The EU LCS Must-See Match Between Misfits Gaming and ROCCAT
By Zac Cameron ·
With the EU LCS standings so close in Week 9, any advantage these teams can get over each other matters as they enter into their last chances to prove themselves in the regular season.
This week in the EU LCS features Misfits taking on ROCCAT, a showdown that may determine which of these teams manages to go on to playoffs, and which one will be watching from the stands.
Misfits are coming into this match with a very unfortunate three game losing streak, and while individually the team has had some strong performances, as a whole they have seemed lost, losing whatever cohesion they had previously displayed during the split. If they are wanting to succeed this week and do well in playoffs, they’re going to need to recapture whatever spark is now missing.
On the other end of the field, ROCCAT are coming from a stronger background, but not by a lot, managing a dominant victory over Vitality, but also falling victim to an extremely strong Fnatic squad looking to cement their own place. ROCCAT are an odd team in an odd place. They've managed to put up great performances against good teams, while looking lost against weaker teams at the same time. Only time will tell how this match will go, but ROCCATs best chance probably comes through the bot lane duo of Martin "HeaQ" Kordmaa and Tore "Norskeren" Hoel Eilertsen.
The last showdown between ROCCAT and Misfit met proved disastrous for the Misfits, with ROCCAT taking the early lead and keeping it the whole game. It was, in fact, very nearly a perfect game, save for Misfits jungler Nubar "Maxlore" Sarafian securing the Rift Herald, though they weren’t able to do anything with the buff. It will remain to be seen if ROCCAT still has the Misfits' number or if the Misfits can learn from their previous mistakes to make a difference in this particular turnout.
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