Dplus KIA vs. Hanwha Life Esports Prediction on February 19, 2025

Match info

The League of Legends title tournament in South Korea, the LCK Cup 2025, heats up with the Playoffs. We remind you that the LCK Cup 2025 – Playoffs aren’t just for the regional championship; they are also an opportunity to qualify for the brand-new eSports competition, the First Stand 2025. The Round 3 Upper Bracket matchup between Dplus KIA and Hanwha Life Esports, which is now in our focus, is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, at 5 p.m. local time at Seoul’s LoL Park. The winner will move to the LCK Cup 2025 – Grand Final (the latter is the favorite according to the odds offered by the best ecoPayz eSports betting sites).

Meeting statistics

The current form of Dplus KIA

Heo “ShowMaker” Su and company are the underdogs in this game, with odds of 2.39 on Powbet.

Dplus last participated in the Worlds 2024 before the LCK Cup 2025. They defeated Fnatic handily to get things to begin. They then advanced to the High bracket with an equally assured victory over FlyQuest. Dplus lost 0-2 to LNG in their match to advance to the Knockout Stage. Then came the two pivotal games versus TES and Weibo for the team supported by the well-known international automaker. After losing both, Dplus finished in the final Top 11 of the 2024 World Championship.

Dplus set off the season 2025 by competing in the so-called Elder Group of the LCK Cup 2025, where they showed confident play and defeated all opponents, making the score 5-0 and going straight to the semifinals (Round 2). In the final four, Dplus defeated NS RedForce with a score of 3-1 to reach the Grand Final lobby.

The current form of Hanwha Life Esports

HLE defeated PSG Talon handily to start the Worlds 2024. It was followed by a victory over G2. HLE nearly lost to FlyQuest in their subsequent match to advance to the Knockout Stage, but they were able to flip the tide in the opening map and win the series 2-1. They lost 1-3 against BLG in their match to start (and surprisingly end) the Knockout Stage. The LCK Cup 2025 is the first tournament where HLE appeared this season. They started it off by playing the Baron Group, where they took second place, having the score 3-2, and got to Round 2 of Play-In. There they beat DRX, which awarded HLE a place in the Playoffs. In Round 1, they defeated the reigning world champions T1 in a full-fledged Bo5 match. Next up was a match against Gen.G and the same result: 3-2 in favor of Han “Peanut” Wang-ho and company.

Head-to-head

The teams have faced one another five times since the 2024 season. While Dplus prevailed in the two matches, HLE were able to win three times. But in the overall head-to-head record, which historically dates back to 2019, Dplus have a significantly better record: 22-6.

Match analytics

We anticipate a close match. In the LCK Cup 2025, both teams are performing well, but Hanwha Life Esports appear to be superior, particularly considering that they’ve already defeated T1 and Gen.G. We think they’ll win.

Tip: Correct Score 1-3 – Yes, with odds of 4 on Megapari.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Dplus KIA vs. Hanwha Life 2:3