Team SoloMid vs. EvilGeniuses Preview and Prediction – Free 2/19 League of Legends

Last year champions Team SoloMid (TSM) will face one of the oldest esports teams in the world and last year runner-ups EvilGeniuses on Saturday.

Team SoloMid Stats and Latest results

After losing to Cloud9 in round two of LCS 2021, TSM has four consecutive victories and will try their best to continue it. After leaving one of the best mid-laners ever Doublelift and their support Biofrost, Team SoloMid was nearly written off for this year's championship.

They managed to get their form back and overcame the obstacles, displaying amazing results through LCS. They always have a slow start, focusing on getting the Ocean Drake (15 killed) and defending the positions. The team patiently waits for their opportunity with no rushing and pointless team fights. First Blood and early game Tower pushing are not their cups of the tee as statistics says (30.8% FB and 46.2% FT).

EvilGeniuses Stats and Latest results

Even though they got their new team members in December last year, EvilGeniuses managed to keep their record a non-negative (3w/3L). They got their last victory over Cloud9 giving them their only loss of the season three rounds ago. The roster is mostly based on Challenger tier players, so there is no doubt about the individual quality of the players.

On the contrary to their opponents, EvilGeniuses start the game aggressively and continue to play that way through the whole game. They got the first blood in 60% of games, and it is between the 8th and 12th minute of the game in 70% of cases. Their farm ratio is very high, and with 31.8 CS per min, they are creating an advantage of +23 gold per minute.

Team SoloMid vs. EvilGeniuses H2H record

This will be the fifth battle of these two teams. They faced each other in the LCS last season, and TSM brought all four victories. Only the last tilt was tight, but it's clear because the record matters. The other three were comfortable wins for SoloMid.

Team SoloMid vs. EvilGeniuses Betting Previews

This is a tilt of very experienced teams and their quality is undisputed. The average game duration of both teams is over 32 minutes, which means this will be a tactical battle with no rushing. Both teams focus on team games but individual quality judges. Predicting the winner is very difficult in this encounter. I think this will be a game of waiting for the opponent's mistake and a late-game will bring us a winner.

The Pick: Over 22.5 Kills (-154 @GGBet)