Team Spirit vs Aurora Prediction: the Asians will definitely fight for the top spot

Prediction for the match between Team Spirit and Aurora which will take place on September 4. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Team Spirit comes to Copenhagen with one goal in mind - to win their third Aegis and make history by breaking the OG record. The Dragons failed to win the Riyadh Masters 2024, and in order for the season not to be a failure, they need to win The International 2024.

At the last tournament before The International, FISSURE Universe: Episode 3, the team finished second, losing to Team Falcons (0:3) in the grand finals. It is important to note that the match turned out to be very hard-fought, and it didn't seem like the Dragons were losing much. The outcome of the meeting was decided in micro-moments and teamfights, but ideologically the team definitely showed good preparation. All of Team Spirit's players are in good shape right now: Raddan and Collapse are in the top 50 of the European leaderboard in terms of MMR, Larl is in the top 100.

The problem is that the current patch doesn't favor Team Spirit, forcing the team to abandon the usual playstyle of the number two. The whole game is based on Collapse initiations, and Mohammed is more comfortable playing with initiators like Magnus or Mars. But he doesn't feel quite comfortable in the Auras meth, and that can affect the team as a whole. There is hope for Raddan, because Ilya has been incredibly stable over the last three years. But Team Spirit's kerry alone is not capable of pulling off matches in the current meta, either, and the team needs to be successful. Therefore, premature bets on Team Spirit are wrong - we need to see how the team adapts to the Auras meta.

The Asian team is considered to be a solid mid-tier on the tier-1 scene. Aurora can upset the tops, but is not distinguished by stability with equal opponents. During the season the team showed absolutely average results - 7-8 and 9-12 places in all the tier-1 tournaments, including Riyadh Masters 2024. What can Aurora do to make a sensation against Team Spirit?

First of all, it's due to the genius of lorenof. The Ukrainian midfielder moved to Aurora in the spring, established himself in the lineup, and has become the team's second full-time option, occasionally coming to the forefront. At some tournaments he overshadowed 23savage. Lorenof is very stable at center linebacker, has a large character pool, and doesn't slump against top teams. Secondly, he can always turn on Q. According to the professionals, the fourth position's flanker sometimes shows spectacular performances, standing in line with Mira and XinQ on signature characters. Thirdly, Aurora has its own, special style, the team likes to farm all three cows and take fights already in leut.

Aurora has a pretty good performance in BO2: they rarely win or lose, preferring to trade cards. Team Liquid, BetBoom Team, and Team Spirit have all stumbled against her during the season. The Asians will definitely fight for the top spot, even though they are initially predicted to finish third in Group D.

The teams have had four face-to-face meetings in 2024, and Aurora has always won at least one map. Team Spirit in the group stages likes to play in a draw, so it is historically. The Dragons can also give the team 23savage one card here.