User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-31137559-20180728051748/@comment-31137559-20180728231541

From a narrative standpoint, either of them could win.

And in my view, both of their teams are equally matched and this match can go either way. And even if Issei's team is stronger, that proves nothing. As Issei defeated Typhon's team which was stronger than Issei's team.