Team Spirit vs Team Liquid Prediction: Both teams are not at their best

Prediction for the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring Team Spirit vs Team Liquid match which will take place on March 19th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Team Spirit lost rather unexpectedly to Virtus.pro in the semi-finals of the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring and will now only fight for third place. Dragons tried to get back into the fight on the second map and move to third, but they managed to come back and reach the grand final. Before yesterday, Team Spirit had not lost to Virtus.pro in two and a half years. Does the latest defeat indicate that the Silent Team is experiencing problems?

Team Spirit's tournament status is relatively low, so it has time to play characters and new ligaments to the detriment of prize money. Mira promised that Terrorblade would not appear in the fourth position again, but the Team tried the character in different variants in the series with Virtus.pro. Larl played Primal Beast for the second time in his career as part of the first map with the Bears, while Miposhka practiced on Batrider. All the draft picks suggest that the Dragons are trying to get out of their usual pool and look at new character combinations.

Team Spirit will face Team Liquid in the match for third place. In recent matches, the Dragons have handled Liquid quite confidently. We especially remember the Riyadh Masters 2023 final, where Larl and company won over $5,000,000, and Team Liquid again came in second. But now the tournament is less prestigious, and Team Spirit is dealing with other challenges. 

Team Liquid also had to settle for third place after the semi-finals. Entity gave Liquid no chance in HE3, beating them in two 30-minute maps. After a short absence, m1CKe returned to the roster in the Kerry position, but his efforts on the second map were not enough. After Season 22 of the DreamLeague, the question in the community is whether Team Liquid is in good shape.

First of all, Liquid's online performance has been abysmal. They also failed two DreamLeague seasons in 2023; the last one (DreamLeague Season 22) was no exception. And if you look at previous year's DPC leagues, even though Team Liquid took the top spots, their play was far from ideal. Secondly, the team's current slump is partly due to their recent defeat in the BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2024 Grand Final. Zai was replaced by 33, but he could not shake the final's negative aura from his teammates. Replacing the offlaner also meant a captain change, and with 33 in the role, the concept of drafts changed significantly. Strategies became slower, with fewer pick-off opportunities and more focus on the lead. Boxi and Nisha, who lived and grew in the ganking game last year, suffer.

Both teams are not at their best right now. They are experimenting, enjoying the game, and skipping Virtus.pro and Entity for the Grand Final to avoid playing BO5. The games with Team Spirit at the 1win Series Dota 2 Spring are proving to be productive regarding kills, but Team Liquid is drying up the games.