Lilgun vs. KOBOLDS Preview & Prediction- Free 2/19 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the 2022 Mesa League this Saturday. The 2022 Mesa League is an online DOTA2 tournament hosted by (Mongolian Esports Association) and has a prize pool of $13,995. The group stage is played in a round-robin format and all matches are played in the best-of-three series.

Lilgun Team Stats and Latest Results

Lilgun is ranked #40 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1544. The team won 8 out of their last 10 matches and currently hold an all-time win rate of 41%. At the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Mesa League, the team has defeated Team Renewal (2:0) and TNT Esports (2:0). They were part of the 2021 Moon Studio Asian Tigers 2 tournament which ended on 7th November 2021 and were eliminated at the Bracket - LB Semifinal. Over the last month, the team has played 13 matches, won 10 of them and climbed 401 positions in the ranking.

The Mongolian team hasn’t been impressive on the map (Default 5v5) because the win rate currently stands at 45%. Current line-up consists of eleven (50% all-time win rate), Ace12 (40%), Sanctity- (40%), x123 (44%), and Hishgee (44%).

KOBOLDS Team Stats and Latest Results

KOBOLDS is ranked #94 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1372. The team seems to be on the downswing at the moment because they have only won 1 out of their last 10 games. Nevertheless, they won their first game at the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Mesa League against Execration (2:0) and are psyched up to maintain this positive start. They were part of the 2021 Moon Studio Snow League that ended in December 2021 but failed to advance to the playoffs after winning only 7 out of their 18 rounds. Over the last month, the team has played 3 matches, won 1 of them and climbed 842 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, their all-time win rate currently stands at 36%.

Map performance shows that the team has attained a win rate of 42% (Default 5v5). Current KOBOLDS line-up consists of FortuneSoul (33% all-time win rate), Valky (33%), Skadi (33%), Mudi (33%), and Fearlssla (33%).

Lilgun vs. KOBOLDS H2H Record

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

Lilgun vs. KOBOLDS Betting Preview

A comparison of both teams’ stats shows that KOBOLDS team is the underdog because they hold an all-time win rate of 36% while the opponents lead with a 41%-win rate. Additionally, Lilgun has a better roster and better position in the world ranking. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Lilgun.

The Pick: Lilgun to win.