Team Secret vs. Team Liquid Preview & Prediction-Free 12/21 DOTA 2

The opponents will cross paths at the DreamLeague Season 16 DPC Western Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament this Tuesday. So far, Team Secret has lost 2 out of their 4 games while Team Liquid has won all their 4 matches. The prize pool of this event adds up to $ 205,000.

Team Secret Team Stats and Latest Results

Team Secret is ranked #4 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1773. At the group stage of the ongoing DreamLeague Season 16 DPC Western Europe Winter: Division 1, the team has lost to OG (0:2) and Nigma (0:2) but defeated Tundra Esport (2:1) and The Alliance (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, they were part of the 2021 ESL One Summer but lost to NGX (2:1) at the Bracket - Lower Bracket. They were also part of the 2021 WePlay AniMajor where they won 4 out of their 10 games at wild play and failed to progress to the group stage. Over the last month, the team has played 8 matches, won 4 of them and climbed 2 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, they have played 45 matches since the beginning of the year and have an all-time win rate of 77%.

The team's best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 56% and their line-up consists of Puppey (79% all-time win rate), iceiceice (73%), YapzOr (79%), SumaiL (60%), and Nisha (79%).

Team Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Team Liquid is ranked #12 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1686. The Swedish team currently holds a 1-match loss streak. At the group stage of the ongoing DreamLeague Season 16 DPC Western Europe Winter: Division 1, they have defeated COOLGUYS (2:0), OG (2:1), Team Tickles (2:1), and Tundra Esports (2:0). They failed to advance to the playoffs of the 2021 WePlay AniMajor tournament after winning only 5 out of their 15 rounds of the group stage. At The International 10, they were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Western Europe - LB Final). Over the last month, the team has played 7 matches, won 5 of them and climbed 19 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, they have played 58 matches since the beginning of the year and have an all-time win rate of 53%.

The team hasn’t been impressive on the maps and their win rate (Default 5v5) stands at 49%. Their team roster consists of MATUMBAMAN (67%), zai (76%), iNsania (51%), miCKe (51%), and Boxi (52%).

Team Secret vs. Team Liquid H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 30 meetings between the opponents. So far, Team Secret has won in 21 meetings while Team Liquid won in 9 encounters.

Team Secret vs. Team Liquid Betting Preview

Team Liquid has shown exceptional performance at the group stage of the ongoing DreamLeague Season 16 DPC Western Europe Winter: Division 1 and we believe they might maintain this display. Team Secret on the other hand has lost 2 matches but we cannot overwrite them. Team Secret has a better line-up and higher win rate. Therefore, we will avoid predicting the winner in this duel and go for over a 2.5 scoreline.

The Pick: Over 2.5.