Matchförutsägelse: DRX - Cloud9 | VALORANT

DRX and Cloud9 will face off in the quarter-finals of the Alpha Bracket at VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo. Perhaps this is the most equal meeting at the start of the championship, since both teams show an excellent game and will claim big awards at a distance.

The main advantage of the South Korean team is stability, while Cloud9 boasts a fiery roster that relies on individual skills and unusual decisions.

Therefore, here I would take a closer look at three cards, since objectively there is no favorite in this fight.

Form DRX

The first team of the South Korean ranking came third at VALORANT Champions 2022, effectively writing themselves into the top of the scene. In addition, the team retained its roster while continuing to win in the off-season along the way.

As for the start of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, here DRX managed to outplay BBL Esports. However, the South Koreans could close without losses, but the victory does not smell.

In general, the team continues to demonstrate a confident game, and it’s very unfortunate that they have to play with a strong opponent right now.

Latest DRX results:

• Victory over Gen.G Esports with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Talon Esports with a score of 3:0.
• Victory over ZETA DIVISION with a score of 13:9.
• Victory over DetonatioN FocusMe with a score of 13:6.
• Victory over BBL Esports with a score of 2:1.

It is worth noting that in the last match the South Korean team banned the Lotus card.

Form Cloud9

The second team in the North American ranking managed to play at Red Bull Home Ground #3, where they showed a good game, but still took second place after losing to 100 Thieves in the grand final.

However, at the start of VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, the team outplayed a serious opponent in the face of Paper Rex. Moreover, Cloud9 showed such a confident game that it becomes scary for DRX, even though they themselves are not bad.

Latest Cloud9 results:

• Victory over KRÜ Esports with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Team Vitality with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over KRÜ Esports with a score of 2:0.
• Defeated by 100 Thieves with a score of 0:3.
• Victory over Paper Rex with a score of 2:0.

In turn, then the North American team abandoned the Ascent map.

DRX meeting statistics - Cloud9

The teams have not yet met in the current lineups.

Forecast for the match DRX — Cloud9

First of all, teams rely on a different set of agents to offer their playstyles. Nevertheless, both teams are good enough, so they equally deserve the victory. Secondly, objectively there is no favorite here, since everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Total on cards 2.5 more.