Dplus KIA vs. Nongshim RedForce Prediction on June 1, 2025

Match info

The encounter between Dplus KIA and Nongshim RedForce brings our predictions for the LCK Season 2025 – Rounds 1-2 to a close. Since both teams are in the top six and have no risk of being knocked out by any of the teams below the “zone”, they don't need any more points to advance to the Road to MSI round, and their match will be deprived of competitive stress. The last Rounds 1-2 match on the schedule is exactly the one between these two and will begin at Seoul’s LoL Park on Sunday, June 1, at 5 p.m. local time.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Dplus KIA

Heo “ShowMaker” Su and company are the favorites in this game, according to the odds of eSports bookmakers.

Dplus last participated in the Worlds 2024 before the first tournament of this competitive year, LCK Cup 2025. They defeated Fnatic handily to get things started. 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 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). There, Dplus defeated NS RedForce with a score of 3-1 to reach the Grand Final lobby. They then played against Gen.G. twice, losing 2-3 and 0-3. Between these two matches, they fell to the Lower Bracket.

With an 8-8 record after four weeks of LCK Season 2025 – Rounds 1-2, Dplus are in sixth place.

The current form of Nongshim RedForce

Nongshim RedForce only kept Jung “Jiwoo” Ji-woo from the previous season, fully rebuilding their squad.

Concerning how the team that joined the LCK by purchasing Team Dynamics in 2020 ended 2024, they placed in the top 8 at the LCK Spring 2024. The top 8 finish made the summer split no better than the spring one, which was followed by, as previously mentioned, the off-season roster turnover with four new players.

Like the majority of the teams in the region, NS RedForce participated in the LCK Cup 2025 to kick off the current season. They competed in the Elder Group and placed last; however, they advanced to the Play-In. There, they defeated BRION to start, fell to T1 in the following round, and then defeated DRX 3-1 in the Lower Bracket. However, Nongshim pleasantly shocked everyone by defeating KT Rolster 3-0 in the Playoffs. The match versus Dplus came next, and they lost 1-3. They fell in the following round, but they fought hard against Gen.G, losing to one of the world’s best teams by a score of 2-3 to finish in the top 4.

NS RedForce are ranked fourth in the rankings for the LCK Season 2025. They secured a berth in the Road to MSI stage because of their 9-7 record.

Head-to-head

The teams have faced one another three times in the past year. Every match has been won by Dplus.

Match analytics

We anticipate an open League of Legends matchup. Although Dplus seem to prevail head-to-head, both teams appear to be very strong and will both move on to the next round of the LCK Season 2025. Returning to this match, despite Nongshim’s superior position in the standings, we’d wager on Dplus. However, playing the total over would be most beneficial.

Tip: Total Maps: Over (2.5), with odds of 1.9 on Monro.