Good to see you on EGamersWorld. We welcome you to the second stage of DreamLeague Season 19 with a betting tee for Team Liquid - Gaimin Gladiators on March 14 at 11:00 a.m. CET.
We've overcome the hell of the round-robin bo2 format in the first stage, analysed plenty of matches, refreshed our memories of the teams in their performances on the home stage, scoured dotabuff and dota2protracker and are now ready to take apart this match and bet on it. Must be The International heresy as we're treated to what has become a classic derby in recent times.
Let's dive headfirst into DreamLeague Season 19 Stage 2. Let's go.
Team Liquid - once again the strongest team in Western Europe.
Let's start off the Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators with a review of the Liquid's form. They're the favourites to win the game.
The bookmakers confirm Team Liquid's status, putting them ahead by a pretty good margin. The odds on Team Liquid's victory in this bout3 are estimated at around 1.5.
This state of affairs is very easy to explain. Liquid is back on top (pardon the pun) thanks to their performance.
We can talk about global successes, i.e. two Top 1s in the most competitive region, Western Europe, and a Top 2 at The Lima Major 2023, but it is much more reasonable to discuss more recent results. For example, the most representative results of Team Liquid at DreamLeague Season 19.
They are very betting trivial nevertheless it is foolish to ignore them. At DreamLeague Season 19, Liquid finished in basket B, which they overcame very easily: The team won 4 matches in 3 series, ending in a draw.
A good result, which, again, is not surprising. How could it be any different, with such a roster.
- Team Liquid at DreamLeague S19 Stage 2: miCKe, Nisha, zai, Boxi, inSaNia.
Once again, we will not praise the Liquid players. Instead, let us look at what the team played in DreamLeague Season 19.
The most popular Team Liquid characters
The most frequent appearances in spades were Death Prophet and Rubick. Both characters were taken 4 times each and have a 100% win rate.
Disruptor, Beastmaster and Tusk appeared a similar number of times. They each won 3 matches out of 4 appearances.
The selection did not include characters like Pudge for the first position or Pugna for the difficult line. Liquid took some liberties in the tournament, but only when they had guaranteed themselves a place in Stage 2.
If you believe in a successful Liquid Long Corner in the next stage, bet on Liquid to win at odds in the region of 1.5.
Not sure if they can beat their arch rivals this season - take a look at the Gaimin Gladiators form. We'll look at them below.
The form of Gaimin Gladiators - Team Liquid's main rival during the season
Let's move on to an overview of the playing conditions of Gaimin Gladiators, who will try to beat Team Liquid once again. This time they will have to play in catch-up status.
The odds of the Gaimin Gladiators winning are estimated at around 2.4. That's a pretty big gap, and it's not entirely clear what triggers it.
If we look at the results of Gaimin Gladiators, we see there top 2 and top 3 in Western Europe, the best region of modern Dota 2, first place in the Lima Major 2023 and victory in their subgroup at DreamLeague Season 19 Stage 1.
In Basket A, the Gaimin Gladiators finished in first place. The team went 3-4 on the series and 10-4 on the cards.
Nevertheless, against Liquid, GG have little faith, and all because of the games inside Western Europe, but about that a little later. First, let's talk about the Gaimin Gladiators roster, which has not changed since Long Run 2023.
- Gaimin Gladiators roster: dyrachyo, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Seleri
Everything here is essentially the same as Team Liquid, with a few adjustments to the narrower character pool. This is compensated for by the personal performance of the players, but against Liquid, such quality says little about the "liquid" samples of skillex Dota 2.
The most popular Gaimin Gladiators characters
Two of GG's most popular characters are the Spurrottes. These are Undying and Rubick, who were taken 9 games each and have a win rate of 77%.
Rubick (6 matches, 66% win rate), Beastmaster (5 matches, 80% win rate), Beastmaster (5 matches, 80% win rate) were also successful.
Naga Siren and Enchantress appeared 4 times each, winning 3 games, and also Disruptor and Keeper of the Light with 4 matches but 2 wins.
Ready to believe in a repeat of The Lima Major 2023 grand final - bet on a GG win at odds around 2.5.
If you still haven't decided to make a bet, evaluate the history of the teams' head-to-head encounters. It's pretty high-profile.
Team Liquid - Gaimin Gladiators head-to-head history
The teams have played each other 4 times during the season. Three times GG won: At Lima Major 2023 they beat Liquid in the top-seeded final and in the grand final, but then Liquid played with a substitute. In DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour II, GG beat Team Liquid 2-0.
The Liquid's only win came at DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division I.
Predicted result of Team Liquid vs Gaimin Gladiators
The first game of DreamLeague Season 19 Stage 2 promises to be a hot one and I see the most probable outcome - total +2.5, with a slant on Liquid's victory.
The teams have won their groups, which means they are worthy of each other. I don't rule out 2-0 in one's favour, but I'm more inclined to believe in 2-1.
Bottom line: +2.5.
