Welcome Crawlers won despite Initiative holding the stronger draft (+533). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Initiative fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★29979 vs ★33430), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

Initiative holds a clear draft edge at +533 total matchup score. Welcome Crawlers will need to outperform individually to close the gap.