HLE, who fell there after an uninspiring loss to Gen.G. The match with KT ended with an identical scenario: 0-3 and here KT Rolster are.
Once in the bottom of the grid, Rolster first defeated Hanwha Life Esports (3-0) and then played T1 again. This time the win was even closer as KT Rolster led 2-0, but T1 was there to reverse sweep and turn the series 3-2 in their favour.
KT Rolster made it to the 2023 Worlds via the South Korean regional finals. KT Rolster played one series and that was against Hanwha Life Esports. Winning the match was no problem and Rolster joined T1 and Gen.G in the main event and home tournament of the year.
Rolster opened the World Championship itself with a match against BLG, who they lost to. Two wins followed, first defeating fellow regionals Dplus and then beating Weibo Gaming.
At 2-1, KT Rolster faced LNG Esports and lost 1-2. In the play-offs match, Rolster played their compatriots from DPlus and ran over them 2-0 without much trouble.
However, KT Rolster failed to advance beyond the first round of the play-offs. They ran into JD Gaming and lost with a score of 1-3, thus ending their performance at Worlds in the top 8.
KT Rolster will make their debut at LCK Spring 2024 in a match against FearX. There, the titular Koreans (kT Rolster) clearly have a better chance of winning.
The most popular kT Rolster champions
Fiora (5 matches, 60% wins) was the most frequently sent to the top line. There was also Jax (3 games, 100% wins), Camile (2 matches, 100% wins), Irelia (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest Maokai (7 matches, 85% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 75% wins), Viego (2 matches, 100% wins).
The centre line was occupied by Azir (5 matches, 80% wins), Sylas (3 games, 66% wins), Kassadin (2 matches, 100% wins), Ryze (2 games, 50% wins).
Shooters set is standard: Varus (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (4 games, 100% wins).
Sapports are diverse: Nami (3 games, 100% wins), Ashe (3 games, 0 wins), Varus (2 games, 100% wins), Miss Fortune (2 games, 100% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings DPlus - KT Rolster
The teams have played each other 5 times in 2023, including two games at Worlds. Of those matches, DPlus have only won 1 in the Spring Split.
The predicted result of the KT Rolster vs DPlus KIA match at LCK Spring 2024
I don't fully understand why DPlus are favourites in this match. Yes, they have a good roster, ShowMaker and so on, but that doesn't give them an automatic win in a match against a really worthy opponent in the form of KT Rolster, who have a champion duo of Deft + BeryL. I believe that the latter will be able to win and earn themselves some extra points in the regular league.
Bottom line: KT Rolster wins.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team Dplus KIA as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.686. KT Rolster chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 2.165 by bookmakers.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | KT Rolster | Dplus KIA |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 5 | 5 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 24 matches with each other. In these matches KT Rolster won 8 times, Dplus KIA active consisits of 16 wins.