Counter-heroes in duel mode (3.1).

The Deidre-Axel pairing is quite popular on the server. Since I usually have Axel set as my default hero, Deidre is often chosen as an opponent against him. In reality, this pairing is not very well understood by players, and mistakes are made quite often. It's difficult to play as Deidre in this matchup; you need to have a very good understanding of the initiative order and generally know how to play.
Yesterday, I played this pairing as Axel, and my opponent played quite well; it was some new account (Ex_ungue_leonem), and he was already playing well.
And today, on the contrary, I played as Deidre. Playing as Deidre, I made quite a few small mistakes, but my opponent made even more.