ESL One Hamburg 2018 predictions

ESL One Hamburg 2018 is starting tomorrow, October 23rd and promises a lot of high level action for an entire week. Twelve teams will be fighting for a prize of $300.000 and with so many tier 1 teams competing, the spectacle will surely be something that you don’t want to miss as a Dota 2 fan.

Group Stage

Initially, the teams will be divided into 2 groups of 6 teams each.



Group A Evil Geniuses

Mineski

Vici Gaming

paiN Gaming

Team Secret

Alliance Group B Virtus.pro

Forward Gaming

Ninjas in Pyjamas

Team Aster

EVOS Esports

compLexity Gaming

Group A will almost certainly be dominated by Evil Geniuses and Team Secret, but Group B is a lot harder to predict. Apart from Virtus.pro, there are 3 other teams in this group who could finish 2and secure an Upper Bracket position for the Main Event. These teams are 2– 4on the list presented above.

As for the teams that are most likely to finish 5th – 6th and get sent home after the Group Stage of ESL One Hamburg 2018, I think that Alliance and paiN Gaming will crash and burn in Group A, while EVOS Esports and compLexity Gaming will do the same in Group B. There is very little that can save these 4 teams from elimination except a miraculous performance combined with a lot of mistakes from their opponents.

Predictions for day 1

Team Secret vs. Evil Geniuses

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 2.65 – 1.95 – 4.55.

Betting prediction: Evil Geniuses to win.

paiN Gaming vs. Vici Gaming

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 6.00 – 2.10 – 2.10.

Betting prediction: draw.

Alliance vs. Mineski

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 3.00 – 1.95 – 3.90.

Betting prediction: draw.

Alliance vs. Vici Gaming

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 5.50 – 2.05 – 2.25.

Betting prediction: Vici Gaming to win.

paiN Gaming vs. Evil Geniuses

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 9.25 – 2.40 – 1.70

Betting prediction: Evil Geniuses to win.

Team Secret vs. Mineski

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 1.50 – 2.75 – 12.00

Betting prediction: Team Secret to win.

Forward Gaming vs. Virtus.pro

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 9.75 – 2.50 – 1.65.

Betting prediction: draw.

Team Aster vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 3.65 – 1.95 – 3.10.

Betting prediction: draw.

EVOS Esports vs. compLexity Gaming

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 6.50 – 2.15 – 2.05.

Betting prediction: draw.

EVOS Esports vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 11.75 – 2.65 – 1.55.

Betting prediction: Ninjas in Pyjamas to win.

Team Aster vs. Virtus.pro

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 9.75 – 2.45 – 1.65.

Betting prediction: draw.

Forward Gaming vs. compLexity Gaming

Esportsbetting.com puts the odds for this match at 1.80 – 2.30 – 8.50.

Betting prediction: Forward Gaming to win.