HLE vs CFO Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage: Best odds, predictions
HLE and CFO will soon lock up in battle for the first time in the ongoing 2025 LoL Worlds Swiss stage to determine which of these teams qualifies for the event’s knockout stage.
| Match | HLE vs CFO – Worlds 2025 |
|---|---|
| Start time | October 22, 2025, at 4:00 am ET |
| Our pick | CFO to win, over 2.5 maps |
| Betting favorite | HLE |
After picking up two wins in the ongoing stage, both CFO and HLE need just one best-of-three victory to qualify for the playoffs. With time running out and elimination to next be on the line if they lose here, both teams will want to give it their all to emerge victorious.
HLE vs CFO match overview
- Tournament: Worlds 2025
- Stage: Swiss stage
- Game: League of Legends
- Format: Best-of-three
Betting tip: HLE’s performance against Anyone’s Legend and CFO’s great form strongly suggests that the match here will go the distance.
Our HLE vs CFO pick: Total maps to be over 2.5 @ 2.15
HLE vs CFO match analysis
HLE and CFO are both fairly close in play. With both teams having reliable junglers, ADCs, and top laners, the match may be closer than most assume from the names alone. CFO’s performance against T1 cemented it as one of the stronger teams in this year’s Worlds event, while Hanwha Life Esports hasn’t been tested against a contending team yet. But HLE’s status as the second seed of the LCK suggests that the match will at least go the distance, making betting on there being over 2.5 maps a potentially high-return pick.
Source: CFO
How Zeus performs against CFO’s top laner will likely determine the course of the match. Peanut and JunJia both usually play around their top laners, but Peanut is more reliant on his teammates while JunJia tends to pick champions who can thrive alone. Thanks to this, the PCL top seed may be in a better position to make aggressive plays that catch their opponent by surprise, rewarding them with jungle objectives.
Looking at both teams’ recent matches, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that JunJia will likely secure most first objectives here, including the dragon, Atakhan, and even Baron. But much depends on whether Driver can win the top lane against Zeus.
CFO has also showcased strategic aggression in the early game, which is why the team’s first blood odds are much better than those of the more passive HLE.
As for the tmatch winner, HLE has frequently suffered because of its limited champion pool. In particular, the team’s mid laner Zeka usually gravitates toward a small handful of champions. Thanks to this, CFO could target Zeka with its bans to help get a close win, making it the team to side with as the betting underdog going into the match by a sizable betting margin.
Key stats
| Stats | HLE | CFO | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Map win rate | 62% | 71% | CFO |
| First blood | 46% | 57% | CFO |
| First Tower | 54% | 57% | CFO |
HLE vs CFO betting odds snapshot
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| HLE to win | 1.30 |
| CFO to win | 3.50 |
| Total maps under 2.5 | 1.62 |
LoL betting odds via Stake, 6:33 pm ET October 20, 2025.
HLE vs CFO betting picks & predictions
CFO and HLE have established themselves as two of the strongest teams from their respective regions. But HLE’s stumbles can’t be ignored, especially those made on the international stage. With the team having proven itself dangerous at both MSI and EWC, the PCL representative may find a close victory here to move on to the knockout stage.
Best picks
- Total maps over 2.5 @ 2.15: HLE and CFO have both showcased similar skills, suggesting that a third map is likely.
- CFO to gett first blood @ 2.00: CFO has secured first blood more consistently in recent matches, and there’s no reason to think that won’t hold true here.
HLE vs CFO prediction
Our HLE vs CFO prediction: CFO to cause an upset over HLE 2-1 @ 2.50 odds at Stake.
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