X3 vs. B8 Preview & Prediction- Free 2/26 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 this Saturday. This tournament is organized by Epic Esports Events Russian Esports Federation with a prize pool of $50,000 and consists of notable teams from the European region. The Group Stage is played in a round-robin best-of-three series.

X3 Team Stats and Latest Results

X3 is ranked #109 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1343. The Russian team seems to be struggling to win matches at the moment because they lost all their last 4 matches and hold an all-time win rate of 22%. They were part of the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S6 which ended in January 2022 and failed to advance to the playoffs after winning only 2 out of their 8 rounds of the group stage. Over the last month, they have only played 1 match, lost, and climbed 1077 positions in the ranking.

Their win rate on the maps (Default 5v5) currently stands at 28% and their line-up consists of Velheor (49% all-time win rate), Kidaro (40%), Mastery (42%), nattynarwhal (38%), and Nesfeer (0%).

B8 Team Stats and Latest Results

B8 is ranked #124 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1229. The Ukrainian team won 1 out of their last 10 matches and currently has an all-time win rate of 24%. At the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8, they have lost to ASM.GMB (2:1) and Nemiga (2:1). As a result, they are rock-bottom in Group A. They were part of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 and failed to advance to the playoffs after winning only 1 out of their 6 rounds at the group stage. Over the last month, the team has played 7 matches, won 1 of them and climbed 1290 positions in the ranking.

They have attained a win rate of 38% on the maps (Default 5v5) and has a line-up that consists of Dendi (27% all-time win rate), pjon (31%), Gatciy (17%), LagooNa (12%), and V1olent (6%).

X3 vs. B8 H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and will be meeting for the first time.

X3 vs. B8 Betting Preview

Both teams are currently on the downswing because they all lost their last 4 matches and hold less than 25%-win rate. Nevertheless, when we compare both teams' line-ups, X3 has a relatively better squad and this might give them an advantage. Therefore, we are predicting a win for X3 in this meeting but there is no chance that any of them will advance to the playoffs.

The Pick: X3 to win.