Fnatic vs. Karmine Corp Prediction on September 26, 2025

Match info

Britain’s Fnatic and France’s Karmine Corp are set to face off in the Lower Bracket Semifinal of the LEC 2025 Summer Playoffs on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 5 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time – local time). This is a best-of-five Fearless Draft series, and for both teams, the stakes are very high: lose and your path to the Split’s top places — including qualification for the Worlds 2025 — is in grave danger. The Summer Split of the League of Legends EMEA Championship 2025 (LEC 2025) is the final major chance in the season to secure those coveted top slots. For Karmine Corp, maintaining dominance to stay in contention; for Fnatic, a chance for redemption and to prove they can still perform under elimination pressure. Given that the Playoffs are at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany, the venue and crowd may also influence momentum. The best Bitcoin bookmakers give both sides equal odds for the win.

Meeting statistics

Current form & playstyle: Fnatic

FNC entered Summer Split 2025 with some questions hanging over them, especially after losing their longtime mid-laner Marek “Humanoid” Brázda. His departure meant that Yun “Poby” Sung-won, previously in academy/T1 setups, had to step up. That brings both opportunity and challenge. On one hand, there’s freshness: “Poby’s” presence adds unpredictability and potential; on the other, the lack of long-season cohesion in mid could be exploited by strong opponents.

Throughout the split, Fnatic have shown strong performances, especially through their bot-lane and support synergy (“Upset” in AD carry and “Mikyx” at support), which remain among their most consistent elements. They’ve had games where their early laning is shaky (due to coordination or jungle-mid mismatch), but their macro decision-making (rotations, map control, objective trades) improves as the game progresses. In playoffs, under pressure, that kind of strength can carry weight — though it can also be dragged down if the early game gets out of hand.

Recent form & playstyle: Karmine Corp

KCorp have been among the stronger teams all split. They won Winter, then had some mixed moments Spring, but Summer has seen them regain stability. Their style is somewhat balanced: they can play aggressively when needed (early skirmishes, jungle pressure, setting tempo), but also are capable of scaling into the mid and late game without making desperate throws. Their adaptability has improved; when forced into defense-oriented mid-game against aggressive opponents, they often find ways to stretch vision, exploit side lanes, or find picks.

They come into this match with confidence: their recent elimination of Team Vitality (3-1) in the Lower Bracket shows that when under pressure, they can deliver. They know what elimination matches feel like and have experience in best-of-five series in this format.

Head-to-head

Fnatic and Karmine Corp have met several times this season, both in the group stages and in previous playoff matches.

In Spring 2025, for example, their matches were close; there were games where Fnatic managed to take early leads, especially when “Razork” in the jungle and the rest of the map responded well. But often, KC’s mid-to-late game decisiveness and better adaptation in draft or objective control tipped the balance. In the Summer Split, Karmine Corp have generally had a slight edge in consistency: fewer blown leads, more clean teamfights, and sharper reactions to opponent plays.

Fnatic have shown potential for bursts of dominance, especially when their bot-lane is enabled and when “Poby” has a favorable matchup or gets help, but the challenge is sustaining that through lengthy Bo5 series.

Match analytics

This series feels like a clash of stability (Karmine Corp) versus volatility (Fnatic). In a long series where adaptation is crucial, KCorp’s cohesion and draft flexibility give them a slight edge. Fnatic have the firepower to take maps, but it’s harder to see them winning three without significant early-game dominance. We predict that Karmine Corp will win 3–1 or 3–2.

Tip: Total Maps, 4.5 Over at 2.47 odds on Helabet.