Karmine Corp vs. G2 Esports Prediction on January 18, 2025

Match info

We closely follow the events at LEC Winter 2025, the first split of the new League of Legends professional season. European teams are prepared to compete for significant LEC points and a spot in the Riot Games-sponsored First Stand competition, the brand-new LoL championship.

We’re discussing here the match of the LEC Winter 2025 – Regular Season, Karmine Corp vs. G2 Esports, which will conclude the first gameday on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 9 p.m. local time at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany. Let’s see who can slightly shorten the long road to the Playoffs. European betting companies give the upper hand to G2 with their odds.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Karmine Corp

Karmine Corp will play as outsiders in this game, with odds of 29/20 to win by Virgin Bet.

Karmine Corp are complete newbies to the LEC league, despite their enormous popularity in Europe. The French squad has participated in a number of Tier-2 tournaments inside the LEC realm in addition to playing on the local scene versus fellow countrymen. Karmine Corp bought a slot from Astralis to join the LEC. The Danish team chose to sell its spot in the elite division after failing to produce results the previous season. We’ll see if they made the correct decision.

Karmine Corp were the worst team in LEC Winter 2024. At one point, they only had one win, finishing with a record of 2-7. They replicated their winter split result at LEC Spring 2024. In other words, they took the last place once more, and the record was the same—two wins and seven losses.

With a score of 4-5 at the LEC Summer 2024, Karmine Corp advanced to the Playoffs from fifth place. They lost 0-2 against G2 Esports in their Playoffs debut match, falling to the Lower Bracket. They then repeatedly defeated more reputable opponents. They eventually made it to the Semifinals, but were eliminated by BDS.

The current form of G2 Esports

The 2024 European champions, G2, are competing this season with a redesigned roster. The German team showed a typical game during the LEC Winter 2024 – Regular Season, winning seven of nine games and splitting the top spot with BDS. The only unexpected result that could be called a sensation was a loss to Rogue. That’s the charm of the Bo1. G2 Esports advanced to the Grand Finals by defeating GiantX, Fnatic, and BDS. In the title match, MAD Lions KOI met the same end.

G2 Esports participated in the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational and performed admirably. They made it to the top 4, which is quite impressive for an LEC squad.

G2 Esports secured a spot in the LEC Summer 2024 – Playoffs prior to the Esports World Cup 2024. There, they lost to TES on the last step before the championship match. They did win LEC Summer 2024, but only after dropping to the Lower Bracket for which they can “thank” Fnatic who defeated them 2-3 in the Upper Bracket Semifinals. After defeating BDS 3-2 in the LB match, they took revenge on Fnatic in the Grand Final to win the LEC Summer 2024 title.

G2 dropped to the Lower Bracket in the LEC Season Finals 2024 too after a shock loss to MAD Lions KOI (2-3). Nevertheless, that didn’t stop them from rising, as they defeated every rival and ultimately won the tournament. They made it to the 2-1 bracket in Worlds 2024. They eventually lost to T1 and BLG, though, and finished in the top 12.

Head-to-head

In the 2024 season, G2 Esports have defeated KC five times.

Match analytics

G2 Esports are our clear favorites to win this match. Their new lineup will undoubtedly try to replicate the success of the previous “golden” squad, and the team hasn’t weakened during the off-season. It’s almost a given that Karmine Corp will lose the match.

Tip: 1st map – 1st kill – G2 Esports, with odds of 1.71 on forBET.