Team Liquid and Into the Breach will meet in the fourth round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. While the winner will qualify for the play-offs, the loser will get another chance in round five.
I'm tired of making excuses for what's going on, but after all, agree that Into the Breach definitely has nothing to do in the play-offs so as not to spoil the picture. And the North American squad also accelerated over the course of the tournament, playing much brighter.
All in all, it's time for the Brits to think about what they're doing. But the way I see it, the Liquid should sort out the opponent's wild picks and close the wicket. So here I would lean on Team Liquid to win.
Team Liquid's form
The seventh team in the world rankings had a terrible showing at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, suffering defeats to Apeks and FORZE already on the first game day.
However, the North American squad then managed to rehabilitate with three victories over Fluxo, Complexity Gaming and Grayhound Gaming, and with that, slipped into the Legends.
In the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the Liquid continued to surprise as they shut out 9INE and Natus Vincere. But the day before, Team Liquid fell short to the Danes from Heroic, although with a game like this it's realistic to get into the play-offs.
Team Liquid's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Complexity Gaming.
- Victory over Grayhound Gaming by a score of 2-0.
- A 16-9 victory over 9INE.
- Beat Natus Vincere 16-8.
- 1-2 defeat of Heroic.
Team Liquid's best records:
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Overpass - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 62% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
- Nuke - 56% wins.
Let's not forget that the North American squad continues to give up Vertigo.
Into the Breach form
The 27th ranked team in the world showed virtually nothing at Brazy Party 2023, where they managed to beat paiN Gaming and 00NATION in the group, but lost to 9INE in the quarterfinals.
However, at the Long Conger of the main stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the British team decided to send everyone to hell. And if at first Into the Breach lost to Apeks, by the end of the evening FaZe Clan was slaughtered.
The adventure did not end there, as in the third round the team managed to defeat ENCE, which completely messed up all the maps. And yet there is a feeling that the experience at the crucial moment simply will not be enough.
The latest results from Into the Breach:
- 2-0 victory over 00NATION.
- A 1-2 defeat at the hands of 9INE.
- 10-16 defeat at the hands of Apeks.
- 16-12 victory over FaZe Clan.
- 16-7 win over ENCE.
Into the Breach's best scores:
- Anubis - 60% wins.
- Inferno - 58% wins.
- Vertigo - 55% wins.
In turn, the British team have long given up on maps Nuke.
Team Liquid - Into the Breach encounter statistics
The teams have not met before.
Team Liquid vs Into the Breach preview
Team Liquid's obvious flaw is Ancient, where they can't quite keep up the tempo. Otherwise, however, the North Americans noticeably improved even over the course of the tournament, leaving more of a nice mark.
Yes, Into the Breach have already been beaten twice, but at some point the Brits should be cooled down and put on the spot. Otherwise, as a collective they are clearly out of their depth, as xG is clearly a lesser result.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Team Liquid to win.
