TNC Predator vs. Team SMG Preview & Prediction- Free 1/13 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the 2021 BTS DPC Southeast Asia Winter: Division 1 tournament this Thursday. The tournament features both notable and the best teams from Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America, with a prize pool for each region amounting to $205,000 for Upper Division and $75,000 for the Lower Division. The 1st place team will qualify to the Major Playoffs while the 2nd team will advance to the Major group stage. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2 for the next tour and the remaining teams will remain in their current division.

TNC Predator Team Stats and Latest Results

TNC Predator is ranked #33 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1566. At the round-robin of the ongoing 2021 BTS DPC Southeast Asia Winter: Division 1 tournament, the team lost all their 5 matches and are rock-bottom on the table. They lost to T1 (2:0), Motivade.Trust Gaming (2:0), Fnatic (2:0), Execration (2:0), and BOOM Esports (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, they were part of the 2021 Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational but failed to advance to the playoffs after winning only 3 out of their 10 matches. At the same time, they featured at The International 10 and were eliminated at the group stage. Over the last month, the team has played 9 matches, won 1 match and dropped 2 positions in the ranking. Their all-time win rate stands at 55%.

The team has performance dismally on the map (Default 5v5) and has a win rate of 49%. Their current line-up includes Febby (47% all-time win rate), PlayHard (63%), X1aoYU (27%), Yowe (54%), and YoungGod (0%).

Team SMG Team Stats and Latest Results

Team SMG is ranked #22 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1654. At the group stage of the ongoing 2021 BTS DPC Southeast Asia Winter: Division 1 tournament, the Malaysian team has defeated Fnatic (2:0), Motivade.Trust Gaming (2:0), and Execration (2:0) but lost to T1 (2:0) and BOOM Esports (2:0). The team was part of the 2021 Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational tournament but were eliminated at the Bracket - LB Semifinal. At The International 10, they failed to advance to the group stage after losing to XCTN (2:1) at the regional qualifiers (Southeast Asia - Lower Bracket). They have an all-time win rate of 66 per cent and has played 8 matches over the last month, won 3 of them and dropped 4 positions in the ranking.

The team has shown an impressive performance on the maps and currently has a win rate of 62% (Default 5v5). Their line-up consists of Bimbo (56% all-time win rate), Roddgee (65%), MidOne (61%), Moon (69%), and Ahfu (69%).

TNC Predator vs. Team SMG H2H Record

There is only 1 H2H record between the opponents. They met at 2021 The International 10 and TNC Predator won 2:1.

TNC Predator vs. Team SMG Betting Preview

Even though TNC Predator won during their last H2H encounter, they have shown a deplorable performance and will lose this upcoming matchup. In all their last 5 matches at the group stage, the Philippine team has not won any map, they lost 2:0 in all the matches. On the other hand, Team SMG seems to be in steady form and has won 3 out of their 5 rounds of the group stage. Therefore, we would advise bettors to place a win for Team SMG.

The Pick: Team SMG to win.