Team Liquid vs. Karmine Corp Prediction on August 15, 2025

Match info

On Friday, August 15, the Group Stage of the VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2, one of the qualifying events for the season’s crowning tournament, the VALORANT Champions 2025, comes to an end with Week 5 matches (EMEA is one of the 3 regions within the VALORANT Champions Tour, also known as VCT). Team Liquid and Karmine Corp will clash on Friday, August 15, in a Group Omega Bo3 encounter, starting at 8 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time, local time) at Riot Games Arena in Berlin, Germany.

Meeting statistics

Current form & play style: Team Liquid

Team Liquid come into this week looking steadier than they were earlier in the season. Their Group Stage run has shown signs of a team that’s stabilized after roster churn: they’ve closed out several 2–0 wins and taken tight 2–1s when necessary, showing a blend of tactical resets and reliable clutch rounds from their star fraggers. This launched them atop the group with a 4–0 record.

The Dutch team’s style in the last month reads like a team that wants to control pace—they prioritize clean utility usage on attack to create favorable duels, then fall back to disciplined site retakes when needed. When their star initiator and rifle players get space, Liquid turns into a heavy post-plant/retake machine that punishes overextensions. Recent match logs show them beating top opponents in the group and locking in steady results.

Current form & playing style: Karmine Corp

Karmine Corp arrive with a more volatile, momentum-driven identity. The French side is capable of explosive starts on attack and has players who’ll take high-risk, high-reward engagements to snowball rounds early. That aggression can flip maps quickly in their favor, but it also leaves them vulnerable to structured resets and methodical play.

In the past weeks, KC have pulled off comeback wins and close series victories, but they’ve also looked shaky in matches where opponents neutralize their opening plays. They are fourth in the group with a 2–2 record. Their roster has proven individually dangerous, meaning any lapse from Liquid can instantly be punished—but consistency has been the question mark. Recent wins show KC can take maps like Sunset/Lotus decisively when they’re on form.

Head-to-head

Historically, the matchup is close but leans toward Team Liquid in recent official meetings. Hence, they are favored by almost every esport betting site. There were multiple encounters across 2023–2025 with Liquid holding several series wins (including Stage 1) while KC have taken notable wins in qualifiers and deciders as well—so the rivalry is unpredictable on any given day. In short, Liquid have the slight recent edge overall, but KC is the kind of opponent that can cause an upset if its early aggression connects.

Match analytics

We expect Team Liquid to win, but not easily. Their recent steadiness and tactical clarity give them the edge in an offline, Best-of-3 setting. However, Karmine Corp’s ability to explode early means a 2–1 finish is quite plausible—they should be favored to take at least one map if they hit their opening game plan.

Tip: CORRECT SCORE: 2:1 at 3.15 odds on Mostbet.