The EU LCS Week 2, Day 2 Preview

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Some rematches and some new opponents await the EU LCS teams for day two of Week 2. Let's take a quick gander at the matchups.

The Alliance vs. The Copenhagen Wolves

The match that opened up the European LCS Super Week will also kick off day two of Week 2. The last time these two clashed, the internet gave the Wolves about a 1-in-4 chance of winning (23.37% to 76.63%). Was the last time the one? Could the Wolves drop three in a row? Probably not. While Alliance looked better against Millenium yesterday, they still didn't look like the super team everyone wants them to be. And Millenium is looking to be a below average team at this point. Beating them is like beating the now defunct Velocity. The Wolves moved fast in the last meeting between these two teams, simply outpacing Alliance and nailing their rotations. They finished the last game ahead by 19k gold. Alliance may look to ban all three champions that wrecked them last time: Viktor 'cowTard' Stymne's Kayle (4/1/5), Maurice 'Amazing' Stuckenschneider's Elise (4/0/9), and Joey 'YoungBuck' Steltenpool's Shyvana (4/2/6).

Team ROCCAT vs Gambit Gaming

The red hot ROCCAT look to pounce on Gambit Gaming in their first meeting of the season. The ROCCAT hype train is gaining steam after the unique Mordekaiser pick from mid laner Remigiusz 'Overpow' Pusch. It wasn't a vanity pick, either. The #1 champ in Brazil went 1/0/9 in Pusch's hands, and outfarmed Amaury 'Moopz' Minguerche's Morgana 438 to 353. He had presence. Gambit is also continuing to build momentum. Outside of the LCS they seem to be having more fun, and on the Rift they are mercilessly beating their opponents into submission. The last game against SK Gaming was relatively even until SK got impatient around 20 minutes and tried to fight Gambit in the jungle. From then on, it was Gambit's game. They are playing in control, especially Evgeny 'Darien' Mazaev. Let's see how they handle ROCCAT's unique picks.

Fnatic vs. SUPA HOT CREW

SHC did not look good against Team ROCCAT yesterday. Managing a measly four kills won't get you far when your opponents have two deathless players in the match. Amaury 'Moopz' Minguerche's Morgana also fell flat with a 0/5/1 score. He'll have to do better than that considering his next opponent is none other than Enrique 'xPeke' Cedeno. Fnatic and SHC did not meet in Super Week, but it's a safe bet that Fnatic will come out on top for this one.

Millenium vs. SK Gaming

Millenium is reeling on their back foot after giving The Alliance their first win of the season. The kills were almost even, but it boiled down to Alliance taking more objectives in less time (the game was 32 minutes) and capitalizing on that advantage. Everyone on Millenium was outfarmed except for Support, which really doesn't count unless you're Gambit Gaming. What Millenium does have on SK Gaming is their win over them in Super Week. They finished that game well ahead in kills and gold, and SK couldn’t find any traction. Dennis 'Svenskeren' Johnsen's Lee Sin was inconsequential at 0/8/3, and Simon 'fredy122' Payne's Shyvana failed to impress with a 2/6/6 score. However, SK looked slightly better against Gambit Gaming yesterday. Once past twenty minutes they fell apart, but still, if they can bring that level of resolve against Millenium, we may have a match on our hands.

Image Credit: Riot Games, The Copenhagen Wolves, Team ROCCAT