Welcome to EGamersWorld. In anticipation of a real meat grinder, we've made a betting tip on Nigma Galaxy vs Monaspa, who will play in the tiebreakers for a place on DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour III.
For match analysis, we looked at all the Monaspa and Nigma Galaxy games. We looked at the players' pro tracks and are now ready to predict the winner of the match.
The match is an important one and The International is heated. Amidst the piling up of matches on DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour II, the skill or stay-away games are causing quite a stir.
If you're curious to see if Nigma Galaxy can improve their chances of keeping their place in the top division, you should continue reading the betting thread.
A look at Nigma Galaxy's form - the big underdogs among the top teams
Let's open the match by reviewing Nigma Galaxy's playing form. Team KuroKy are the favourites to win this match.
The bookmakers are not ready to say goodbye to Nigma Galaxy for a second time. The odds on the team's victory are estimated at around 1.5.
A similar figure in this match is easy to explain. Nigma Galaxy: more experienced, more status, playing better than Monaspa this season.
As DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Tour II progressed, the team was close to making it to the top 4 for the replay. They came up one short in their last match against Gaimin Gladiators.
Such "success" was achieved despite the structural chaos in the team. In the new season, Nigma Galaxy have been experimenting with a lot of lineup changes, although the roster hasn't changed throughout the season.
- Nigma Galaxy squad: ATF, SumaiL, MC, GH, KuroKy.
Nigma Galaxy's trick in the current round is the swap of players in core positions. ATF, SumaiL and MC constantly moved from position to position, leading their opponents astray.
However, such machinations were also affecting the level of Nigma Galaxy's play. Top players don't have much wagering on the different lanes, and the hero pool isn't sufficient for painless juggling back and forth.
Nigma Galaxy's most popular heroes
Among the most chosen Nigma Galaxy characters in the second round of DPC 2023: Shadow Demon (2 matches, 50% wins), Beastmaster (2 matches, 50% wins). Drow Ranger, Snapfire, Death Prophet also appeared 2 times each, but could not win any maps.
Do you believe in Nigma's success and think the tactic of replaying the core players will get you through the replay? Opt for the "Nigma Galaxy win for 1.45" outcome.
If you don't have complete confidence in Nigma Galaxy's actions and their ability to win this bo1 - check out the Monaspa game form below.
The playing form of Monaspa - nominally the worst team of the tour
With Monaspa relegated to the top division of Western Europe, SsaSpartan and Skylark's team have constantly been in a catch-up position. That hasn't changed in our match either.
The chances of a win for the team are not great, but they are there. The bookmakers give odds of around 2.2 to win Monaspa, justified by the general playing condition of Monaspa.
Monaspa are outsiders due to their inexperience and performance in the current round. If the former is still enough, as Monaspa players once played in the top division under the Brame tag, nowadays the Greeks are in trouble.
For the whole cycle, Monaspa managed to beat Ooredoo Thunders in the first game of the tour and OG in the last game of the second week. Other achievements include taking a card from Gaimin Gladiators, who have been losing to the underdogs this season.
Monaspa could also try to win at the expense of a more stable roster. We're talking about stability in terms of position play and scoring from a specific role.
- The Monaspa line-up: Nande, W1sh-, Skylark, dEsire, SsaSpartan.
The squad has a pretty good cast. They went through the second division together in the last round and participated in local championships, which adds weight to them in this match.
On the hero pool, it's hard to say. It's pretty standard and that's not a bad thing.
Monaspa's most popular heroes
In the final week of DPC 2023: WEU Upper Division Monaspa played proven heroes. Choices were Tiny (3 matches, 100% win rate), Disruptor (3 matches, 66% win rate), Sniper (3 matches, 66% win rate), Primal Beast (3 matches, 66% win rate).
Monaspa's strengths for winning are clear: it's the intelligible default in spades, the chemistry of the squad, but most importantly the match format. Bo1 is the best conditions for outsiders.
Choosing Monaspa to win the match is a risk, but the potential success will pay off. To make things even clearer, read up on the teams' history of head-to-head encounters before betting.
Monaspa vs Nigma Galaxy head-to-head history
The teams met once during the regular season. Back then, Nigma Galaxy shut out their opponents 2-0.
I'm sure the result of this match will be the same.
Monaspa vs Nigma Galaxy outcome
The only obstacle for Nigma in this match is the format of the match. Bo1 is always dangerous, but given the experience and skilful players, they will shut it down without any problems.
The team will be able to roll the difficult Huskar, for example, and once again "reswap" the lines, which will eventually help them defeat their archrival Monaspa. Moreover, Nigma Galaxy already won.
Bottom line: victory for Nigma Galaxy.
