[DOTA 2] Last 2 days: 6/7 @ Dota 2. ESL One Los Angeles 2020 - Online: Europe & CIS is entering day 8. We will watch the 4th round in the group B, as Team Secret is firmly holding their 1st place without a map lost. Let’s analyse all upcoming Saturday matches.
Team Secret - Chicken Fighters: Team Secret -1.5, 1.41 @
BetOnBitTeam Liquid - Team Spirit: Team Spirit +1.5, 1.41 @
BetOnBitNinjas in Pyjamas - Natus Vincere: Natus Vincere, 1.44 @
BetOnBitAlliance - Team Unique: Team Unique 1.5, 1.51 @
BetOnBitLast time those two teams faced each other was 4 months ago, where Secret took a 2-0 win. I do believe they will repeat that result on Saturday too. Why? Team Secret is just looking like a team from another dimension in this tournament. They took all their 3 matches seriously and won them all easily without losing a map. NaVi, NiP, Liquid - those are the teams that fall to mighty Secret. On the other hand, Chicken Fighters surprised us all with their amazing performances as they took at least 1 map in all 3 matches they’ve played. They have won against NiP and Spirit, and lost against NaVi. Even though their squad looks promising, I don’t think they can do anything against Team Secret. If Secret continues to take their matches seriously, another 2-0 will happen. Let’s take this with caution, as we saw big surprises in most of the rounds until now, in both groups.
What’s going on with Team Liquid? They are firmly holding the last place in the group with 3 losses. They have lost vs Alliance, Secret and lastly their unexpected loss vs Team Unique happened on Thursday. Team Secret is top 3 currently in this group with 2 wins and 1 loss. They’ve won vs Unique, they have won vs Alliance, but they have lost vs Chicken Fighters. Those two teams didn’t face each other recently, but now Team Spirit has a chance to really do something in this match. Team Liquid is in terrible form, and Spirit must use that in their favour. Handicap on Team Spirit here is a good bet.
Those two teams didn’t play recently, but they will have a chance to show their best play this Saturday. NaVi are currently holding 4th place with 2 wins and 1 loss, while NiP are ranked 6th with 1 win and 2 losses. NaVi is looking decently, even though they have shaky performances too. They have won vs Unique and Chicken Fighters, but lost to strong Team Secret. NiP lost vs Chicken Fighters and Team Secret, but won against Alliance. Basically it looks like everybody is capable of taking a map from each team in this group, if we don’t include Secret. However, I do think NaVi is a much stable team and with much better early / mid game, and that NiP don’t have enough strength to contest this. Let me remind you that NiP are playing with 2 standins, most probably Blizzy and Milan this time.
With their 2-1 vs Liquid, Unique joined 1-2 group of teams like Alliance and NiP. Funny enough, Alliance is their next opponent. Seems like Alliance’s mixed squad doesn’t know how to face CIS teams, as they already lost to Team Spirit with 1-2 result. Their second loss was vs NiP, but they have managed to get a 2-1 win vs disoriented Team Liquid. I’m not saying that Unique are favourites in the match vs Alliance, because they are not. But after seeing them taking Liquid down and taking a map off NaVi and Spirit, they surely are in the right position to take a map off Alliance. Good odds on that bet. This ESL One online league can’t stop surprising us.
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