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LEC predictions Week 3, Day 1: someone’s gotta win

By Josh Tyler

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: Team G2 Esports of Europe plays against team Invictus Gaming of China during the semifinal match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium on October 27, 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)
GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 27: Team G2 Esports of Europe plays against team Invictus Gaming of China during the semifinal match of 2018 The League of Legends World Championship at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium on October 27, 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images) /
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French video game player Hans Sama from the team Misfits Gaming waves to the public before competing in final of the “LCS”, the first European division of the video game “League of Legends”, between Misfits Gaming and G2 Esports at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on September 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)
French video game player Hans Sama from the team Misfits Gaming waves to the public before competing in final of the “LCS”, the first European division of the video game “League of Legends”, between Misfits Gaming and G2 Esports at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on September 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images) /

exceL eSports vs. Misfits

This game honestly looks like a bit of a dud. Misfits entered the year as a presumed favorite to take the LEC championship and make a run at Worlds, and their performance so far has borne that out. Yes, they dropped a game to Vitality, but they still looked incredibly strong.

ExceL, on the other hand, have looked like the rookie LEC team they were expected to be, their lone win coming against bottom-dwelling Rogue. It would be a shock – to put it mildly – if exceL pulled the upset here.

Prediction: Misfits

Schalke 04 vs. Splyce

Schalke may be 3-1 on the season, but those three wins have come against exceL, Origen, and Rogue, who have all of two wins between them. That’s hardly impressive, even if rookie mid laner Marek “Humanoid” Brázda has looked incredible.

He’ll face fellow rookie Felix “Abbedagge” Braun, who has been looking just as strong in his first few professional games. While the mid lane matchup is one to watch, I think the game will be decided in the bot lane. The duo of Upset and Ignar have been incredible for Schalke so far and should make quick work of Splyce’s Kobbe and Norskeren.

Prediction: Schalke 04

Next. Ranking the worst LEC bot lane duos of 2019 spring. dark

Disagree with our LEC predictions for this week? Let us know what games you are looking forward to in the comments!

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