Winstrike Team vs. B8 Preview & Prediction- Free 2/05 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament this Saturday. 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 is played in a round-robin best-of-three series. Winstrike Team is the favorite to win this matchup.

Winstrike Team Stats and Latest Results

Winstrike Team is ranked #45 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1519. The Russian team is currently on fire because they have won 7 out of their last 10 matches and has a 2-match win streak. At the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament, the team has defeated Brame (2:1) and V-Gaming (2:0) but lost to Mind Games (2:1) and Nemiga (2:0). The team was part of the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division II tournament where they came 2nd place and won $ 16,000. The team was also part of The International 10 but were eliminated at the regional qualifiers (Eastern Europe - UB Semifinal). Over the last month, Winstrike has played 10 matches, won 7 of them and climbed 69 positions in the ranking. Meanwhile, their all-time win rate stands at 44%.

Map performance shows that the Russian team holds a win rate of 51% (Default 5v5). Their current line-up consists of SoNNeikO (53% all-time win rate), Daxak (42%), ForceMajor (41%), Noticed (41%), and Dodren (62%).

B8 Team Stats and Latest Results

B8 is ranked #117 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1248. At the group stage of the ongoing 2022 Dota 2 Champions League S7 tournament, the team has won 1 match and lost 4. They defeated IVY (2:0) but lost to Brame (2:0), Nemiga (2:0), V-Gaming (2:0), and Mind Games (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, the team was part of the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S5 but failed to advance to the playoffs after losing all their 9 matches. They were also dropped at the regional qualifier of The International 10 tournament. Over the last month, the team has played 8 matches, won 1 of them and climbed 1277 positions in the ranking. They won 1 out of their last 10 matches and have an all-time win rate of 24%.

Their performance on the maps hasn’t been impressive because their win rate currently stands at 36% (Default 5v5). The team’s line-up consists of Dendi (27% all-time win rate), pjon (32%), Gatciy (18%), LagooNa (8%), and V1olent (0%).

Winstrike Team vs. B8 H2H Record

There have been 6 previous encounters between the opponents and this will be their 7th meeting. So far, Winstrike Team has won in 4 matches while B8 has 2 wins.

Winstrike Team vs. B8 Betting Preview

A comparison of both teams’ statistics shows that the Winstrike Team is the better team. The Russian team recently finished second at the DPC EEU 2021/22 Tour 1: Division II tournament and has also won 7 out of their last 10 games. On the other hand, B8 has only managed 1 win from their last 10 games and has a weaker roster compared to that of the Winstrike Team. Therefore, we are predicting a win for the Winstrike Team.

The Pick: Winstrike Team to win.