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The Dota 2 competitive season is picking up steam with DreamLeague Season 25. The tournament is up for grabs with $1,000,000 in prize money, with $750,000 going directly to the prize pool for players and $250,000 for clubs.
We are watching the second group stage of DL S25, where the fate of 4 tickets to the playoffs is determined. Among the contenders for the exit are Team Spirit and Liquid.
We are trying to figure out which of the Liquid – Team Spirit pair will be stronger and earn an important victory ahead of the start of the playoffs.
Let's go.
Team Spirit Uniform
We continue our analysis of the Spirit – Parivision match with an analysis of Spirit’s game form. In this match, they are playing as favorites with a win odds of around 1.3.
In the first round of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1, Spirit took 2nd place. Then, BB Team did not allow the dragons to win, finishing the tournament in first place with a score of 7-0. After playing in the home league, Team Spirit attended The Lima Major 2023, where they took the TOP-8.
Later, Spirit played the second round of the home league and again took the TOP-2. Entering The Berlin Major 2023, they expected an improvement in the result of the previous major, but in the end everything only got worse: already TOP-12.
Despite their “sluggish” play on the international stage, Spirit still consistently advances from groups at majors, and at home they look like the main contender for victory in every game. This was the case in the third season of DPC 2023.
Spirit finished the Eastern Europe finals in first place. It took 3 attempts to earn the Eastern Europe championship.
- Team Spirit lineup: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, rue, Miposhka.
Spirit attended The Bali Major 2023, but the trip there ended in failure. The team took the TOP-12, without getting into the prizes.
Team Spirit qualified for the Riyadh Masters 2023 directly in the group stage. The dragons finished 8-6 and in second place in Group A.
Having made it to the playoffs, Team Spirit began their journey to the grand final. In the first match, they beat Team Aster, after a very difficult start on two maps.
Next up was BB Team and a nearly identical series: Spirit were behind on all 3 maps but somehow won 2-1.
In the match for the Grand Final, they played against Liquid. Having lost the first map, they came back on the second and demolished Liquid on the third. Spirit transformed into macro masters at Riyadh Masters 2023. Not least because of this, Spirit became champions of the largest tournament of the year.
Heading into The International 2023, Spirit became the DreamLeague Season 21 champions. They beat Shopify Rebellion 3-0 in the grand final.
At The International 2023, the “dragons” have no equals. Spirit became the only team that did not lose a single map in the first stage of the group stage, finishing it with a score of 8-0. They swept through the entire tournament in dominant form, taking home another trophy – the Aegis of Immortals.
Things weren't as smooth in the 2024 season. Spirit finished TOP-4 at DreamLeague Season 22 and won PGL Wallachia Season 1, but they couldn't rise above TOP-8 and TOP-12 at tournaments like Riyadh Masters 2024 and The International 2024, respectively.
We attended DreamLeague Season 24, where we took TOP-3, which is a good indicator for the updated result. Then there was TOP-10 at BLAST Slam 1 and TOP-4 at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
The 2025 season started with dominance in the Eastern European qualifiers for DL Season 25 and ESL One Raleigh 2025, where Spirit confidently occupied the TOP-1. Later, they finished in the TOP-4 of Fissure Playground #1.
At DreamLeague Season 25 itself, Team Spirit won Group B without losing a single series. In the second group stage, Spirit won 3 out of 5 matches.
Team Spirit's Most Popular Heroes
The top most picked characters on Team Spirit is led by Crystal Maiden. The character has been picked 6 times and has an 83% win rate.
Besides Crystal Maiden, Disruptor and Underlord are also appreciated, having been picked 5 times with 80% win rate. There was also Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 100% win rate), Doom (4 matches, 75% win rate), PL, Viper, Slark, Riki appeared 3 times and has 100% win rate.
Liquid form
We continue our analysis of the Liquid – Spirit match with an analysis of Liquid’s game form. In this match, they are playing second with a win coefficient of around 3.2.
At DPC 2023: WEU Division 1 Tour 1 Liquid did not lose a single match, and then took the TOP-2 at The Lima Major 2023, despite playing with a stand-in. More than worthy.
The second round of the DPC was as similar to the previous one as possible. Liquid took the TOP-1 again, but now with one defeat in the standings. On the international stage, Liquid again shone, but still remained in the shadow of Gaimin Gladiators, who took the second Major Champions Cup of the season.
In the third season, Liquid were no longer able to stake their claim to the championship. “Liquid” fell to fourth place, but fortunately this was enough to qualify for Bali Major 2023, which in the case of Team Liquid, who qualified for The International 2023, does not play any role.
- Liquid composition: miCKe, Nisha, SaberLight, Boxi, Insania.
