T1 vs Liiv SANDBOX Prediction

T1 vs Liiv SANDBOX prediction on August 19, 2021. This match is predicted to be even if looking at the expected starting lineups of the two teams. If T1 still has to compete with Faker as the most prominent player, then Liiv SANDBOX has Summit and Effort as two individuals carrying the team.

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T1 Overview

Perhaps T1 is still the team that keeps their best form compared to the spring season. They finished in 4th place after the group stage, which is quite clear. Even T1’s win-loss ratio is identical to the previous season with 11 wins and 7 losses.

Although that doesn’t make them considered to be overwhelming in the confrontation with Liiv SANDBOX. Their opponents have improved a lot compared to the previous season. So remember Liiv SANDBOX is the team to win against T1 in both the first leg and the return leg this summer.

Liiv SANDBOX Overview

Obviously, SANDBOX has made a strong breakthrough compared to the spring tournament. The previous season they only finished in 8th place, so they could not advance to the playoffs. However, in the summer, they had a much more impressive performance. So remember that Liiv SANDBOX is only inferior to T1 in terms of difference so it has to be ranked below. However, looking at the fact that they played the last two rounds in the second round. There were still a lot of immaturities, maybe Liiv SANDBOX could only cause many difficulties before T1 but a ticket to continue is very difficult.

Talking about the style of play T1 seems to be the team aiming for early kills. Their first kill rate is superior to Liiv SANDBOX when there is always an impressive Faker playing. However, if you look at the ratio of eating dragons, Liiv SANDBOX did better, in the last 5 matches. There were 4 matches where they were the ones to eat the first dragon.

On the other hand, T1 tends to speed up the game by targeting the opponent’s outer turrets. Instead of waiting for the dragons, they bring back to the turrets to lead in terms of gold.

However, many times letting the enemy overwhelm with too many dragons causes them to fail in big combat. This is also the reason why many people do not believe that T1 will dominate in this match. With what Liiv SANDBOX showed in the last group stage, they deserved to have a fair match with T1. The 3-2 score in favor of T1 is considered the most reasonable in this match.