Nongshim RedForce vs. Gen.G Esports Prediction on May 8, 2025

Match info

Ten prestigious LCK teams are vying for six playoff spots via Rounds 1-2 of the League of Legends Champions Korea Season 2025 (LCK Season 2025). The competition is already in its sixth week.

The two teams vying for the main stage are Nongshim RedForce and Gen.G Esports. But when it comes to these two, they enter the match (Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. local time at LoL Park in Seoul) in different moods. The latter is already assured of making it to the Playoffs, but NS RedForce’s advancement is still up in the air. If you’re up to taking chances, the odds set for their win in the upcoming match by bookmakers, allowing you to place a bet with cryptocurrency, are insanely long. And that’s for a reason, of course.

Meeting statistics

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 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 in fourth place in the standings with a score of 6-4 following five weeks of the LCK Season 2025 – Rounds 1-2.

The current form of Gen.G Esports

Gen.G Esports began the 2025 season by competing in Group Elder at the LCK Cup 2025. Despite having a very difficult campaign, they came in second with a 3-2 record. This led straight to the playoff semifinals, or Round 2, because of the updated LCK format. Even though they were the favorites, they lost 2-3 against Hanwha Life Esports there.

Thanks to a tremendous effort, they defeated Nongshim RedForce in the Lower Bracket first match by a close result of 3-2. However, Gen.G demonstrated class in the following game against Dplus KIA, shutting down the rival with a 3-0 victory. After playing HLE once more in the tournament, this time in the Grand Final, and losing in a full-fledged Bo5, Gen.G placed second in the LCK Cup 2025.

At LCK 2025 Season, they are doing just great in Rounds 1-2. They haven’t lost in five weeks: 10-0.

Head-to-head

The teams faced off five times in the past year, with Gen.G winning each occasion. Actually, they never lost to Nongshim, and these two had 18 mutual encounters.

Match analytics

We’d wager on Gen. G in this match. Despite their solid performance in Seoul, Nongshim don’t appear to be able to defeat Gen.G. The best they can do, in our opinion, is to reduce the number of the rival’s kills.

Tip: Gen.G match total kills: Under 40.5, with odds of 1.95 on ZetCasino.