Good to see you on EGamersWorld. The first stage of DreamLeague S19 is slowly but surely coming to an end and in anticipation we have prepared a betting tip on Evil Geniuses - Execration on the last game day of the first stage of the $1,000,000 Championship.
We watched a bunch of games in DreamLeague S19 and naturally caught the Evil Geniuses and Execration bouts. We watched their games directly at DreamLeague S19, in domestic leagues and on the international stage. All in order to make an accurate betting tip for Evil Geniuses vs Execration on the last matchday of the biggest commercial tournament.
Find out what to expect and if there will be a winner at the end of the match.
Evil Geniuses - contender to top the group and top team in South America
We open the showdown with an analysis of the Evil Geniuses' form. "Evil Geniuses will have to play as favourites, as hinted at by the bookmakers.
According to the books, Evil Geniuses are number one in this match. This is expressed by odds in the region of 2.5.
It's easy to believe in such a state of affairs. It's enough to just take a look at the teams' output.
Evil Geniuses finished in the top 2 twice this year in the domestic league, having put their Beastcoast colleagues ahead of them. They compensated for their defeats on the domestic scene with an international appearance in The Lima Major 2023, where they reached the Top 6.
In the second international event of the season, DreamLeague S19 directly, the team started very well. After two days of matches, the Evil Geniuses took first place in the standings with 2 wins and 2 draws and practically guarantee a passage to the next round.
- The Evil Geniuses line-up for DreamLeague S19: Pakazs, Chris Luck, Wisper, Matthew, Pandaboo.
As the tournament progresses, all the performers in EG look very decent. Everyone is contributing to the overall cause and creating wins for the team.
Another factor in the good position in the standings is the team's playstyle. They play quite aggressively, using active characters.
The most popular Evil Geniuses characters in DreamLeague S19
The top three most popular Evil Geniuses characters are Leshrac, Riki and Primal Beast. All have appeared 4 times and won 3 matches each.
Also in spades were Batrider and Jakiro, who each won 3 out of 3 matches. Marci, IO, Death Prophet have 100% win rate,
If you trust the aggressive play-style of the Peruvian Evil Geniuses squad, you should bet on the team to win at odds of 2.5.
If you want to try your luck with an underdog bet, take a closer look at Execration. Below we have a look at their success and their form in general.
Execration's form is a dark horse from South East Asia
We continue our look at the Evil Geniuses vs Execration with a look at their form. They will be playing as underdogs in this matchup.
Bookmakers put the team at number two. This is hinted at by the odds of potential success in the region of 4.8.
The gap is big, but understandable. It's all about, again, the performance of the teams.
Execration is hard to compare with Evil Geniuses, because the team is "storming" at all levels. They won their first DPC season in South East Asia, finishing 2nd in the second round.
Seems pretty decent, but given the competitive nature of the region and the constant news about possible fake matches in Southeast Asia, one wonders about the assessment of the achievement. Even more questions arise after analysing the team's performance on the international stage: at the only Major tournament so far, the Lima Major 2023, Execration finished in the top 16, which cannot be called a decent result.
Trying to improve their performance at DreamLeague and at the end of 2 days came out quite well. The team is on the 4th position in the table with 1-2-1 match statistics.
- Execration: Palos, Bob, Tino, Shanks, BDz.
In a similar way to Evil Geniuses, I can't point anyone out at Execration. They play with one fist, which is very agreeable.
When looking at the heroes used, Execration are committed to a more standard playstyle with measured farming, but are able to break away and go to battle, acting in the best traditions of Southeast Asia.
Most popular Execration Heroes
The most pick-up hero is Tiny (10 matches, 50% win rate). Other picks are Mirana (6 games, 83% wins), Visage (6 games, 83% wins), Beastmaster (6 games, 50% wins), and Batrider (6 games, 33% wins).
If you want to try your luck, bet on Execration at odds in the region of 5. If you don't believe in success for Southeast Asia's strongest team in the second round of the DPC - read our opinion on the match, but before that the head-to-head stats will help us draw some conclusions.
History of head-to-head clashes
The teams previously played each other in the group stage of The Lima Major 2023. Back then, the teams exchanged pleasantries, playing out a 1-1 scoreline.
Predicted Result Evil Geniuses vs Execration
We would recommend taking a +1.5 over Execration in this match-up. Following the example of The Lima Major 2023, we can conclude that Execration can surprise the clear leader.
The b2 format is very good for underdogs and in this case we believe in the Execration card.
Bottom line: +1.5 on Execration.
