On the fifth day of the second week of the group stage at Dota 2 Champions League Season 3, Spider Pigzs will play against Empire. A very interesting match can turn out.
Empire is one of the key, if not the key, favorite of the entire competition. Spider Pigzs is a tough middling that can pose a problem for any D2CL team.
Empire and SP are one step apart in the standings and their face-to-face confrontation should become almost decisive in the distribution of positions.
We are figuring out who will be the winner after the match and what can be expected from this confrontation in general.
Empire shape
Empire will be the obvious favorite in this confrontation. It is not surprising.
How many times have we already talked about Empire in a positive way? After the inspired performance at the closed qualifiers for TI from the CIS, I did not pin any particular hopes on the Imperials.
Surprisingly, even after losing the main headliner of those qualifiers in the person of Petushara, Empire did not lose strength. And this is good.
Team Empire Latest matches
- Draw with Empire 1-1
- Draw with Beastcoast 1-1
- Lost to Spirit 0-2
- Lost to Unique with a score of 1-2
- Defeat Nemiga Gaming 2-0
Of course, Empire still remains a team somewhere between TIR-1.5-2. This means that they can easily throw almost any meeting, despite their good performance lately.
Heroes of Empire
The most voted Empire heroes in patch 7.30: Sven (5 matches, 40% win), Lich (5 matches, 20% win), Mirana (4 matches, 50% win).
The most successful heroes of patch 7.30: Clinkz, Invoker, Jakiro and so on (all heroes appeared once).
Spider Pigzs shape
Spider Pigzs will act as the catch-up in this confrontation. The LeBron team will try to surprise.
And in principle, this is believed. Spider Pigzs - what is called a strong "average" in the celebration of life called D2CL.
The team can impose a struggle and often does, but, like most teams of this level, stability is lacking. This is what the recent performance is about.
Spider Pigzs Latest Results
- Defeat Nemiga Gaming 2-0
- Defeat Fantastic Five 2-1
- Lose at PuckChamp 1-2
- Loss from HellRaisers with a score of 1-2
- Beat Unique 2-0
They can win against serious rivals like Unique, but lose against rather damp HR.
Spider Pigzs Heroes
Most played Spider Pigzs heroes in patch 7.30: Tidehunter (4 matches, 75% win), Lina (4 matches, 25% win), Pangolier (3 matches, 66% win).
The most successful Spider Pigzs heroes in patch 7.30: Lion (2 matches, 100% win), Chen (2 matches, 100% win), Morphling (2 matches, 100% win).
History of personal confrontations
The teams played twice in the 2021 season. Spider Pigzs won both times: 1 time 2-1, 1 time 2-0.
The outcome of the fight
Based on the history of head-to-head meetings and relying on the fact that Empire now has a substitute on the off lane, in this battle, believe at least in the map from Spider Pigzs. On this we make an insurance bet.
Outcome: +1.5 on Spider Pigzs.
