PSG.LGD vs. Royal Never Give Up Preview & Prediction- Free 1/16 DOTA 2

The opponents will clash at the round-robin of the 2021 Perfect World DPC China Winter: Division 1 tournament this Sunday. This event 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. The points acquired will determine their qualification for the Major Event and eventually The International 2022.

PSG.LGD Team Stats and Latest Results

PSG.LGD is ranked #1 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1996. The Chinese team is currently on a 4-match win streak and has won 9 out of their last 10 matches. At the ongoing 2021 Perfect World DPC China Winter: Division 1 tournament, the team has defeated Team Aster (2:1), Phoenix Gaming (2:0), Vici Gaming (2:0), and LBZS (2:0). Considering their past events, their last success was 2nd at the DAC 2018 tournament which ended on April 07, 2018, and was awarded $135,000. At the same time, they were part of The International 10 and finished second. Over the last month, the team has played 4 matches, won all of them to maintain their first position in the ranking. Their all-time win rate currently stands at 74%.

The team best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 69% and their line-up consists of Faith_Bian (68% all-time win rate), Ame (72%), Yiping Zhang (69%), XinQ (69%), and NothingToSay (69%).

Royal Never Give Up Team Stats and Latest Results

Royal Never Give Up is ranked #15 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1734. The team is coming to this matchup on a 2-match win streak and won 7 out of their last 10 games. At the round-robin of the ongoing 2021 Perfect World DPC China Winter: Division 1 tournament, they have won 3 out of their 4 matches. They defeated Invictus Gaming (2:1), EHOME (2:1), and Phoenix Gaming (2:0) but lost to LBZS (1:2). Their last achievement was 2nd place in the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational 2021 tournament, which ended on December 31, 2021, and was awarded $25,867. Over the last month, the team has played 13 matches, won 9 of them and climbed 5 positions in the ranking. Currently, their all-time win rate stands at 54%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 52% and their line-up consists of Somnus (63% all-time win rate), xNova (63%), Chalice (63%), Felixciaobao (50%), and Liushuai Zhong (48%).

PSG.LGD vs. Royal Never Give Up H2H Record

The rivals have crossed paths on 29 occasions. So far, PSG.LGD has won in 20 matches while Royal Never Give Up has 9 wins to their side. Their last meeting was at the 2021 AMD SAPPHIRE OGA Dota PIT China S5 and Royal Never Give Up won 2:0.

PSG.LGD vs. Royal Never Give Up Betting Preview

PSG.LGD has won all their 4 matches at the round-robin while Royal Never Give Up has managed 3 wins from their 4 matches. This is an indication that PSG.LGD is the better side in this duel and will dominate. H2H record also indicates that they are the dominant side when they play Royal Never Give Up because they took 20 wins from 29 previous encounters.

The Pick: PSG.LGD to win.