Matchförutsägelse: Evil Geniuses - Shopify Rebellion | Dota 2

Good to see you on EGamersWorld. We continue our breakdown of Stage 1 matches with a betting tee on the Evil Geniuses - Shopify Rebellion match in Group A.

After two days of games and a dozen matches outside of DreamLeague S19, we have studied all the data input such as teams' results in domestic leagues, successes in the DreamLeague, international arena, lineups of the teams and history of confrontations and we are ready to tell you what to expect in the upcoming game.

Here we go.

The Evil Geniuses - the team fighting for top spot in the region

The Evil Geniuses vs Shopify Rebellion match review will begin with a breakdown of the former's playing form. EG will emerge as the favourites in this match, which is quite The International here.

Bookmakers confirm the advantage of Evil Geniuses. The odds on the team's victory are estimated at around 3.2.

A similar figure reflects the team's performance during the regular season. In the domestic league the team is stable top-2, Ledgeaya Beastcoast, but on the international scene their performance is slightly better than that of their South American counterparts.

At the recent Lima Major 2023 Evil Geniuses finished in the top 6, which is twice better than that of Beastcoast. But that's not what we want to talk about now.

Within the DreamLeague itself, EG played well. On the opening day, the team won three of the four games played.

• Evil Geniuses line-up: Pakazs, Chris Luck, Wisper, Matthew, Pandaboo.

The team is combative and capable, it's a fact. Thanks to the top Peruvian roster they managed to shut Aster down and drew with TSM.

However, I wouldn't call those numbers representative. Aster is still on the decline, as well as the whole Chinese region, and the draw with TSM is a real stumbling block for EG, because the American colleagues put up a horrible performance last season.

But then, that's what b2 is all about. Anything can happen.

Most Selected EG Characters

The Evil Geniuses brought their "homemade" heroes to the DreamLeague, with some very unique characters in their positions.

Batrider, Jakiro and Primal Beast were the most frequently chosen. The first two won two matches each, while Primal Beast won one.

Shadow Fiend, Lion, Marci, TA, Riki and a pack of other heroes were also taken. All of them won their matches.

If you believe in the Evil Geniuses victory and are convinced that South America is stronger than the neighboring North America, bet on the Evil Geniuses victory with odds of 3.2.

Not ready to give EG the edge - check out the Shopify Rebellion form. We talk about it below.

Shopify Rebellion form - North America's top 1 on the international stage

Opposing EG in this bout will be Shopify Rebellion. The team will play in underdog status.

Bookmakers are pointing out SR's underperformance. They reckon the odds on the North American club to win this encounter will be 3.4.

The minimal gap in the match is explained by the situation of the teams after the first game day at DreamLeague S19. SR, like Evil Geniuses, won one series and ended in a draw the other.

In Shopify Rebellion's position, such a result is already an achievement. The team came to DreamLeague S19 with replacements, with mid laner being swapped.

• Shopify Rebellion's line-up for DreamLeague S19: Arteezy, Mikey, SabeRLight, Cr1t, Fly.

The full SR squad has twice finished top-2 at home DPC 2023 and then top-4 at The Lima Major 2023. Things will get worse with the replacements, but for now Mikey is fitting in nicely as the team has managed to take the card from the Lima champions and go on to close out Entity cleanly.

Shopify Rebellion's most chosen heroes

The most frequent guest in spades is Disruptor. Appeared 7 times, winning all of his matches.

Other frequent heroes are Storm Spirit (6 games, 83% win rate), Undying (6 games, 66% win rate).

Lycan (4 games, 100% wins), Shadow Fiend (4 games, 75% win rate).

With Mikey's forced entry into the Shopify Rebellion team, they tweaked their playstyle a bit. In the midrange they started taking "neutral" heroes such as DawnBreaker, Batrider and Invoker. To say it's going badly, the results are there.

If you believe in SR's ability to outplay Evil Geniuses even with the substitutions, your money is on Shopify Rebellion for odds around 3.4.

By the way, the history of recent matches also speaks in SR's favour.

History of head-to-head encounters

The teams played each other in the Lima Major 2023. Then Shopify Rebellion won, but it is worth noting that they also played in full strength.

Predicted Result of EG vs Shopify Rebellion

In this match Evil Geniuses has more chances to win. The key fact that speaks in their favour is that SR doesn't have a full-time mid laner.

However, given the bo2 series, I'll believe SR will take the card. The more so, the team made an excellent debut, showing their willingness to give their all in any situation.

Bottom line: a draw.