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We continue to watch the round-robin tiebreaks in Eastern Europe. We will be watching the match between Nemiga and Hydra, the second round of the DPC 2023: EEU Division 1 replay.
The stakes remain the same. The opportunity to stay in the top division of Eastern Europe is on the line and three teams, including Nemiga and Hydra, are fighting for that right.
There are two slots at stake, so it's a good bet to avoid that. Both teams are obviously keen to stay in the top division, and a win in a head-to-head game would go a long way to keeping their place.
Let's see which team will be stronger in this match and pick up an important win in this bok1 match.
Let's go.
Nemiga Gaming Form
We begin our match review with an analysis of Nemiga Gaming's form. In this encounter, they will play as the series favourite.
Bookmakers single out Nemiga Gaming as the winner of the game. The odds of success for the Belarusian club are estimated at odds around 1.6.
It is quite remarkable that Nemiga Gaming is the favourite in this meeting. It is interesting that the team is also a contender to win the match against One Move, that is, the team is a favorite for the tiebreaks in general.
I think Nemiga are happy with this outcome, as the team has just reached the first division after a season in the second. However, Nemiga have previously been in the first league of Eastern Europe and know how to do something.
In the first season of DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division Nemiga did not perform at their best. They finished in last but one place with a 6-12 lead, which meant they were in a tussle almost every game.
The only other occasions on which they played in between DPCs were local events. Among them was the BB Universe: Episoe 1 - Comics Zone championship, where the team gave a very mediocre performance.
At the BB Universe: Episode 1 - Comics Zone, the Belarusians finished in the TOP-10-11, without reaching the group stage. No other achievements, so far.
- Composition of Nemiga Gaming: v1olent, Malr1ne, Vazya, Hellscream, so bad .
Due to the cramped tiebreak format, we don't know how the team will play the first match against One Move. I expect a win there, but the match against Hydra should be more intense.
Nemiga Gaming's Most Popular Heroes
Last month the most chosen Nemiga Gaming hero was Disruptor (6 games. 100% wins), Pangolier (5 matches, 80% wins). Monkey King, Terrorblade, Clockwerk, Snapfire, Rubick and Primal Beast were each played 4 times. MK, TB, Clockwerk and Snapfire each had 100% wins, Rubick had 75, and Primal Beast won 2 matches.
I'm sure Nemiga won't be making up the wheel and will play a stable dota. The way they played before the tiebreaks.
Hydra form
Continuing the breakdown of the match with an analysis of Hydra's playing form. In this match, they are playing second number one.
This is what the bookmakers are pointing to. The odds on Hydra's success in this match are at 2.
To be fair, there's more of a parity here than what we're seeing from the odds. At the very least both teams look mediocre and their relegation to the second division won't make much of a dent in the region.
It's hard for Hydra to boast serious results, but they can do something. For example, they won the EPL Winter Holidays, which is bread and butter.
Hydra have also participated and are participating in the DPC ecosystem. In the first round of the DPC 2023: EEU Upper Division Hydra won the second division, and then finished in the top 6 in the first league of the second season. Thanks to that they keep their place in the elite league of Eastern Europe.
- Hydra squad: dream, Worick, Cloud, Lil, HappyDyurara .
Before the Long Run of the cycle, Lil joined the Hydra roster. New face, the game is still the same: nothing supernatural, and I do not see much difference between Lil and Lefitan.
Hydra played the tiebreaker, for them in the current format is more of a success than the other way around. Well, what, take a new player in the hope of a serious improvement in performance. They didn't shine with it before the Long Tour, there's no such thing in the new season either.
Hydra's most popular heroes
Among the most chosen Heroes are Tusk (38 matches, 73% win percentage), Beastmaster (33 matches, 60% win percentage), Disruptor (30 matches, 73% win percentage).
In addition, Batrider (21 matches, 76% wins), Keeper of the Light (19 matches, 84% win rate), Clockwerk (19 matches, 63% win rate) are frequent players.
We'll see if Hydra try to come up with wheels or play a default. Betting on the latter.
Hydra - Nemiga head-to-head history
Their last head-to-head game was in DPC 2023: EEU Division 1 Tour 3 and that's when Hydra claimed victory. A clean sweep victory.
The outcome
In this match I expect a rather high-speed bout with lots of faults. There's no other way in this season in Eastern Europe.
If you pick a winner of the match, it's more likely Hydra. They took the face-off with Nemiga without too many problems and I'm sure they can do it again.
Bottom line: victory for Hydra.
