The Game to Watch in Week 6 of the EU LCS

By Zac Cameron · February 24, 2018 at 10:01 AM UTC

While every match in the EU LCS is exciting to watch, this particular game should be a real blast, with G2 Esports taking on Fnatic for sole possession of first place.

The Game to Watch in Week 6 of the EU LCS

The European League of Legends Championship Series is currently in a stalemate, with two teams tied for first place. G2 Esports and Fnatic both have long held claim to the title of “Kings of Europe”, and both teams are looking to reclaim sole possession of the top of the ladder.

The last time these two teams clashed, Fnatic was able to secure the victory despite G2 pulling ahead in the early game. G2 was the team applying pressure early on, and it fell to Fnatic to play catch-up, trying to stop the gold advantage from becoming too great.

For this game, the real struggle will be between mid laners Rasmus "Caps" Winther for Fnatic and Luka "Perkz" Perković for G2, as both teams are able to exert strong mid lane pressure. With this mid lane clash also comes the clash of the junglers, as both teams attempt to give an advantage to their mid laner over the other.

Fnatic Caps and Broxah being interviewed after their victory over G2 back in week 2 (LoL Esports Photos, Flickr)

While Caps and Perkz may be fairly even in raw skill, in the jungle, the clash between Mads "Broxah" Brock-Pedersen for Fnatic and Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski for G2 will be something to pay close attention to. Jankos will have the advantage over Broxah in this situation, as his ability to perform on carry junglers is well documented, while this season Broxah has only shown good results on more utility style junglers.

G2s jungler Jankos will need to put in work to help his team get revenge on Fnatic (LoL Esports Photos, Flickr)

G2 have already knocked down one challenger this week, taking down ROCCAT, while Fnatic have also taken down a resurgent H2K to set up this battle. Whichever team is able to win the mid lane should also be able to win the game, with G2 having a slight advantage in this regard. The main problem for G2 will be making sure that they don’t win the mid and jungle at the expense of losing the bot lane. Fnatics AD Carry Martin "Rekkles" Larsson has been known for “popping off” and taking over games, especially if the game ends up taking a long time, allowing him to build his armoury and become a real threat.

Whichever team wins this match will become the sole possessor of first place in the EU LCS and will put themselves in excellent position when the Playoffs roll around. For more information on the EU LCS, check out our EU LCS Power Rankings to see how the teams all match up against one another. To see when these two titans will be battling in your time-zone, check out the Official Schedule page here.