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We continue our breakdown of the group stage of LPL Summer 2023 - the biggest regional league in the world - with a betting tee on the LNG Esports - EDward Gaming match. The pair will close out day 5 of LPL Summer 2023.
The game promises to be a hot one, as the top representatives of the region are playing. Yes, titles haven't been spoiled lately, but group games are playing well.
This LPL draw should not be an exception. The situation of the two teams in the standings is different before Long Sogpeg, but there is no cardinal difference.
LNG are at the top of the standings, holding on to fourth place. The team looks quite vigorous, as they did in the last LPL Spring 2023.
EDward Gaming on the other hand have been struggling. They are now at the bottom of the top 10, occupying a borderline 10th place.
Let's try to predict which team will be stronger in this encounter and significantly improve their performance in anticipation of future battles in the group stage of LPK Summer 2023.
Let's get started.
LNG uniforms
And let's start with an analysis of LNG's playing form. They are seen as favourites for the series in this match.
Bookmakers are decently estimating LNG's chance of winning. The odds on the top team are around 1.6.
However, let's not forget, that we're dealing with the Chinese region, which means the 1.6 is far from a guarantee for success in the match. Of course, they're playing EDG against you. But still, LNG have been looking brighter of late.
In 2022 LNG started their ascent to the top of the Chinese League of Legends. They finished in TOP 6 at LPL Spring 2022, but their progress was even better with LNG Esports finishing in TOP 4 at LPL Summer 2023.
They also played in the regional finals in an attempt to qualify for Worlds 2022, but had no luck. There, LNG finished in the top 3.
In LPL Spring 2023, after a good group stage, the team finished in the top 6. Not to say bad, but not much good either.
- LNG Esports: Zika, Tarzan, Scout, Gala, Hang.
Until Long Songpeg match eminent LNG squad occupies the fourth line in the standings. The team has 4 wins and 2 losses and basically good prospects for the future.
The most popular LNG Esports champions
The most pickable champion in the TOP was Renekton (6 matches, 83% wins). In addition to him, Jax (2 matches, 100% wins) and Fiora (2 matches, 50% wins) were popular.
Sejuani (4 games, 50% wins), Maokai (3 games, 100% wins), Zac (2 games, 1 win) played in the Forest.
Ryze dominated the centre line. Scout played 5 games on it and won 4 games. Yone was picked twice more (1-1).
Similar situation with the shooters. Varus has appeared 8 times and has 75% of wins. Jhin has appeared twice (50 wins).
Of the ѕurrogt, the rather unaccustomed Leon (5 matches, 4 wins). Much more stuupprental Heim (2 games, 100% wins), Nautilus (2 matches, 50% wins).
EDG Form
Let's move on to parsing the uniforms of Edward Gaming. In this match the team will play in the status of the outsider.
Bookmakers are somewhat skeptical about the prospect of a victory for EDward Gaming. The chance of such an outcome is estimated at odds in the region of 2.1.
The figure gives an indication of EDward Gaming's underperformance, but it's not critical at all. Knowing the specifics of the region, I would call this match equal, however, EDG is still nominally weaker. All because of their reshaping of the roster for the Long Converge season 2023, for before that EDG was an extra class team.
Back in 2022, the team won the LPL regional finals and represented their country at Worlds 2022. The Legends League's biggest championship ended with EDG in the top 8.
The team changed its line-up in 2023, but the level of play was not lost. In the LPL Spring 2023, the Ledge team took on Bilibili Gaming in the MSI 2023 qualifying match and finished in the Top 3 at the end of the Spring Split.
- EDG: Ale, Jiejie, FoFo, Uzi, Meiko .
Until Long Song match, EDward Gaming are in 10th place in the standings. The team has 2 wins in 5 matches.
Most popular champions EDward Gaming
In the top line, Edward Gaming has a very extensive pool of champions. Fiora, Sion, Kenen and Renekton appeared 3 times each, of which the first two won 2 games each, while Kenen and Renekton took all their games. Jayce, KSante, Camile, Jax and Gnar each made 2 appearances (Jax won both games, the others were 1-1).
In the woods it's a lot less varied by metha dictation. The most pickable character is Maokai (7 games, 100% wins). Next are Vi (5 games, 80% wins) and Sejuani and Wukong (4 games, 50% wins).
The central lineup does not throw up much variety either. Same popular Azir (6 games, 50% wins), Jayce (6 games, 83% wins), Akali (5 games, 80% wins).
In bot - Zeri (7 games, 100% wins), Lucian (4 games, 50% wins), Caitlyn (100% wins in 3 games), Jhin (3 games, 66% wins).
The situation is as follows: Nami, Ashe, Yummi - 4 games each with 2 wins for the first, 3 for the second and a perfect win rate for the third. Next are Heim (3 games, 66% wins) and Annie (3 games, 100% wins).
History of head-to-head encounters
The teams previously played each other last season. Then EDG defeated their archrivals 2-0.
Result of the match
It seems we have a case of betting on the underdog here. In this match, I'll bet on an EDG win, as I believe in a repeat of the last match between the teams.
Outcome: EDG win.
