MAD Lions KOI vs. G2 Esports Prediction on June 8, 2024

Match info

One pair in particular stands out on the League of Legends EMEA Championship Summer 2024 (LEC Summer 2024) schedule. The main face-off of the first day of the Regular Season is the match between the MAD Lions KOI and G2 Esports.

After the European League’s final split, which is LEC Summer 2024, both teams have a strong case for finishing in high spots. With an ultimate triumph in every split this year, G2 hope to retain the LEC championship and establish themselves as undisputed champions. Meanwhile, the Lions hope to go to the LEC Finals and, as a concluding destination, the Worlds 2024.

In the match set for Saturday, June 8, at 7:15 p.m. local time at Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany, let’s see who can outlast the other and win their first win in the group stage.

Meeting statistics

The current form of the MAD Lions KOI

The manner in which the MAD Lions KOI play is where we begin our analysis of the game. They’ll be carrying the status of outsiders here, which is more than obvious after going through the odds set by Bitcoin bookmakers for a duel in Berlin.

Without a doubt, the Lions’ roster is competitive. They’ve demonstrated this numerous times in practice, but this doesn’t guarantee them an excellent performance—first and foremost on the global stage, but occasionally even on the home one. For instance, the Lions placed in the top 8 at MSI 2023, which is admirable in theory, but the outcome at LEC Summer 2023 is already depressing. A Canadian-Spanish team, formed in 2017, finished in the Top 7 at the most recent LEC Championships, which is obviously below their level, given they went there as Spring Split champions.

The Lions had an extremely difficult regular season in this year’s Spring Split, finishing in the Top 7 with a record of 4-5, following their great result at LEC Winter 2024, where they fell 1-3 to G2 Esports in the grand final—and being in the top 2 is a great result. They had difficulty during the playoffs and advanced to the lower bracket’s second round in the Spring Split, but they were unable to advance past the Top 6.

Fiora is the Lions’ most successful champion, with appearances in two matches and a perfect record. She also featured in the top lane for the team more frequently than anyone else.

The current form of G2 Esports

Our match analysis continues with a G2 Esports form. In this game, they’ll be the favorites.

The “Samurai” advanced to the LEC Winter 2023 grand finals at the start of the previous season and handily defeated MAD Lions KOI. They performed worse in the LEC Spring 2023, missing the playoffs, but they still advanced to the MSI 2023. At its conclusion, G2 were in the top 6, which surely can be considered a successful result.

Before they participated in the LEC Finals 2023, the German team brought another trophy to their headquarters. It was the trophy they won with such ease in the Grand Final of LEC Summer 2023 against EXCEL. G2 defeated Fnatic in the LEC Finals 2023 title match. Then they left Worlds 2023 quite abruptly. G2 defeated MAD Lions KOI 3-1 in the Grand Finals of the LEC Winter 2024. They performed solidly at the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, finishing in the top 4, which isn’t a bad result for an LEC team. G2’s most successful champion is Belveth, the forest character, who has appeared in two matches and won a perfect 100% of them.

Head-to-head

In 2024, G2 have defeated the Lions twice.

Match analytics

This match will be won by G2. We don’t believe any pointless explanation is required. G2 are a top-tier squad with limited competition in the region of Europe. The odds for G2’s win are low; hence, we suggest that you wager more lucratively yet potentially more profitably: 1 map – first blood G2 Esports with odds of 1.65 at Bettilt.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. MAD Lions KOI vs. G2 Esports 0:1