EXCEL GC and Acend Rising will play in the fifth round of the group stage of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2. So far, the EXCEL girls are hanging around at the bottom of the table, while Acend Rising are topping the standings.
What's more, there's no chance at all here for EXCEL GC, who have only won two matches so far, and even those, as we understand, in different matches. All in all, there's no reason to think there will be a sensation.
And in terms of play, the leader looks quite good, which makes them more certain of the outcome. The only question is how many cards EXCEL GC will take, but that will be omitted. Therefore, here I would lean on Acend Rising to win.
EXCEL GC form.
The 143rd-ranked women's team recently signed a squad that, although it has been to VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1, was unremarkable there.
The European side suffered two defeats to Guild X and FUT Female at the Long Conduit Group Stage of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2, although they did take one card each.
However, the last two rounds were a total disappointment for EXCEL GC, as the Ledge team lost to BBL Queens and Rebels Velvet, thereby finally hovering in the out zone.
Latest EXCEL GC results:
- A 0-2 defeat to BBL Queens.
- A 1-2 defeat to Guild X.
- 1-2 defeat to FUT Female.
- 0-2 defeat to BBL Queens.
- 0-2 defeat to Rebels Velvet.
EXCEL GC's best scores:
It is worth noting that the EXCEL GC team has yet to appear on the Bind and Fracture maps.
Form Acend Rising
The third team in the women's rankings won the open qualification for VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1, where they beat their opponents almost without a chance.
And in the VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1, the European side showed a strong and confident performance that saw them progress to the final of the lower net, finishing in third place.
And as for Long Cogneaga in the group stage of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2, here Acend Rising have managed four confident victories without conceding a single point to their opponents.
Acend Rising's latest results:
- A 0-3 defeat to G2 Gozen.
- 2-0 win over The A Team.
- Beat Case Hydra 2-0.
- Beat Guild X 2-0.
- Beat FUT Female 2-0.
Top scores for Acend Rising:
- Fracture - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 86% wins.
- Ascent - 82% wins.
- Haven - 75% wins.
- Split - 67% wins.
- Bind - 50% wins.
In turn, the Acend Rising team has steadily given up on maps Pearl.
EXCEL GC - Acend Rising match statistics
The teams have not met before.
EXCEL GC - Acend Rising preview
What can we say here? Well, EXCEL GC is not very good so far and we know nothing about the game. So it is foolish to believe that the EXCEL representatives will be able to show something.
As is often the case, the main The International riga is how many cards the outsider will take. Given Long Corner Acend Rising, it's hard to count on even an EXCEL GC card.
So in this case, I'd recommend betting on Acend Rising to win.
