Прогноз на матч: Entity - Team Aster | Dota 2

Welcome back to EGamersWorld. We continue our coverage of the DreamLeague S19 and today we begin with a betting round-up of the Entity vs Team Aster match on the final game day of Stage 1.

We watched a dozen games directly in DreamLeague S19 as well as analyzed regular season and nonregular season games at Lima Major 2023. The information we gathered and assimilated is enough to tell us about the upcoming match.

Let's find out what to expect from the important match that opens the last day of Stage 1 matches at DreamLeague S19. Let's go.

The form of Entity, the main contender

We'll open the review of the match with an analysis of Entity's form. The team was in last but one place in the Group A standings after two days of play.

Nevertheless, they are seen as favourites to win against Entity. The odds on Entity against China's nominally second team are around 2.7.

This confidence in Entity is solely due to their affiliation with the most competitive region of the competition scene - Western Europe. I don't see any other indicators by which the current Entity outperforms Team Aster.

In the first round of the DPC Entity were very promising and managed to jump into the last carriage of the train to The Lima Major 2023 and in the first inter-regional championship they got into the TOP 6. What followed was a serious slump and a period of stagnation that has continued to this day, and we can see the effects on DreamLeague S19, among others.

In the second round of DPC 2023 Entity got to replay for the right to stay in the elite league and fortunately for themselves and the club fans managed to stay in the first league. However, at DreamLeague S19, the team failed to make it through to the Major League, going 2-4 in two days, making them one of the main contenders to drop out of the group.

• Entity line-up: watson, Stormstormer, Tobi, Kataomi, Fishman

It's not entirely clear what has influenced Entity to be in such a dismal position over the past few months. What is clear is that Entity are uncomfortable at all stages, from drafts to late game-games.

Entity's most popular heroes at DreamLeague S19

With Long Sogpeg of the tournament Entity took Mirana (5 games, 20% wins), Pangolier (3 games, 33% wins), Rubick (3 games, 33% wins), Bane (2 games 50% wins).

Dark Seer, Pugna, Storm Spirit and Anti-Mage also appeared in spades. All were picked twice, but none won even once, indicating Entity's attempts to patch up the holes and the inability to do so without a fundamental change.

Agree with the bookmakers and ready to believe in Entity solely for belonging to Western Europe, ignoring the team's recent performance - your bet is "Entity win" at odds around 2.8.

Not ready to make your choice right now? Take a look at Team Aster's playing form, which is not at all as simple as it may seem at first glance.

Team Aster are China's only hope for DreamLeague S19

Team Aster will face Entity in the first match of the final game day of DreamLeague Stage 1. The only representative of China will play in the status of the outsider.

Bookmakers don't have much faith in Aster and in the match against Entity give odds of around 4.2 to win Monet and company. Naturally, for a bo2 such a figure is understandable.

Aster are in a catch-up position because of the general state of affairs in the Chinese region. Things are quite deplorable there.

The Lima Major 2023 was one of the worst tournaments for representatives of the region. The best performance of all Chinese teams, of which there were 4, was shown by Aster, which finished in the top 8.

That wouldn't be such a bad thing, but in the second round of the domestic league's top division, Team Aster were already in 4th place, which can't be called a good performance, considering the decreased competition within the region. However, at DreamLeague S19 at the beginning of game day 3 Aster are in a very working situation: the team is 1-2-1 and one "extra" win can guarantee them passage to the next stage.

In addition, Aster have one of the most stable, if not the best, squads in China.

• Team Aster: Monet, Xwy, Xxs, BoBoKa, Siamese.C

Given the effectiveness of Aster, we can't help but suggest "rejuvenating" the squad, because the average age of Aster players is one of the highest in DreamLeague S19. By average age we mean also game experience.

The most popular heroes of Team Aster

Aster like to play as Enchantress. She was taken 11 times and won 72% of the time.

Tiny (6 games, 66% wins), Clockwerk (6 games, 50% wins), Disruptor (5 games, 60% wins) are also picks.

Ready to believe in the capacity of the Aster squad and the strength of China - bet on Aster's victory for 4.2. Otherwise, take a look at our conclusion in the text below, just after the history of face-offs between the teams

History of face-offs between the teams

This is not the first time Entity and Aster have played each other. The teams have already met during The Lima Major 2023 and did not emerge victorious then, drawing the match 1-1.

Predicted results for Entity vs Aster

The most certain outcome will be a draw. Since the teams have once played each other and failed to come up with a winner and given a similar bo2 format this is not hard to believe.

However, in this match I'll take my chances and bet in Aster's favour. The team looks better than their counterparts in the course of the tournament and at the end of the race will be doing their best to break into the next stage of the championship and continue to represent their region in the biggest commercial tournament of the year.

Bottom line: victory for Aster (risk).