Match Prediction: Sentinels - Fnatic | VALORANT

The Sentinels and Fnatic will face off in the first round of the Omega Bracket at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. Perhaps this is one of the most interesting matches right now, because by the names of the teams they will give a light to many.

Nevertheless, the North American team, which managed to recover with the Brazilians, makes me bewildered, since the Sentinels are again infuriating with their latest results.

In turn, Fnatic played cool in the off-season, once again showing that they have excellent prospects at a distance. Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the victory of Derke and the company, which look much more stable against the backdrop of Sentinels.

Sentinel form

The North American team made a major roster revamp during the off-season, signing XSET and LOUD players. Although what is the use of this if nothing happens at a distance again.

So in the off-season, Sentinels took only third place in the Ludwig x Tarik Invitational, where they lost to The Guard and TSM. What's funny is that those teams were not among the partners, but these hazel grouses are here.

In general, I do not see any prospects for the Sentinels, since this team will again try to play individually, forgetting about tactics and team interactions.

Latest Sentinels results:

• Victory over TSM with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by The Guard with a score of 14:16.
• Defeated by TSM with a score of 0:2.

Fnatic form

The second team of the European ranking also updated its roster, but still left the same backbone, which last season became fourth on the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Stage 2 Masters - Copenhagen and made it to the VALORANT Champions 2022 playoffs.

However, in the off-season, Fnatic won the Superdome and Riot Games ONE PRO INVITATIONAL, showing a great game. And it seems to me that the European team came to Brazil in order to go as far as possible.

Fnatic latest results:

• Victory over Geekay Esports with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Acend with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Dsyre Elevate with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over DetonatioN FocusMe with a score of 13:8.
• Victory over ZETA DIVISION with a score of 13:5.

Sentinels vs Fnatic Match Statistics

The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.

Prediction for Sentinels vs Fnatic match

It is difficult to judge by three matches, but there is some distrust towards the North American team. Moreover, at the same Ludwig x Tarik Invitational, the Sentinels did not succeed at all, despite the average status of the tournament.

In turn, Fnatic showed a great game in the off-season. It is clear that the team had no rivals, but the guys still managed to get in shape.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Fnatic team.