Air Defence won despite Eye Gaming holding the stronger draft (+444). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Eye Gaming fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★14733 vs ★15922), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Eye Gaming (+444), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.