Heroic vs Team Liquid Prediction: The bookmakers don't believe in the American team

Prediction for the IEM Chengdu 2024 Heroic vs Team Liquid match which will take place on April 8th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Heroic did relatively well at the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, finishing in 12th-14th place. It is an acceptable result for the current Heroic roster, as a few months ago, the players were struggling to compete with tier-2 teams. Can Heroic move up another level in their game and compete in the playoffs at IEM Chengdu 2024?

On the positive side, we can highlight the discipline in the team. Heroic does not play based on the individual performance of each player but tries to build a complete game plan for each round. It was evident against FaZe and Eternal Fire. The makings of a good team game come from NertZ and coach sAw - they led ENCE to the top of the HLTV last year. On the downside, Nicodooz is an unstable game. The sniper plays an order of magnitude worse than his counterparts from top teams and rarely plays good matches. The Major was better for nicodooz than the previous events - 1.08 HLTV rating.

Heroic has been successful in Ancient and Mirage for the last three months, with a 70% win rate on each map. It's surprising that at the same time, the Heroes rate Nuke high (13 maps, 46% win rate). The team's statistics on the maps are good, but we must consider the opponents' level - in half of the cases (at the qualifiers and the first stage of the Major) there were many opponents of a lower level. But in matches against the top 10, Heroic looks very bad, and they need to do a lot of work to become a tier-1 team.

The new team cadiaN did not qualify for the Major due to a combination of bad luck and lack of teamwork of the new roster. It would seem that in situations like this, expensive organizations would reshuffle, but here the roster of stars remained unchanged. Team Liquid still believes in YEKINDAR, CadiaN, Twistzz, Skullz and NAF - why?

The tragedy on the American RMR is partly accidental. Of course, such players must be guaranteed 3-0 in America without discussing misfires. However, the meeting with Complexity, which had a 2:1 balance of wins and losses, was a tough test for the new roster of liquids. In terms of the game, the main problem is cadiaN - Casper cannot handle the functions of captain and sniper at the same time. It is temporary, cadiaN can boast an excellent game in the right moments, but for now the Dane is a burden to his teammates. Another factor in Team Liquid's poor performance was YEKINDAR - no, the Latvian isn't playing very poorly. It's just that his usual excellent performance isn't enough to win matches.

Undoubtedly, the Liquids are very angry after the unfortunate defeat at the American RMR. This roster has everything to win significantly - experience, talent, the players' high skill level, and everything multiplied by the ability to play in competitive mode. Despite the sensation and missing the Major, Team Liquid still has to play in IEM Dallas 2024 and ESL Pro League Season 19, and they need to be in top shape before those tournaments. A tournament in China could be a starting point on the road to greatness.

Heroic isn't a bad team, but they don't seem to have the potential for tier 1. Team Liquid has what it takes to be in the top 5 in the world tomorrow. Heroics have more competitive practice, but the Liquids have more experience. The bookmakers don't believe in the American team.