Team Empire vs. Alliance Preview & Prediction- Free 2/27 DOTA 2
The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 tournament this Sunday. The event is organized by Epic Esports Events Russian Esports Federation and has a prize pool of $50,000. The group stage is played in a round-robin best-of-three series.
Team Empire Stats and Latest Results
Team Empire is ranked #77 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1413. The Russian team has won their first match at the group stage of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 tournament. The team currently has a 2-match win streak and won 3 out of their last 10 matches. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 8th at the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division I tournament and were awarded $22,000. And at the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S5, they were eliminated at the Bracket - LB Final by Hellraisers (2:0). Over the last month, the team has played 1 match, won 1, and climbed 491 positions in the ranking. The team has an all-time win rate of 46%.
The team's best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 51% and their line-up consist of Cooman (62% all-time win rate), DkFogas (38%), TSA (37%), Dodren (62%), and Antares (38%).
Alliance Team Stats and Latest Results
Alliance is ranked #43 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1536. At the group stage of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 tournament, the team defeated Cybercats (2:1) but lost to Mind Games (0:2) and No Monkey Business (0:2). The Swedish team finished 7th place in the DPC WEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division I tournament and were awarded $23,000. The team also featured at the 2021 OGA Dota PIT EU/CIS S5 and lost to Liquid (2:0) at the Bracket - Lower Bracket. Over the last month, the team has played 3 matches, won 1 of them and climbed 8 positions in the ranking. Their all-time win rate stands at 52%.
The team hasn’t been impressive on the maps because their win rate is 39% (Default 5v5). The line-up consists of CTOMAHEH1 (50% all-time win rate), NikoBaby (52%), symetricaL (29%), Aramis (66%), and No!ob (44%).
Team Empire vs. Alliance H2H Record
Head-to-head statistics show 6 meetings between the opponents. By this time, Alliance has won 5 times while Team Empire has only won once. Their last encounter was at the group stage of the 2021 ESL One Fall in August 2021 and Alliance won 2:0.
Team Empire vs. Alliance Betting Preview
We are predicting a win for Alliance in this matchup because of their impressive stats. Alliance has a better win rate and a better position in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking. However, we expect Team Empire to snatch 1 map. We predict Team Empire to bounce back and win this matchup.
The Pick: Alliance to win/ Over 2.5 maps.
