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The LEC Spring 2025 continues to heat up as we look ahead to the second week of play as 10 teams continue to battle for playoff spots.
Among the contenders for the main stage are G2 Esports and Heretics. The format of the meeting is bo3.
We're trying to figure out if Heretics has a chance to surprise G2 Esports or if everything will go as expected.
Let's go.
G2 Esports Uniform
We open the analysis of the G2 Esports – Heretics match with an analysis of G2’s game form. In this match, they play as favorites with a win coefficient of around 1.2.
At the start of the 2023 season, the Samurai made it to the UK capital to participate in MSI 2023 after winning the LEC Winter draw. Then G2 made it to the grand final without any problems, and also beat MAD Lions quite easily
In the spring, at LEC Spring 2023, G2 Esports played worse. They advanced to the playoffs of the tournament from the second match of their group, getting into the lower bracket of the playoffs. Once there, they again played against the “lions”, but they were unable to repeat the success of the winter LEC: G2 Esports were eliminated from the LEC Spring 2023 playoffs, but got to the Mid-Season Invitational 2023.
- G2 Esports roster: BrokenBlade, SkewMond, Caps, Hans Sama, Labrov.
Play-In for G2 Esports was successful and even easier than for BLG. G2 Esports did not feel LOUD and easily closed PSG Talon, winning against both clubs with a score of 2-0.
Things weren't as rosy in the Bracket Stage. In the first round, G2 Esports played Gen.G, probably the main contender for the championship title, and managed to take a map from them, which is more than good in the reality of the modern competitive scene.
In the lower bracket, G2 Esports met their main rival, MAD Lions. The European derby on the international stage ended with a confident victory for G2, confirming their status as the best team in the LEC.
As a result of the only international event so far, G2 Esports took the TOP-6. The result is good.
Before the LEC Finals, the “samurai” took another cup to their headquarters. It was the trophy for winning LEC Summer 2023, where G2 easily dealt with EXCEL in the grand final.
In the first round of the LEC Finals 2023, G2 Esports played against Team BDS. The French put up a fight, but they couldn’t pull more than 1 map.
G2 Esports had no problem first taking on MAD Lions to reach the grand finals of the 2023 LEC Finals, and then took down Fnatic in the finals.
In their first match on the main stage of the year, G2 Esports played against Dplus. Being an underdog, the team managed to beat the title Koreans, all thanks to the signature Draven from Hans Sama. Then they managed to beat none other than WBG, who subsequently took the TOP-2.
But then the failures began, and quite serious ones at that. First they lost to Gen with a score of 0-2, then they lost to NRG with a score of 0-2 (which was a total shock), and finally they were eliminated from Worlds 2023 after losing to Bibili Gaming.
G2 Esports will start their journey to LEC Winter 2024 with a match against BDS, one of G2's main competitors on their way to the championship. We expect a confident game from G2. Next up is a match against Karmine Corp, which should be easier than the game against BDS. In fact, that's what happened, but the match against Rogue was perhaps the first sensation of last week, as G2 lost. Well, that's why it's bo1 and bo1.
During the regular season, LEC Winter 2024 demonstrated their standard game. G2 Esports won 7 out of 9 matches, sharing the TOP-1 of the table with BDS.
In the opening match of the LEC Winter 2024 playoffs, G2 Esports easily crushed GiantX with a score of 2-0. Then G2 Esports met Fnatic in the quarterfinals, where the “orange” looked pretty good: they were able to take the map, but this did not affect the outcome of the match. Then G2 Esports met BDS in the match for the exit to the grand final and without a single hitch smashed the French with a score of 3-0. Almost the same fate awaited MAD Lions KOI in the grand final, with a difference of only one map.
G2 Esports attended the Mid-Season Invitational 2024 and showed a very solid result there. They managed to reach the TOP-4, and this is a pretty high result for a team from the LEC.
Heading into the Esports World Cup 2024, G2 Esports secured a spot in the LEC Summer 2024 playoffs. At EWC 2024 itself, G2 Esports started off with a win over FlyQuest, but then lost to TES in the grand finals.
LEC Summer 2024 Playoffs started with a fairly confident victory over Karmine Corp with a score of 2-0. Then, an equally easy victory over BDS and, as a result, reaching the TOP-3. In the match for reaching the grand final of the LEC Summer 2024 upper bracket, G2 Esports played against Fnatic, where they lost with a score of 2-3. In the match of the lower bracket, they defeated BDS with a score of 3-2, and then became champions of LEC Summer 2024, defeating Fnatic in the final.
The 2024 LEC Season Finals started with an unexpected loss to MAD Lions KOI (2-3). However, this did not stop G2 from coming back through the lower bracket, outplaying all opponents and eventually becoming the champions of the 2024 LEC Season Finals.
The debut at Worlds 2024 happened in a match with paiN Gaming, where G2 was stomped by the Yone + Yasuo combination. In the next match, against the LCK Summer 2024 champions from Hanwha Life Esports, the tricks did not work and G2 lost. But they got into the 2-1 bracket, winning WBG in a fairly confident manner. However, they then lost to T1 and BLG, flying out to the TOP-12.
