On March 2, semi-final matches will take place at The Lima Major 2023 on Dota 2. In one of them, fans are waiting for the European derby — Gaimin Gladiators against Entity Gaming. The winner of the meeting guarantees himself a place in the top 3 of the tournament. Analysts of the betting company PARI believe that Gladiators have a better chance of success in this confrontation. The start of the match in the best-of-3 format is scheduled for 22:30 Moscow time. The teams are well acquainted with each other: this season they have already held two face—to-face matches - one within the DPC, and the other at a third-party tournament.
Gladiators were stronger both times. Experts estimate the probability that Gladiators will be able to continue this streak of victories over Entity by a coefficient of 1.58. The Triumph of Entity is quoted at 2.38.
PARI clients are confident in the victory of Gladiators — about 94% of the total volume of bets on the outcome of the meeting falls on this team.
Both European teams have quite similar strategies and character pool. Unless Entity can surprise with a "troika" Silencer, and Gladiators love a mid-Puck. The similarity of the styles of teams from the same region can lead to persistent and even mirror maps. The probability that all three cards will be played in the series is estimated at 1.90. You can bet on the reverse outcome with a coefficient of 1.80.
One of the features of the Entity at the major was the caution of the team in the final stage of the games — the team is in no hurry to realize the advantage gained. As a result, five of the last six cards with the participation of the team lasted longer than 40 minutes. The probability that the first card in the Entity vs Gladiators match will last more than 40.5 minutes is estimated by a coefficient of 1.93.
The largest bet among PARI clients for the upcoming match is 100,000 rubles on Gladiators with a handicap on cards (+1.5) at a coefficient of 1.17. The player added this option to the express of six esports events with a total coefficient of 4.06.
The Lima Major 2023 takes place in Peru from February 22 to March 5. 12 teams reached the playoffs, which will draw a prize pool of $ 500 thousand and DPC points needed to get to The International.