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We continue our review of The Berlin Major 2023 with a betting tee on the Execration - Team Aster match, which will close the first round of Group A on the second day of The Berlin Major 2023.
Having analysed the teams' previous games at the Berlin Major 2023 and beyond, we are ready to present our analysis and bet as accurately as possible.
Let's figure out what to expect from the match and whether there will be a winner here, who will improve his tournament position at the end of the game.
Form Execration
Let's open up the Execration vs Team Aster with a look at the South East Asian representative's form. Execration play here as favourites, which is somewhat unexpected, but understandable.
Execration are favoured because of China's difficult situation on the international stage. Every now and then, bizarre things happen there, from accusations of cheating, to clubs withdrawing from discipline. All of this is reinforced by the general decline of teams from the Middle Kingdom, which can be seen with the naked eye.
Against the backdrop of China's decline, the neighbouring region of South-East Asia looks more attractive. There, in good tradition, there's a hell of a lot going on, but it's fun and it works.
Execration are favourites, because at home, amid the chaos, they were able to climb into the top 1 in the first round and into the top 2 in the second. On the international stage, however, they were a little less lucky.
At the Lima Major 2023, Execration finished in the top-16, which obviously cannot be called a decent showing. In addition to playing in the Lima Major 2023, Execration also played in the DreamLeague S19, where they failed to reach the first group stage.
- Execration: Palos, Bob, Tino, Shankz, BDz.
The Berlin Major 2023 will be reached by the full squad. Should play in favour, however, the bo2 format does not allow complete reliance on the individual play of the performers.
The most popular Execration heroes
The most popular Execration hero has been Tiny (10 matches, 50% win percentage).
Other picks were Mirana (6 games, 83% wins), Visage (6 games, 83% wins), Beastmaster (6 games, 50% wins), Batrider (6 games, 33% wins).
If you believe in the second Southeastern Asian team, bet on Execration to win against Team Aster at odds around 1.7. We recommend to read the match form of Team Aster to get the bigger picture.
Team Aster formation
Let's move on to a review of Team Aster's form, who will play this match in underdog status. The odds of a win for the Chinese team are estimated at around 2.4.
Again, this situation is influenced by the general Chinese slump. It was already evident at the Long Run of the season, but became more obvious later, after the Lima Major 2023 and especially after DreamLeague S19.
If in the first round of the DPC Team Aster looked very lively, occupying the top 2 at home, then closer to The Lima Major 2023 problems began. They led to a top-8 finish at the Peruvian tournament, but it only got worse from there.
The second DPC cycle ended with Aster finishing in 4th position. Having caught the last wagon of the train to Berlin, Aster played DreamLeague S19.
The $1,000,000 commercial event and a trip to Riyadh ended at the same mark for Aster as Execration. Remarkably, however, Team Aster crashed out of Execration.
- Team Aster line-up: Monet, SumaiL, Xxs, BoBoKa, Siamese C.
This kind of performance of Team Aster over the course of the season has led to logical stand-ins in the line-up. They decided to get rid of Xwy in the midfield and SumaiL took his place.
Perhaps for Aster, such a move will be a kind of lifesaver for Aster and SumaiL will pull in as he once did in the Dota 2 Asia Championship.
Team Aster's most popular heroes
In the Aster pool: Disruptor (9 games, 55% wins), Enchantress (9 games, 44% wins), Beastmaster (7 games, 71% wins), Clockwerk (7 games, 28% win rate).
Then there's Storm Spirit, whom SumaiL likes (6 games, 60% wins), Jakiro (6 games, 50% wins).
If you are ready to believe in the success of the Chinese representatives at The Berlin Major 2023 and directly in the success of Team Aster with SumaiL on the midfield - bet on the victory of Aster with odds in the region of 2.4.
But before you make your choice, take a look at the history of their head-to-head encounters.
Match history between Execration and Team Aster
The teams have met twice in official matches and both times in DreamLeague S19, once in a 2-0 Aster win, the other time in Execration.
Predicted result of the Execration vs Team Aster match
This match is extremely difficult to determine a winner. As far as I'm concerned, both teams will show extremely close results, which in turn hints at a close game and a draw in the end.
Bottom line: a draw.