The LEC Winter 2025 group stage was 6-3 and took 3rd place. In principle, this is not bad, but remembering G2's performance last season, we should expect a completely different game in the playoffs, a higher quality one. In the first round of the playoffs, they showed exactly this game: they beat GiantX with a score of 2-0 without much chance for the latter. In the second round of the playoffs' upper bracket, they completely defeated Fnatic, G2's main competitor in the LEC. Then - a victory over Karmine Corp with a score of 3-1. In the grand final, there was a rematch against Karmine Corp, where G2 literally "flew away", losing with a score of 0-3.
The first week of LEC Spring 2025 ended with a 2-1 victory over KOI.
Most Popular G2 Esports Champions
Gragas (3 matches, 66% wins) is sent to the top lane.
In the jungle it's either Belveth (2 matches, 100% wins) or Maokai (2 matches, 50% wins) or Gragas (2 matches, 50% wins).
The mid lane is varied, with Yasuo, Sylass, Cassiopeia, Sejuani and Yone all picking once and winning their games.
Among the shooters, Draven plays (3 matches, 66% wins).
Support Nautilus (2 matches, 50% wins), Nami (2 matches, 50% wins).
Team Heretics Uniform
We continue our analysis of the Heretics – G2 Esports match with an analysis of Heretics’ game form. In this match, they are playing as underdogs with a win odds of around 3.5.
Heretics have been part of the LEC structure since 2022. In their “debut” season, Team Heretics played on the TIR-2 stage, more specifically in Superliga Summer 2022 (with TOP-1), European Masters Summer 2022 (TOP-1) and Iberian Cup 2022, where they took TOP-2.
In 2023, Heretics became participants of the LEC series tournaments. The success was so-so: first, TOP-8 at LEC Winter 2023, and then eliminated by SK Gaming.
The situation only got worse in the spring: Heretics failed the group stage again, this time going 3-6 and not making it to the playoffs.
In the next round of the LEC draw, Team Heretics showed their best result of the partner team. They took the TOP-4 in LEC Summer 2023, losing to Fnatic in the battle for the TOP-3. Heretics took the TOP-4 and secured $5,512.
- Team Heretics lineup: Carlsen, Sheo, Kamiloo, Flakked, Stend.
After a series of unsuccessful performances last year, Heretics changed their roster significantly, signing top European players. Let's see how they will be able to compete with the strongest representatives of the region.
The group stage of LEC Winter 2024 was a bit of a bummer. The team started off quite brightly, but later dropped to a 4-5 score.
After making it to the playoffs, Heretics faced BDS, the best team in the LEC Winter 2024 group stage. The French club fully justified their status, winning 2-0, and Heretics went to the lower bracket.
They didn't manage to play for long in the LEC Winter 2024 playoffs. Heretics lost to SK Gaming with a score of 1-2 in the very first match of the main stage, leaving the championship at the TOP-8 stage.
Following the regular season of LEC Spring 2024, Heretics took the TOP-4. In the first round of the playoffs, Heretics met BDS and rather ingloriously fell to the lower bracket after a 0-2 defeat. Already in the match for life in the first round, they played against SK Gaming, where they won with a score of 2-1 and it was quite difficult. Then there was a duel with Fnatic, which ended with a score of 2-3 in favor of the “orange”, and Heretics missed the chance to show themselves at the Mid-Season Invitational 2024.
Heretics had a rough time getting to the LEC Summe 2024 Playoffs, finishing 6th with a 3-6 record.
Heretics started the LEC Summer 2024 playoffs with a rather uninspired loss to SK Gaming. After that, an equally unimpressive performance against GiantX and a drop to the TOP-7.
Heretics finished the LEC Winter 2025 group stage with great difficulty, taking the marginal 8th place with a score of 3-6. In the first round of the playoffs, Heretics got to Fnatic, where they lost with a score of 0-2, which was quite expected. Then the lower bracket match and a loss to GiantX with a score of 1-2 and the TOP-8 as a result.
LEC Spring 2025 kicked off with a win over Rogue.
Team Heretics Most Popular Champions
On the top lane, LOUD gets Aatrox (3 matches, 100% win rate) and Renekton (2 matches, 100% win rate).
In jungle they take Sejuani (4 matches, 100% wins) and Wukong (3 matches, 66% wins).
The mid lane is not the most popular with Taliyah (3 games, 100% wins) and Lissandra (3 games, 66% wins).
Among the shooters, there is the standard Aphelios (4 matches, 75% win rate), and also Xayah (3 matches, 66% win rate).
Nautilus (4 games, 75% wins), Nami (4 games, 75% wins) are taken as supports.
G2 vs Team Heretics Head-to-Head History
They have played each other three times in the last year. G2 Esports won all matches.
Heretics vs. G2 Esports LEC Spring 2025 Predicted Result
I expect a confident victory for G2 Esports in this match. The current Heretics should not play on equal terms against G2.
Result: G2 wins 2-0.
