Talon vs BB Team: The International match prediction
Talon Esports will face BB Team on September 9 in the first round of the lower bracket at The International. The Russians are the clear favorites of the match according to bookmakers, but before that they hadn’t shown the best results and were on a losing streak. However, BB has been winning their last face-to-face matches. Is it worth betting on their success this time? You’ll find out from the betting tip

Command Analysis

Talon Esports

Current form
Talon Esports were in poor shape before the start of this championship, so it is no surprise that they are now fighting for survival in the lower bracket of the playoffs. At this tournament, the team suffered three defeats in a row, starting from the group stage. They lost to G2.IG (0:2), Cloud9 (0:2), and also failed to cope with Xtreme Gaming - 0:2. In the last match with the Chinese, Mikoto and company put up resistance only on the second map, but on the first map they lost in literally 35 minutes.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has only a 14% win rate at the tournament
- On average, Talons have 25 deaths per card.
Estimated composition
Akashi, Mikoto, Ws, Jhocam, Ponyo

BB Team

Current form
BB Team also did not have stable results before The International and performed rather mediocrely on the tier-1 stage. It is quite possible that in case of failure at this event, the team will undergo serious changes. At the moment, the team is also in poor shape and is on a series of three failures. Before that, the Russians could not cope with Zero (0:2), Falcons (0:2), and also lost to Liquid in the playoff match with a score of 1:2. In the confrontation with the "liquids", BB had every chance of a favorable outcome for themselves, but on the decisive map they failed badly on the lanes.
Interesting trends for betting
- BB have a 33% win rate in the tournament
- On average, BB Team makes 23 kills per map
Estimated composition
Saika, gpk~, MieRo, Save-, TORONTOTOKYO
Trends
Total bet over 2.5 cards
The last match with BB's participation was held on three maps
2.15Tip and bets
BB Team is currently in bad shape, just like Talon. The teams showed approximately the same results at the tournament, the Russians just have a slightly better win rate. Last year, the teams already met at TI in approximately the same lineups, and then Talon were able to grab one of the maps. It is quite possible that in the upcoming meeting, the formal outsider will succeed in at least one map.
We bet on Talon to win with a handicap of (+1.5) on cards for 1.80