Match Prediction: Team Secret - TALON | VALORANT

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TALON Will win

Team Secret and Talon Esports will play in the first round of the group stage of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: Pacific League. This is where it gets interesting, as both teams had a shot at the last tournament in Brazil.

However, the Filipinos faded away somehow quickly, while Talon Esports even made it to the quarterfinals where they failed to beat DRX in a fair fight.

There's also Patiphan who can make the game noticeably stronger, which only takes away from Team Secret's chances. So here I would look at the victory of Talon Esports, which has quite good chances in this league.

Team Secret uniforms

The seventh team in the Asia-Pacific rankings had a mixed performance in the off-season, finishing second at the Daejeon Valorant Invitational and taking bronze at the Valorant India Invitational.

As for their performance in the last VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, the Filipinos managed to shut out Team Liquid, creating the biggest sensation of the whole championship.

However, Team Secret still lost further to Natus Vincere, effectively rolling back to square one.

The latest results of Team Secret:

A 13-7 victory over Enigma Gaming.
Victory over Team Heretics with a score of 13-6.
A 1-2 loss to Paper Rex.
Beat Team Liquid 2-0.
A 0-2 loss to Natus Vincere.

Top cards for Team Secret:

Fracture - 100% wins.
Icebox - 75% of wins.
Haven - 67% wins.

It should be noted that the Filipino team usually gives up the Ascent card.

Talon Esports uniforms

The fourth team in the Asia-Pacific rankings finished second in the Gwangju Esports Series: Asia in the off-season, losing to their main rival in the form of DRX.

Already in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, the Thai team continued to surprise with two victories over MIBR and Evil Geniuses. However, in the quarterfinals, Talon Esports again came up against DRX, and went home with it.

However, it must be said that the team has already proved its worth, and now that Patiphan should return to the lineup, it will be doubly interesting.

Talon Esports latest results:

A 2-0 win over ZETA DIVISION.
A 0-3 defeat at the hands of DRX.
Beat MIBR 2-0.
Beat Evil Geniuses 2-0.
1-2 defeat by DRX.

Talon Esports top cards:

Fracture - 100% wins.
Split - 100% wins.
Haven - 67% wins.

In turn, the Thai team has not yet played on Lotus and Pearl.

Match statistics Team Secret - Talon Esports

Last season, the teams played two meetings:

Team Secret's 2-1 win at VCT 2022: APAC Stage 2 Challengers.
Talon Esports (XERXIA) won the VCT 2022: APAC Stage 2 Challengers 2-1.

However, they had slightly different line-ups back then.

Team Secret vs Talon Esports match prediction

Very high hopes for the Thai team, which is quite noticeable in its potential. In turn, Team Secret had a short distance in Brazil, which can't be judged unequivocally. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Talon Esports to win.

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