BandaNoone vs Virtus.pro Prediction: Actual Challenge for the Bears

Prediction for the DreamLeague Season 24 match, which will take place on September 29th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

BandaNoone is packed with previous members of Cloud9. The team ended up in 5th-6th place overall at The International 2024, after losing 0-2 to Team Falcons in the quarterfinals of the lower bracket. The team got off to a strong start, finishing the group stage with a 5-1 record and a win against 1win, which secured their spot in the top set of the playoffs. However, in the final week of the tournament, Cloud9 exited the championship after two losses.

After TI13, Cloud9 decided not to renew their contracts and left the Dota 2 discipline once again. But the ex-roster also saw some big changes after the main tournament of the year. Crystallis became the new core player, and a couple of 9Class and Dukalis were updated as well. It looks like the pack will be signed soon, but in the meantime the squad of experienced mid No[o]ne is one step away from a DreamLeague slot.

Virtus.pro had a rough year. Despite playing in a bunch of qualifying matches, they didn't make much progress at major tournaments. The Bears didn't make it out of the group stages at BetBoom Dacha Dubai, DreamLeague Season 22, and Elite League, so they didn't get a direct invite to The International 2024. The team also lost in the regional qualifiers for TI13, to 9Pandas and L1ga Team. But the summer wasn't a total wash, as Virtus.pro made it to the Riyadh Masters 2024. They didn't get great results there, though.

Before the start of the new season, the team management decided to make some changes to the roster. They let Fng go and brought in Immersion, who is still being evaluated to see if he can participate in the qualifiers. Despite these personnel changes, Virtus.pro got off to a strong start in the new season, winning the first two matches against Night Pulse and 1win. There are still a lot of games ahead, and it's too soon to tell whether replacing Fng with Immersion was the right decision.

Bookmakers are giving this ex-C9 roster a slight edge, which isn't surprising given how strong it looks theoretically. The Bears haven't changed much compared to the failed lineup.