Match Prediction: Team Liquid - LOUD | VALORANT

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VALORANT's biggest event of the year continues. Group stage matches are heating up at the World Championships in Los Angeles.

We're talking about Quartet D - arguably the most exciting group at The International. It's the second stage of the group stage.

The most interesting because the level of the teams here is quite close, and also because of the results of the first round. Both matches of Group D at Long Sogpeguet Champions 2023 ended with minimal sensations, which is in favour of the show.

We've already covered the play-offs match between NaVi and DRX, and now it's time to head to the "lower" grid of the D quartet. Liquid and LOUD will play there.

Both clubs before the Long Sogpeg of the tournament claimed a passage to the play-offs, but now one of them will leave the championship after this bo3. We'll try to figure out who that team will turn out to be.

Let's go.

Form LOUD

We open the match analysis with an analysis of the form of the reigning world champions. Brazilians from LOUD will play in this match as favourites.

However, bookmakers are cautious to call LOUD the winner of the match. The odds on the team's success are at around 1.8.

That's the beauty of Group D. As mentioned above, the teams are equal, and given the first results, all subsequent matches will be as close as possible.

LOUD have been top flight during the 2022 season. They played five championships in the past year, of which they won 3.

The list of triumphs includes VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 1 Challengers, VCT 2022: Brazil Stage 2 Challengers, but most importantly last year's VALORANT Champions 2022.

LOUD have maintained their ability this season. They started it with a top-2 finish at LOCK//IN Sao Paulo, and followed it up with a win at their home, the VCT 2023: Americas League.

Before Champions 2023, LOUD attended another international event. That was VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo, where the 2022 World Champions failed to reach the top. Their journey at the Tokyo Masters was interrupted by EDward Gaming, knocking LOUD out of the event at the Top 8 stage.

• LOUD lineup: aspas, Less, saadhak, cauanzin, tuyz .

The "newcomers" of the lineup are cauanzin and tuyz. The Brazilian duo replaced pANcada and Sacy in November last year and since then have been representing The International heresy LOUD on the international and domestic scene.

In the first match of VALORANT Champions 2023, the reigning world champions faced South Korea's first team DRX. The tense match ended in favour of the latter with a score of 2-1.

LOUD Mapple

The most popular maps for LOUD are Split and Ascent. Both maps have been played 11 times, where the former has a 64% winrate and the latter has a 73% winrate.

In addition, love Pearl. There in 9 matches LOUD has 56% winrate.

The worst is at Lotus, where the Brazilians managed to win 3 matches in 3 matches.

Breeze are not playing.

Team Liquid's form

We continue the match analysis with the analysis of Team Liquid's form. The top European team will play as an outsider.

Bookmakers do not put "Liquid" first number one, but the gap is minimal. The odds on Liquid's victory are at 1.9.

Even The International is more interesting than NaVi vs DRX. And you can't argue with the nominal parity of Liquid and LOUD.

Liquid is the top 4 team in the European region. Considering that Europe is one of the strongest regions now, such a figure is quite logical.

However, the 2023 season was quite difficult for Liquid. They took part in a total of 3 tournaments.

The first event for Liquid in the 2023 season was VCT 2023: LOCK//IN Sao Paulo. The Brazilian event ended up being a nightmare for Liquid - Liquid finished in TOP-17-32.

To improve their position and slightly rehabilitate for the failure of the Brazilian event managed to VCT 2023: EMEA League. There Liquid went over the heads of their colleagues from the European region and defeated Fnatic in the grand final.

The last event before Champions 2023 was the Japanese Major - VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo. The championship ended for Liquid at the TOP-6 stage, when Liquid lost to NRG in the lower grid match.

• Liquid roster: Jamppi, nAts, Sayf, Redgar, soulcas.

This is the roster Liquid have been playing with since 2022. Harmii will be travelling to Los Angeles with them as a reserve player.

The team's debut match at VALORANT Champions 2023 was against NaVi. Considering that the "born to win" were travelling to the tournament on a slump, Liquid's 0-2 loss is perceived as a total failure and raises a lot of questions regarding Liquid's future at this tournament.

Liquid's mappool

Liquid's most successful map is Ascent (75% wins in 8 matches). Next comes Split (9 matches, 67% wins).

On Bind, Liquid has 60% wins in 5 games. On Fracture 57% winrate with 7 matches.

History of head-to-head meetings between Liquid and LOUD

The last time the teams played each other was in 2022 at VCT 2022: Stage 1 Masters - Rejkavik. LOUD won that time.

Predicted result of LOUD vs Liquid at VALORANT Champions 2023

Liquid in the match against NaVi looked scattered, and in some places even lost. This is not the level of play of a team that is a play-off contender.

LOUD were not perfect either, but unlike their future opponent, the Brazilians showed play on all three maps and that's why I'm in favour of them in this match.

Bottom line: victory LOUD.