Winstrike Team vs. V-Gaming Preview & Prediction- Free 1/21 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the round-robin of the 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 2 tournament this Friday. The tournament features both notable and the best teams from Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America, with a prize pool for each region amounting to $205,000 for Upper Division and $75,000 for the Lower Division. Winstrike Team is the favorite to win this matchup.

Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results

Winstrike Team is ranked #46 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1506. At the round-robin of the 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 2 tournament, the Russian team has defeated Fantastic Five (2:0), Gambit Esports (2:0), B8 (2:0), and CIS Rejects (2:1). They lost to Nemiga (1:2) and Hydra (0:2). The team was part of the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 Season 4 tournament where they finished 2nd and were awarded $10,000. They were also part of The International 10 tournament and were eliminated at the regional qualifier (Eastern Europe - UB Semifinal). Over the last month, they have been involved in 3 matches, won all of them and climbed 99 positions in the ranking. Additionally, their all-time win rate stands at 43%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 52% and their line-up consists of SoNNeikO (53% all-time win rate), Daxak (42%), ForceMajor (41%), Noticed (41%), and Dodren (62%).

V-Gaming Team Stats and Latest Results

V-Gaming is ranked #45 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1507. At the round-robin of the 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 2 tournament, the team has won 5 out of their 6 matches. They defeated Fantastic Five (2:1), CIS Rejects (2:1), Hydra (2:0), Nemiga (2:1), and B8 (2:1) but lost to Gambit Esports (2:0). Kazakhstani team was part of the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S6 but failed to advance to the playoffs after winning only 6 out of their 13 matches. Over the last month, the team has played 11 matches, won 6 of them and climbed 24 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, their all-time win rate currently stands at 61%.

Map performance shows that the team has attained a decent win rate (Default 5v5 is 57%). Their roster consists of antoha (50% all-time win rate), ArrOw (53%), hAze (52%), Naive- (54%), and destroyed.

Winstrike Team vs. V-Gaming H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 4 meetings between the opponents and both sides have won 2 matches. Their last match was at the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S4 and Winstrike Team won 2:1.

Winstrike Team vs. V-Gaming Betting Preview

Winstrike Team won their last 3 matches while V-Gaming is coming to this matchup on a 2-match win streak. A comparison of both teams’ win rate shows that V-Gaming is the better side because their all-time win rate stands at 61% while the opponent has a win rate of 43%. Therefore, we are predicting a win for V-Gaming.

The Pick: V-Gaming to win.