No Sorry vs. Team Empire Preview & Prediction- Free 4/16 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S9 tournament this Saturday. By this time, No Sorry has won 3 out of their 5 matches while Team Empire has won twice from their 3 rounds at the group stage. The prize pool in this event adds up to $50,000 and the group stage matches will be played in a round-robin best-of-three series.

No Sorry Team Stats and Latest Results

No Sorry is ranked #83 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1409. At the group stage of the ongoing D2CL tournament, they have defeated Nemiga (2:0), Yet Another Team (2:0), and Lilgun (2:0) but lost to NOVA (2:0) and Gambit Esports (2:0). They were part of the 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 and 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S8 but failed to advance to the playoffs in both events. Over the last month, the team has played 14 matches, won 7 of them, and climbed 963 positions in the ranking. They won 5 out of their last 10 games and hold an all-time win rate of 44%.

The team has a win rate of 38% on the maps (Default 5v5) and has a line-up that consists of Lasthero (32% all-time player rating), BLACKARXANGEL (52%), y0nd (45%), Mannik (42%), and Licht (47%).

Team Empire Stats and Latest Results

Team Empire is ranked #76 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1429. In the group stage of the ongoing Dota 2 Champions League S9 tournament, the team has defeated Lilgun (2:1) and NOVA (2:0) but lost to Gambit Esports (2:0). The team’s last achievement was at the Dota 2 Champions League 2022 Season 8 tournament which ended on March 31, 2022. They finished 9th place and earned $500. Over the last month, Team Empire has played 9 matches, won 4 of them, and climbed 198 positions in the ranking. They won 4 out of their last 10 matches and have an all-time win rate of 46%.

Their best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 50% and a roster that consists of Cooman (61% all-time player rating), DkFogas (39%), TSA (37%), Dodren (63%), and Antares (39%).

No Sorry vs. Team Empire H2H Record

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

No Sorry vs. Team Empire Betting Preview

We are predicting a win for Team Empire in this upcoming meeting but No Sorry will not go down easily. The rivals have attained equal stats and there is no significant difference between them. Team Empire has an all-time win rate of 46% while No Sorry has 44% wins. Team Empire attained a better performance at the Dota 2 Champions League 2022 Season 8 tournament and we expect them to dominate this upcoming matchup.

The Pick: Team Empire to win.