[DOTA 2] Another exciting day of ESL One Birmingham 2020: Europe & CIS group stage is over. With some amazing series and a lot of upsets, we concluded day 5 of this tournament. 3 more days remaining until we find out the teams that will go to the playoffs. Here are some Friday matches and their analysis.
Team Nigma - ViKin.gg: Team Nigma, 1.61 @
MY BETSLIPNinjas in Pyjamas - HellRaisers: Ninjas in Pyjamas, 1.58 @
MY BETSLIPAlliance - flytomoon: flytomoon, 2.18 @
MY BETSLIPVP.Prodigy - Winstrike Team: VP.Prodigy -1.5, 1.32 @
MY BETSLIPTeam Secret - Aggressive Mode:Team Secret -1.5, 1.34 @
MY BETSLIPNatus Vincere - Gambit Esports: Natus Vincere, 1.44 @
MY BETSLIPOG - Cyber Legacy: Cyber Legacy 1.5, 1.85 @
MY BETSLIPSome analysis:
MATCH: NaVi vs Gambit
Even though NaVi recently changed one player, they are doing decently for now. With 2 wins and 2 losses, they are holding 5th place in their group stage and they still have a chance to advance on to the playoffs. On the other side, Gambit looks like one of the worst teams in the tournament, together with Winstrike. With 4 losses, they are firmly holding last place in the group. They’ve only managed to take 1 map vs Nigma, but they have lost 8 of them. NaVi won against Family Team (ex Aggressive Mode) and Unique, but lost to Vikin.gg and Nigma. However, from their last 5 matches, Gambit has all 5 losses, with 1 map won out of 11. Even tho NaVi is not top European / CIS team, they should win this match easily. Odds on NaVi ML are okayish.
MATCH: NiP vs HellRaisers
NiP have 2 wins and 2 losses in this league for now. NiP won against Winstrike and Alliance, while HellRaisers have 3 wins, and they have won against Cyber Legacy, FlyToMoon and surprisingly OG. Their last match was vs OG and they celebrated with 2-1 win. That match shows you how EU Dota is in an unpredictable stage right now, even though I must admit OG is looking lost, like they’ve come from the vacation, which is kinda true. In the last 20 days, NiP and HR played 1 time, and NiP took the victory with 2-0. Even tho NiP is on a 2 match loosing streak (vs 2 CIS teams), and HR are on the 2 match winning streak, I do believe NiP are better team overall. NiP have better, more quality players, and they should take this match, even though it should be a close one. 3 maps potentially.
MATCH: Alliance vs FlyToMoon
I’m feeling like this match is gona go to all 3 maps. Strangely enough, FlyToMoon is always an underdog in every match they’re playing. Both teams have 2 wins and 2 losses in this tournament, even though Alliance has a little bit better map win-loss ratio. Their last match was like 10 days ago and Alliance took the 2-0 victory. It seems like FlyToMoon are performing strong against European teams, as they have beat NiP and OG, while they are under performing vs CIS teams like HellRaisers and VirtusPro.Prodigy, where they’ve lost that matches. However, this time they are playing vs another EU team, which is not looking too good either. If Cyber Legacy took a win against Alliance, why shouldn’t FlyToMoon which is a much better and stronger team overall then CL. I do believe FTM has a quality to take Alliance down. They will surely take a map off Alliance, so handicap on FTM is a good and safe way to go if you find a good odds too.
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