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SAMCLAN Esports Club and OFFSET Esports will clash for the second time this split on Wednesday during the fifth week of Liga Portuguesa de League of Legends (LPLOL) 2020 Summer.
SAMCLAN entered the LPLOL as one of the favourites to claim the title following their third-place finish in the LPLOL Spring playoffs. Last split, they finished the regular season third with an impressive 9-5 record but failed to deliver in the semi-finals, where they lost to the eventual champions and current league frontrunners, Electronik Generation.
During the off-season, SAMCLAN did not make any roster changes. While they parted ways with top laner Luís “Flash” Cerqueira at the start of June, that should not affect them too much considering they still have Rúben “F4rg” Fernandes at their disposal.
Throughout this split, SAMCLAN have won seven out of 10 games played. Their three losses came against OFFSET Esports, GeekCase eSports and Boavista FC, but it’s worth noting that those results happened in early June when SAMCLAN were struggling with their form. Since then, they have managed a perfect 6-0 run with wins against ?Electronik Generation, GTZ Bulls, ?For The Win Esports, Karma Clan Esports, ?Boavista FC and GeekCase eSports.
Pedro “Gotzy” Rego has been playing well for SAMCLAN this split. He is averaging by far the highest KDA (17.33) in the league and is widely regarded as the best ADC in the LPLOL. Although his teammates don’t boast double-digit KDA numbers, top laner F4rg, jungler David “Travanques” Bonjardim, mid laner Paulo “Noma” Rebocho and support Diogo “Calmsky” Sousa are all ranked among the best-performing players in their respective roles.
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The individual quality of SAMCLAN is admirable, but it’s hard to ignore OFFSET Esports and what they bring to the table.
OFFSET established their League of Legends project in May when they acquired top laner Flash, who teamed up with four ex-Cidade Curiosa Esports players in jungler Tiago “Time” Almeida, mid laner Guilherme “Blizz” Rodrigues, support Miguel “Migas” Andrade and ADC Jo?o “Scutt” Cunha.
Flash and co. have looked solid this split, especially considering Cidade Curiosa Esports managed only a 4-10 record last time. So far, they have won six out of 10 games played, which includes wins against GeekCase, GTZ Bulls, Karma Clan, SAMCLAN and twice against Boavista. Although solid results, OFFSET hit a bit of a slump last week when they lost to Electronik Generation and ?For The Win Esports, although they are two of the strongest teams in the division.
ADC Scutt is by far the best-performing player in this team with a 5.0 KDA, 8.45 CSPM, 67.4% KPAR and 26.2% KS. His teammate Blizz also deserves some praise since he is keeping pace with the best mid laners in the league thanks to a 3.74 KDA, 7.99 CSPM, 71.6% KPAR and 31.9% KS.
These teams last met during Week 2, when OFFSET Esports managed a shock win they did not really deserve. The match was fairly one-sided throughout with SAMCLAN holding a firm grasp of the game for over 50 minutes before they let OFFSET pick up the Baron buff and lost as a result.
Although SAMCLAN enter this match as the favourites, the odds offered on them are way too high. They have displayed all the qualities needed to compete for the title, which is something we can’t say about OFFSET.
It seems like the esports bookmakers are putting too much weight on OFFSET’s win against SAMCLAN two weeks ago, which gives us a great opportunity to side with Gotzy and his team at generous odds.
The fourth match of Week 6 fixtures at Liga Portuguesa League of Legends (LPLOL) 2020 Spring will see Boavista take on SAMCLAN in what promises to be an exciting bout between two of Portugal’s strongest LoL esports teams.
Boavista will enter the sixth week of the competition with a 4-6 record to their name, which sits them in tied-fourth spot in the league standings. Bruno “Bp” Pombal’s men have hit a slump of late, however, with consecutive defeats against Estoril Praia eSports, GTZ Bulls and most recently the league’s top dog, For The Win Esports.
In their bout with GTZ Bulls last week, Boavista fell behind in the early following a well-executed four-man bottom lane collapse by their adversaries. Despite being only two kills down, they could not find their footing, which was due in part to their poor team fighting. Bulls built up to a 2k gold lead by the 10th minute, after which they raced away to a 35-8 win with a 15k gold advantage.
Boavista’s poor performance stretched into their clash with For The Win Esports. The match ended in just under 33 minutes, with the scoreline showing 23-1 in favour of FTW as well as a 20k gold lead.
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SAMCLAN enter Week 6 of LPLOL Spring with a respectable 6-4 record, which sits them at third place in the league and within arm’s of the playoffs. With only four games left this split, winning this bout will be crucial for SAMCLAN considering they still need to face Estoril Praia eSports, Electronik Generation and For The Win Esports, with the latter two being the strongest teams in the league.
Unlike Boavista, who have found themselves in a downward spiral, SAMCLAN Esports Club found their stride in Week 5 when they bested GeekCase eSports and GTZ Bulls to secure their second 2-0 week of the split.
SAMCLAN’s win over GeekCase eSports was expected and although it was not as clean as Paulo “Noma” Rebocho’s squad would have hoped, they managed to pull away in the mid-game with their superior macro play. The crucial fight took place at 25-minute mark when SAMCLAN secured the Baron and closed out the match only four minutes later.
In their clash with GTZ Bulls, SAMCLAN were trailing for most of the game and even came close to losing their Nexus on several occasions, but they managed to hold off GTZ’s advances for long enough to scale and turn the tide. Despite their slow start and a couple of questionable decisions in the early game, SAMCLAN showed a lot of good qualities, including solid macro play and a great idea of their win condition.
Boavista will enter this bout priced as favourites, which is interesting to see when you consider that SAMCLAN boast the better form and defeated Boavista in the second week of the split.
It seems like esports bookmakers are underestimating SAMCLAN. Although their impressive comeback against GTZ Bulls was in part due to the Karthus’ scaling, it is clear that SAMCLAN have great synergy and a clever overall approach to the game. Boavista, however, showed neither of those qualities in their losses last week, and it is hard to expect they will suddenly improve here.
Boavista might have slightly better individual quality on the field, but their poor displays against GTZ Bulls and For The Win Esports suggest they will struggle to justify the tag of favourites.