Invictus Gaming vs. Invictus Gaming Vitality Preview & Prediction-Free 12/24 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the 2021 Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational this Friday. The group stage is divided into two groups of five and will be played in a single round-robin with a best-of-two series. The top 2 teams will advance to the Upper Bracket of Playoffs while the 3rd and 4th teams will directly relegate to the Lower Bracket of Playoffs. The best team will receive $33,773.

Invictus Gaming Team Stats and Latest Results

Invictus Gaming is ranked #2 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1815. At the ongoing Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational, the team played 1 match and won 2:0 (OB Esports x Neon). Meanwhile, they were part of The International 10 and lost at the Bracket - LB Final. At the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit S2 - CN Upper Division, they won 4 out of their 7 games at the round-robin. Over the last month, the team has played 1 game, won, and climbed 2 positions in the ranking. At the same time, they have played 85 matches since the beginning of the year and have an all-time win rate of 52%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 57%. Their roster consists of flyfly (50% all-time win rate), Fade (60%), Oli~ (50%), Emo (56%), and JT- (50%).

Invictus Gaming Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results

Invictus Gaming Vitality is ranked #133 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1318. At the group stage of the ongoing Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational tournament, Invictus Gaming Vitality was held to a 1:1 draw when they played their first match against TNC Predator. Meanwhile, they were part of the 2021 OB Moon Asian Arena but lost to Ragdoll (2:0) at the Bracket - Lower Bracket. At the 2021 Moon Studio Asian Tigers, they failed to advance to the LB Final after losing to XCTN (0:2) at the LB semi-finals. Over the last month, the team has played 1 match, lost, and climbed 1211 positions in the ranking. They have played 44 games since the beginning of the year and have an all-time win rate of 41%.

The team’s performance on the maps hasn’t been impressive because their win rate (Default 5v5) is 31%. Meanwhile, their line-up consists of ButterflyEffect (41% all-time win rate), loundr** (27%), NoName- (27%), Cx123 (27%), and yq (27%).

Invictus Gaming vs. Invictus Gaming Vitality H2H Record

Previous encounters show that the opponents have met on 9 occasions. So far, Invictus Gaming has won in 7, Invictus Gaming Vitality has won once, and there has been 1 draw between them. Their last encounter was at the CDA-FDC Professional Championship Season 2 last month and Invictus Gaming won 2:0.

Invictus Gaming vs. Invictus Gaming Vitality Betting Preview

Invictus Gaming is the second-best team in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and this means a lot when they meet Invictus Gaming Vitality who are 131 positions behind. Considering both teams' performance on the map and team roster, there is no doubt that Invictus Gaming is the better side and will win this upcoming matchup.

The Pick: Invictus Gaming to win.