Gen.G Esports vs. Nongshim RedForce Prediction on August 16, 2024

Match info

The League of Legends group stage of LCK Summer 2024 is gathering steam. The regular season, in which clubs compete in Bo3 matches using a round-robin structure, is gradually drawing to a close. With a match versus Nongshim RedForce on the third game day of Week 9 (Friday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m. local time), the final week of the top Korean LoL in the summer split, Gen.G Esports will continue their regular season journey. Let’s see if the latter squad can defeat such a strong foe, or if this is going to be just an LCK Summer 2024 leader’s exhibition.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Gen.G Esports

Online eSports bookmakers have Gen.G as a heavy favorite in this match. The Worlds 2022 grand final dramatic match loss didn’t have much of an impact on Gen.G’s standing going into the 2023 campaign. T1 had no chance against them in the title match at the LCK Spring 2023. However, at MSI 2023, Bilibili Gaming remarkably prevented the Korean champions from reaching the finals; Gen.G simply had a bit less luck back then.

They had no trouble making it to the playoffs in LCK Summer 2023. The Worlds 2022 championship match was replayed in the grand final. This time, it was even easier for Gen.G, who defeated T1 3-1 to win the summer split event.

With a 3-0 record, Gen.G moved to the Worlds 2023, where they reached the playoffs. Even though they were one of the favorites to win the trophy, they were unable to take the pressure and fell to Bilibili Gaming in the first round of the playoffs.

Gen.G participated in and won their first international event of the season, the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, following their victory in the LCK Spring 2024. As the MSI 2024 champions, Gen.G competed in the inaugural Esports World Cup 2024, placing them only in the top 8. In LCK Summer 2024, Gen.G are performing admirably, having won 15 of their 16 games and settling at the top of the charts.

The current form of Nongshim RedForce

If you look at the odds on the sites of bookmakers, you’ll see that Nongshim RedForce is the clear underdog in this match. It’s a team devoid of prominent players and a strong mid-table contender in Korea, which is regarded as the greatest LoL region. Jung “Jiwoo” Ji-woo is the only member of Nongshim RedForce from the previous season. Four new players make up the remainder of the roster.

Nongshim RedForce have been in the LCK arena since 2021. Accidentally, this year turned out to be the best in the short history of this eSports organization. They placed third at the Regional Finals, although it wasn’t high enough to advance to the Worlds. Before that, they were sixth at the LCK Spring 2021 and fourth at the LCK Summer 2021. Nongshim RedForce placed in the top 8 at LCK Spring 2024.

They are 4-12 in this summer split, ranking eighth out of 10 teams in the standings.

Head-to-head

Considering all head-to-head duels, which date back to 2021, there were 15 of them, and Gen.G have a perfect record.

Match analytics

We believe that talking about the Gen.G vs. Nongshim RedForce match too much is useless. Gen.G will triumph without losing a series. Tip: Maps Handicap – Handicap 1 (-1.5), with odds of 1.19 on LEX.