Over a week after this year's Split kicked off, the upcoming first major lower bracket game at League of Legends LCS 2023 Spring Split playoffs will be a clash between Evil Geniuses and Golden Guardians. As it's a lower bracket match, this series is incredibly important for both teams, with the loser being eliminated from the tournament.Unfortunately, both Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses have been quite inconsistent at the LCS 2023 Spring Split so far. As such, the results of this matchup are rather difficult to accurately predict, as both teams can either perform really well or it ends up being a completely one-sided affair.LCS@LCSOfficialEvil Geniuses are BACK.#LCS | #EGWIN84928Evil Geniuses are BACK.#LCS | #EGWIN https://t.co/Aim0Kew127Nevertheless, the stakes are incredibly high as the winner will be one step closer to qualifying for not just the finals, but to also book a slot at MSI 2023.Preview of Evil Geniuses vs Golden Guardians at League of Legends LCS 2023 Spring SplitPredictionsSo far, Golden Guardians have had a fairly average performance in League of Legends LCS 2023 Spring Split. Although the team managed to win nine games, they ended up losing the same number during the regular season.As such, in the playoffs, Golden Guardians obtained a close victory against 100 Thieves and managed to progress forward in the lower bracket. Unfortunately, it seems evident that Golden Guardians are hanging by a thread at this point.This obviously leads to questions about the quality of some of the other teams within the LCS as well. In any case, the team has scrambled its way through, but it'll be interesting to see what happens next.Evil Geniuses, on the other hand, have been on a similar boat at the LCS. Considering how talented Evil Geniuses is as a roster, this is certainly quite unfortunate and disappointing for the team's fans. Unfortunately, in 2023, the players haven't clicked the same way that they did last year.LCS@LCSOfficialGolden Guardians pull off the impossible in game five and stay alive in the 2023 #LCS Spring Playoffs, delivered by @Grubhub! #GGWIN126146Golden Guardians pull off the impossible in game five and stay alive in the 2023 #LCS Spring Playoffs, delivered by @Grubhub! #GGWIN https://t.co/x7v658CrvzHowever, that can always change as the talented roster has a habit of performing rather well under pressure. In any case, when it comes to predictions for this game, Evil Geniuses will most likely defeat Golden Guardians with a 3-1 or 3-2 victory.Head-to-headEvil Geniuses and Golden Guardians have faced each other a total of 15 times in the past, with the former grabbing 12 victories while the latter obtained only three wins.Past resultsPreviously, Evil Geniuses faced CLG at League of Legends LCS 2023 Spring Split and won in dominant fashion. Golden Guardians, on the other hand, faced 100 Thieves and barely managed to win the matchup.LCS@LCSOfficialThe road to Raleigh continues this Thursday at 2PM PT / 5PM ET with @C9LoL versus @FlyQuest! #LCS1508The road to Raleigh continues this Thursday at 2PM PT / 5PM ET with @C9LoL versus @FlyQuest! #LCS https://t.co/3OyG6OG0PRLCS 2023 Spring Split rostersGolden GuardiansLicoriceRiverGoriStixxayhuhiEvil GeniusesSsumdayInspiredJojopyunFBIVulcanLivestream detailsThe upcoming matchup between Golden Guardians and Evil Geniuses will be telecast live on the official Twitch channel of League of Legends LCS on March 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm PDT/2:30 am IST (April 1).