Winstrike Team vs. Mind Games Preview & Prediction- Free 1/26 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament this Wednesday. The 2022 Dota 2 Champions League is a European online DOTA2 tournament that consists of notable teams from the European region organized by Epic Esports Events Russian Esports Federation with a prize pool of $50,000. The group stage will be played in a round-robin best-of-three series.

Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results

Winstrike Team is ranked #42 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1536. The Russian team is coming to this tournament on a 2-match win streak and holds an all-time win rate of 43%. The team’s last success was 2nd place in the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division II tournament where they were awarded $16,000. At the same time, they were part of The International 10 but were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Eastern Europe - Lower Bracket). Over the last month, the team has played 6 matches, won 5 of them and climbed 71 positions in the ranking.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 52%. The team has a line-up that includes SoNNeikO (53% all-time win rate), Daxak (42%), ForceMajor (41%), Noticed (41%), and Dodren (63%).

Mind Games Team Stats and Latest Results

Mind Games is ranked #67 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1432. The Ukrainian team is currently on an upswing because they won their last 10 matches and also has an all-time win rate of 100%. This shows that they are a relatively new team and we should expect much from the team. Their last matchup was at the 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament and they lost to AS Monaco Gambit with a score of 2:0.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 100% and has a roster that consists of CemaTheSlayeR (50% all-time win rate), fn (53%), Bignum (48%), Petushara (49%), and 7jesu (0%).

Winstrike Team vs. Mind Games H2H Record

Teams had no previous encounters and this will be their first H2H encounter.

Winstrike Team vs. Mind Games Betting Preview

Winstrike Team is the favorite to win this matchup. This is based on the fact that the Russian team has a better position in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a more experienced roster that has played many games. On the flip-side, Mind Games has only played 2 matches and with a relatively new roster, it will take some time before they consolidate. Therefore, it would be safe to place a win for Winstrike.

The Pick: Winstrike to win.



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