Team Unique vs. PuckChamp Preview & Prediction- Free 1/09 DOTA 2

The rivals will meet at the group stage of the ongoing 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament this Sunday. The tournament features notable and 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. PuckChamp is the favorite to win this matchup.

Team Unique Team Stats and Latest Results

Team Unique is ranked #104 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1382. At the group stage of the ongoing 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1, the Russian team has lost to Team Spirit (2:0), Hellraisers (2:0), Virtus.pro (2:0), and Natus Vincere (2:1). Considering their performance in past events, they were part of The International 10 but were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Eastern Europe - Lower Bracket). At the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S2, they lost SMACH (1:2) at Division 1 - LB Cons. Final. Over the last month, the team has played 3 matches, lost all of them and climbed 402 positions in the ranking. Their all-time win rate currently stands at 42%.

Their performance on the maps hasn’t been impressive because they have a win rate of 42% (Default 5v5). The team roster consists of CemaTheSlayeR (50% all-time win rate), fn (53%), Bignum (48%), PetusharaV (50%), and 7jesu (0%).

PuckChamp Team Stats and Latest Results

PuckChamp is ranked #41 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1521. The Russian team is coming to this match on a 2-win streak. Over the last month, PuckChamp has played 3 matches, won 2 of them and climbed 70 positions in the ranking. Considering their performance in past events, they were part of The International 10 and were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Eastern Europe - LB Final). At the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S4, they lost to Khan (0:2) at the Lower Bracket. The team has an all-time win rate of 54%.

The team’s best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 51%. Their line-up consists of Malik (45%), young G (42%), Krylat (54%), Astral (56%), and Dukalis (53%).

Team Unique vs. PuckChamp H2H Record

Statistics on previous encounters shows 8 meetings between the opponents. So far, PuckChamp has won in 5 meetings while Team Unique won in 3 matches.

Team Unique vs. PuckChamp Betting Preview

Team Unique has lost all their 4 matches at the group stage of the ongoing 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 while PuckChamp has only lost 1 match. This, therefore, means that PuckChamp is in better shape to win. Nevertheless, we don’t expect Team Unique to go down without taking one map because their line-up seems ready to fight back (based on their win rate). Therefore, we expect a win for PuckChamp and over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: PuckChamp to win/ Over 2.5 maps.