After a disappointing result at DreamLeague Season 20, where Team Liquid were eliminated from the first group stage, there was a feeling that Bali Major 2023 would also be on a minor note for Liquid. However, Liquid decided to turn on the power and play at full capacity.
And they almost succeeded: they took TOP-2, losing in the grand final to Gaimin Glaidators! Again. Third time in a major tournament this year.
Riyadh Masters 2023 Team Liquid started in the Play-In stage, as they surprisingly did not collect enough ESL ranking points. They finished Play-In with a 3-1-1 record and second place in Basket A, and then played the group stage with a 3-3-1 record, advancing to the upper bracket of the playoffs.
At the end of the biggest tournament of the year, Team Liquid took the TOP-2, which cannot be called a bad result. Unlike the TOP-10 at DreamLeague Season 21, which was after Riyadh Masters 2023 and before the start of The International 2023.
Team Liquid quite confidently advanced to the next round of the group stage from Group B. “Liquid” took TOP-1, playing with a score of 3-1-0 in series.
In the playoff seeding match, Liquid faced Evil Geniuses. The Peruvians have not been making much of a splash at The International 2023, which is why they predictably lost to Liquid with a score of 0-2.
In the first round of the playoffs, LIquid met Talon Esports. They won on class, taking two maps. What is true, then things did not go according to plan: a loss to Spirit and then Gaimin Gladiators, already in the lower part of the table. As a result of the main event of the year, Team Liquid took the TOP-6.
The new season started with a performance at Kuala Lumpur 2023, where they reached the TOP-2. In 2024, they played everywhere they could. And they went to BB Dacha, taking the TOP-2 there (lost to Falcons in the final), played at DL Season 22. DreamLeague Season 22 was definitely not a priority, because Liquid were so out of shape that they did not make it out of the group stage.
There was the 1win series tournament, where in the grand final they lost to Spirit with a score of 1-2, and the Elite League, where they took the TOP-4.
At ESL One Birmingham 2024, Team Liquid took the TOP-6, losing to the future champions from Falcons. PGL Wallachia Season 1, the team began with a victory over G2.IG, then lost 2 series to Xtreme and Shopify Rebellion, and then won against MOUZ. Finally, they beat their colleagues from Secret, thereby advancing to the playoffs with a score of 3-2.
Next, Liquid played at DreamLeague S23, where they took the TOP-10. In July of the 2024 season, Liquid reached the grand final of Riyadh Masters 2024, and then the TOP-1 at Elite League Season 2. However, Liquid's main triumph was The International 2024, where Liquid showed themselves spectacularly, where they reached the grand final and there without any problems beat Gaimin Gladiators with a score of 3-0.
After winning The International, Team Liquid played well in the first round of the DL Season 24 group stage, where they played with a score of 3-3-1, taking the TOP-2 in their basket. However, they failed to overcome the “second” group stage, and Liquid took the TOP-6 at the end of the tournament. It was no better after that: TOP-6 at BLAST Slam 1, but TOP-2 at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
In the 2025 season, Liquid took the top 8 at Fissure Playground #1 and BLAST Slam II. At DreamLeague Season 25, things are going very hard for Liquid. Even in the first group stage, Liquid passed it with great problems, playing replays and all that. And in the second group stage, Liquid lost all 4 matches before the game with Tundra, however, against one of the strongest teams, they managed to take the first victory, thereby preserving their chances for the playoffs.
Team Liquid's Most Popular Heroes
Team Liquid's top pick is Crystal Maiden with 7 games and 6 wins.
Besides Crystal Maiden, they choose Doom (4 matches, 100% wins), Sven (4 matches, 75% wins), Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 75% wins).
Rubick (4 matches, 25% win rate), Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% win rate) appear in the picks, Underlord, Pangolier, Storm Spirit have 3 matches each and all have 2 wins.
Team Liquid's Most Popular Heroes
Team Liquid's top pick is Crystal Maiden with 7 games and 6 wins.
Besides Crystal Maiden, they choose Doom (4 matches, 100% wins), Sven (4 matches, 75% wins), Skywrath Mage (4 matches, 75% wins).
Rubick (4 matches, 25% win rate), Void Spirit (3 matches, 100% win rate) appear in the picks, Underlord, Pangolier, Storm Spirit have 3 matches each and all have 2 wins.
Liquid vs Spirit Head-to-Head History
The teams have played each other 5 times over the past year. Liquid won 3 times, Spirit won 1 time, and 1 match ended in a draw.
Spirit vs Liquid Predicted Result at DreamLeague Season 25
In this match I would bet on Spirit without hesitation, but the Liquid vs. Spirit match showed that not everything is so clear. I think there will be a full bo3, and then we'll see.
Result: total +2.5.
