Match Prediction: TALON - T1 | VALORANT

Talon Esports and T1 will play in the second round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League group stage. While the Thai team lost at the start of the championship, T1 managed a victory, but that was over an outsider.

Here, on the other hand, we should expect an even game, as the teams are similar in their essence. It's hard to say anything else, as we are at the very beginning of the road.

So in this case, I would take a closer look at the three cards, as Talon Esports and T1 have both advantages and disadvantages that the teams will appeal to each other.

Talon Esports form.

The fourth Asian-Pacific ranked team performed well in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, where they managed to outplay MIBR and Evil Geniuses. However, Talon Esports faced DRX in the quarterfinals, which is an automatic defeat.

As for the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League regular season opener, the Thai squad fell short against Team Secret, despite the return of a major local star.

Talon Esports' latest results:

• A 0-3 loss to DRX.
• A 2-0 win over MIBR.
• A 2-0 win over Evil Geniuses.
• 1-2 defeat by DRX.
• Defeat by Team Secret, 1-2.

Talon Esports top cards:

• Split - 100% wins.
• Haven - 67% wins.
• Fracture - 67% wins.
• Icebox - 50% wins.

It should be noted that the Thai team has not yet played on Lotus and Pearl cards.

Form T1

The eighteenth ranked team from South Korea crashed in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo where they lost already in the first round to FURIA without a chance and went home.

However, at the start of the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League the team managed to defeat Global Esports. T1's play, however, was poor in places, so don't count on them for much in the long run.

T1's latest results:

• A 1-2 defeat to The Guard.
• A 0-2 defeat to TSM.
• A 0-2 defeat to FURIA.
• A 2-1 win over Global Esports.

Best T1 maps:

• Lotus - 100% wins.
• Pearl - 67% wins.

In turn, the South Korean team does not risk to show up on Ascent and Split cards.

Talon Esports - T1 match statistics

The teams have not met before.

Talon Esports - T1 match-up forecast

An interesting encounter, as the South Korean team skates well on Lotus and Pearl, where the opponent does not show at all. For their part, Talon Esports have a bit more team experience, but the guys have stalled at the start of the championship. Thus, there is some intrigue here that could translate into a full-blown BO3. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Total on Cards 2.5 more.