Invictus Gaming vs. Victory Five Preview and Prediction – Free 3/22 League of Legends

It's a game between two teams from the lower part of the standings. It will be their first encounter this season.

Invictus Gaming Stats and Latest Results

Invictus Gaming is a Chinese multi-platform esports organization founded in August 2011. They are among the oldest and the most successful teams in the LPL. Most of their players are in Master and Challenger tier leagues in solo/duo queue, and every member of the starting five is with the team for at least three years. The well-known name in their roster is Rookie, who has played for Invictus Gaming since 2014.

They have been playing in hot and cold form since the season started, and they were not able to win more than two consecutive times. That's a bad thing for the LPL Summer 2020 champions. In the last five, they have only two wins and they are now at a 7W/7L record.

Victory Five Stats and Latest Results

Victory Five is a Macao esports organization owned by Mario Ho, the son of Stanley Ho. On the opposite of their opponents, Victory Five was formed three years ago, and since then, their best placement was fifth place in the LPL Summer 2020. The team members are mainly from China, and every one of them is a member of the Diamond tier league in the solo/duo queue.

They are currently the 12th seeded team of the league with a negative record of 6W/9L. It is very unusual for a team to have three wins in the last ten games (one in the previous five), and to lose five consecutive matches with less than 12 kills per contest. In their defense, they were the underdogs in each game.

Invictus Gaming vs. Victory Five H2H Record

It will be the fifth duel of these two teams and the first this season. Invictus Gaming is more successful for now, with three wins. The only time a map duration was over 30 minutes was in their second tilt when Victory Five won. In the other duels, Invictus gaming finished their job in less than 30 minutes per game.

Invictus Gaming vs. Victory Five Betting Preview

Even though both teams are not in good form at the moment, Invictus Gaming is the more experienced and better side in general when we compare the individual quality of the players. Getting the First Blood brings a very important advantage in the early game, and that's where the Victory Five are statistically inferior to Invictus (54.8% to 45.7%). They could find their chances in early game tower push because Invictus is not that good in defending, and they manage to get the First tower in 41.9% on the opposite of Victory Five, who do so in 54.3%.

The Pick: First Tower 2 (+173 @GGBet)

Alternative Pick: First Blood 1 (-172 @GGBet)