Vici Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up Preview & Prediction-Free 12/24 DOTA 2

The rivals will meet at the group stage of the 2021 Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational tournament this Friday. The group stage is divided into two groups of five and will be played in a single round-robin with a best-of-two series. The top 2 teams will advance to the Upper Bracket of Playoffs while the 3rd and 4th teams will directly relegate to the Lower Bracket of Playoffs.

Vici Gaming Team Stats and Latest Results

Vici Gaming is a Dota 2 Esports team from China and is currently unranked in the world ranking. Nevertheless, they are coming to this match with a CQ.Score of 1786 and a shape of 103.3%. The team was part of the 2021 WePlay AniMajor but was eliminated at the Bracket - LB Final. They finished 5th place in the 2021 The International 10 tournament and earned $ 1,400,600. Vici Gaming has cumulatively earned a total of $10,405,789 prize money with $305,444 earned in 2020. Meanwhile, they have played 97 matches since the beginning of the year and have a win rate of 61%.

Their best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 59% and their line-up consists of Xm (61% all-time win rate), Irving (40%), Yds. (51%), and poyoyo (52%).

Royal Never Give Up Team Stats and Latest Results

Royal Never Give Up is a Dota 2 Esports team from China and is currently inactive in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking. The team played 0 matches over the last month and is coming to the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational tournament with a CQ.Score of 1684. The team was part of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit S2 - CN Upper Division and won 2 out of their 7 matches at the round-robin. At The International 10, they failed to progress to the group stage after losing to Magma (2:1) at the regional qualifiers (China - LB Final). Since the beginning of the year, the team has played 53 matches and has an all-time win rate of 53%.

The team has a win rate of 52% (Default 5v5) and their line-up consists of Somnus (62% all-time win rate), xNova (62%), Chalice (62%), Felixciaobao (47%).

Vici Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 29 meetings between the opponents. So far, Vici Gaming has won in 22 matches while Royal Never Give Up has 9 wins. Their last encounter was at the 2021 i-League Season 2 in August and Vici Gaming won 2:1.

Vici Gaming vs. Royal Never Give Up Betting Preview

Vici Gaming has dominated H2H statistics and is currently in better shape than the opponents. Royal Never Give Up has an all-time win rate of 53% while Vici Gaming has 61%. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Vici Gaming but Royal Never Give Up will snatch 1 map.

The Pick: Vici Gaming to win/ Over 2.5 maps.