Salt the Earth pulled off a major upset — Welcome Crawlers had a commanding draft advantage (+869) but couldn't convert it. A clear case of execution beating the numbers.

Salt the Earth fields a noticeably stronger squad by leaderboard rank (★18519 vs ★19636), giving them a tangible individual skill advantage heading into this match.

From a hero matchup standpoint, Welcome Crawlers has a commanding draft advantage (+869). Their heroes are statistically favoured across the majority of matchup cells, making this a very lopsided draft on paper.