Match forudsigelse: Virtus.pro - Entity | Dota 2

Battles continue on the European Dota 2 scene. All of them are a great preparation for the imminent start of the DPC 2023 competition.

The main donor of entertainment for the Christmas period will be the BetBoom Xmas Show. Initially, the tournament brought together 14 teams from the regions of Western and Eastern Europe, but now we are at the playoff stage.

There are 6 clubs left in the race for the title. After the round draw, there will be only four of them.

HR and HellRaisers will play in the first knockout match today. After them, Virtus.pro and Entity will perform, and this match is what we need.

Inter-regional clash - almost always arouses interest. In the case of VP and Entity, it is genuine.

Both clubs have gone through roster changes and a global change in the balance of power. BetBoom Xmas Show will act as a place to prepare for the next season, so you can expect a serious game from them.

Form Entity

Let's start the analysis of the match with the game form of the Europeans from Entity. They will appear as favorites in this match.

The chance of Entity to win is estimated by odds around 1.6. Quite a restrained assessment for a European club and at the same time fully justified.

Since last season, Entity have managed to earn a name for themselves as a fully capable and steadily competitive team. In the next season, with minor changes, the club will continue to strengthen its position in the region and in the international arena.

Entity Composition

Entity is not played by super-famous performers, but they have already become quite famous thanks to their success both in their region and at the largest tournaments in the world. The roster includes:

• watson
• Stormstormer
• Toby
• Kataomi`
• Fishman

The four of Stormstormer, Tobi, Kataomi` and Fishman have been together for more than a year - the backbone of the team gathered in November 2021. The latest addition to Entity is watson.

The Kazakh player of the first position previously played B8 and HellRaisers. Getting into an Entity-level team can be a key moment in a player's career.

Entity Performance

The entire last season, Entity worked at The International 2022. Their ascent to the stars began with games in the second division of Western Europe.

In the first round of the DPC WEU – Division II Entity, they easily took first place, which opened the way for them to the big leagues. The club played two rounds there and retained its place: at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 2: Division 1 Entity took 6th place, and at DPC WEU 2021/2022 Tour 3: Division 1 - 4th.

The performance in the third round opened the way for Entity to PGL Arlington Major 2022. The first major in the club's history ended quite well: Entity finished in the TOP-6, but this was not enough for a direct trip to Stockholm.

After PGL Arlington Major 2022, there was ESL One Malaysia 2022, where the team also took TOP-6. The closed qualifiers for TI22 in Western Europe followed, where Entity looked head and shoulders above the rest.

The victory in the qualifiers led Entity to The International 2022. At the main championship of the year, the team took TOP-9-12, which is still a very good result.

The performance within the BetBoom Xmas Show Entity started in the first round of the playoffs of the upper bracket, having received a direct invitation from the organizers. In their debut match, Entity lost 0-2 to Team Spirit.

Later, the European club beat their peers from Nigma Galaxy, closing them with a score of 2-1.

Entity Heroes

Entities play a rather specific Dota, as evidenced by their picks. The most frequent guest in the team is Batrider: he appeared 7 times and won 6 matches.

Followed by Visage (7 games, 71% win rate), Nyx Assassin (6 matches, 100% win rate), Undying (5 matches, 100% win rate), Earthshaker (4 matches, 100% win rate).

Form VP

We continue the review of the match with the analysis of the gaming Virtus.pro. In this match, VP will play as an outsider.

The chance of winning by VP bookmaker is estimated by odds around 2.2. Quite an appropriate indicator in relation to VP.

The main criterion that influenced the lag behind VP in this particular match is their new roster. He has undergone tremendous changes during the transfer period.

Virtus.pro roster

At The International 2022 and before, there was a lot of information and discussion around VP. The roster of VP, aka Outsiders, was considered one of the strongest in Eastern Europe, but after the failure at the closed qualifiers for The International 2022, the VP management decided to radically change the approach to building the roster. The updated team includes:

• krylat
• squad1x
• Noticed
• sayw
• Dukalis

The team was signed on December 6, 2022, and two weeks later there were substitutions. Krylat came, replacing Koma` in the position of the carry. The latter received a lifetime ban from competitions from Valve.

Virtus.pro performance

As mentioned above, before the start of the closed qualifiers for The International 2022, VP managed to play in the elite division of Eastern Europe and other events under the Outsiders tag due to the ban on using the logo and sponsors of the club under sanctions.

The VP tag itself played only on D2CL and did not shine with special success there. The team won the 12th season, but then it went into the TOP-3 in tournaments from 8 to 11 seasons, which is not very significant.

Before the BetBoom Xmas Show, already in a new guise, VP took part in D2CL Season 17. The warm-up tournament with an objectively weak list of participants ended sadly for Virtus.pro.

As part of D2CL Season 17, VP took TOP-6, which is clearly far from optimal results. As part of the BetBoom Xmas Show, the team will get a chance to rectify the situation, but so far nothing hints at this.

In the first match of the playoffs, VP somehow got past PuckChamp, beating them 2-1. Then there was a match against Gaimin Gladiators and a loss with a score of 0-2, although not without a struggle on the first map.

Heroes Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro's most picked character remains Disruptor (9 matches, 55% win rate). On the heels of the Thunderer is Undying (8 matches, 50% of wins).

Also chosen by VP are Shadow Fiend (4 matches, 75% win rate), Silencer (4 matches, 50% win rate), Lina (4 matches, 50% win rate).

History of personal confrontations

In the updated rosters, the teams did not play with each other. The match within the second round of the lower bracket of the BetBoom Xmas Show playoffs will be the debut face-to-face confrontation between the teams.

Match outcome

Intrigue could be expected in this fight, if it were teams of the mid-2022 model. Now, in my understanding, there is an absolute abyss between the teams.

Entity retained the fighting backbone by changing only the carry, which will not greatly affect their playstyle and the overall feeling of the team. VP, on the other hand, is absolutely raw, so the new carry is also adapting. There is no question of victory.

Outcome: Entity's victory with a score of 2-0.