The battle for a slot at The International 11 (minimum Last Chance stage) between Team Liquid and goonsquad is the prediction for this match. Team Liquid managed to defeat DGG Esports in the qualification, and goonsquad quite unexpectedly beat Nigma Galaxy with a score of 2:1.
Both teams played in the first division of the DPC last season, goonsquad had 2 wins and 5 losses; 4 cards won and 11 lost. Team Liquid were top 2 at the end of the season with 5 wins and 2 losses; 11 cards won and 5 lost.
In the regular season, Team Liquid lost to goonsquad 1:2, remembering that game, in the second game Liquid crashed Pudge into Medusa and threw a map, in the third it was no chance, LIMMP covered Puck against Ember Spirit.
Team Liquid always play cool online, but it's hard to believe in 2:0 from them; it's more logical to believe in 1 card from goonsquad, as they are outsiders, but LIMMP is definitely not much inferior to miCKe. The team had 2 days to prepare, it is very interesting what they will demonstrate to us.
goonsquad line-up
- aQua
- LIMMP
- s4
- Handsken
- peksu
Team Liquid roster
- MATUMBAMAN
- miCKe
- zai
- Boxi
- iNSaNiA
Latest Team Liquid results - 5 matches counted
- Victory in the match with DGG Esports with a score of 2:0 - qualification for The International 11
- Draw 1:1 vs TSM - August 25
- Draw 1:1 against BOOM Esports
- Draw 1:1 against fnatic
- Draw 1:1 in the match with Nigma Galaxy
Goonsquad latest results - 5 matches counted
- Victory in the match with Nigma Galaxy with a score of 2: 1 - qualification for The International 11
- Lost 2-0 to Into the Breach - July 22
- Victory in the match with HellRaisers with a score of 1:0
- Lost in a match with Gladiators with a score of 1:2
- Lost in a match with Team Secret with a score of 0:2
It's hard for me to somehow evaluate the performance of goonsquad, it's hard to understand what they will do if they don't get Faceless Void and Chen three times. As for Team Liquid, it is also not clear what conclusions to draw, they beat the weak DGG Esports.
Used goonsquad heroes in qualifiers for The International 11 (Western Europe):
- aQua: Faceless Void
- LIMMP: Puck/Zeus/Mirana
- s4: Dawnbreaker/Centaur/Venomancer
- Handsken: Snapfire/Mirana/Clockwerk
- Peksu: Chen/Enchantress
Used heroes of Team Liquid in the qualifiers for The International 11 (Western Europe):
- MATUMBAMAN: Pudge/Gyrocopter
- miCKe: Shadow Fiend/Queen of Pain
- zai: Death Prophet/Mars
- Boxi: Earthshaker/Vengerful Spirit
- iNSaNiA: Omniknight/Undying
Team Liquid, of course, is in a crazy shape, 6 frags for 2 maps were given to DGG Esports, stable drafts and incredible form from miCKe. Team Liquid had 2 days to prepare themselves for the Faceless Void/Chen ban, these are the heroes that will be fought for. Liquid is now definitely much stronger than Nigma Galaxy, in the match with goonsquad, I still expect 2 maps, Liquid always fall apart online and in the battle for a slot at The International 11 they should show their maximum.
- Team Liquid win - odds 1.24
- goonsquad win - odds 4.22
- TB 2.5 on cards - coefficient 2.29
- TM 2.5 on cards - coefficient 1.58
Exactly 2:0 from Team Liquid, it's hard to believe in goonsquad if they don't get Faceless Void and Chen. I hope 2 days is enough to prepare against these two heroes who were just spammed by goonsquad.
Prediction: Team Liquid will confidently defeat goonsquad with a score of 2:0 - odds 1.84
