Air Defence won despite Kiba Arms holding the stronger draft (+411). The matchup matrix was wrong on this one — individual skill and in-game decisions proved decisive.

Kiba Arms fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★15390 vs ★18623), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

The matchup matrix leans in favour of Kiba Arms (+411), though the draft is far from one-sided — execution will matter more than the numbers suggest.