Natus Vincere vs. FaZe Preview & Prediction- Free 4/08 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the quarter-finals of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Friday. This is one of the most awaited events featuring 24 of the best teams to participate in the tournament and a shot to earn an ESL Pro League title. Playoffs matches are played in a single-elimination bracket, best-of-three series except for the grand final which is a best-of-five. The winner of this duel will advance to the Semi-finals while the loser will leave the tournament. The best team will take $175,000.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is ranked #1 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 149 weeks. In the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, the team won all their 5 matches and got a bye to the quarter-finals. They defeated AGO (2:0), Evil Geniuses (2:0), Complexity (2:0), Astralis (2:1), and Heroic (2:0). The team’s last achievement was at the IEM Katowice 2022 which ended on February 27, 2022. In that tournament, the team finished 3-4th and was awarded $80,000. Currently, Na'Vi has a 5-match win streak and has attained a win rate of 71.4% (over the last 3 months).

Map performance in the last 3 months shows an excellent win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Dust2 (80.0%), Mirage (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Nuke (60.0%). At the same time, the team maintained an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Boombl4 (0.99-player rating), electroNic (1.16), Perfecto (1.01), s1mple (1.30), and b1t (1.11).

FaZe Team Stats and Latest Results

FaZe Clan is ranked #2 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 58 weeks. The teams finished 3rd in Group B of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament and proceeded to the first round of playoffs where they triumphed over Players with a score of 2:1. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and was awarded $27,500 plus a spot at the upcoming Spring Final. They also won the IEM Katowice 2022 which ended on February 27, 2022, and received $400,000. Over the last 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 78.9% and won 7 out of their last 10 games.

Based on the team’s performance on the maps over the last 3 months, the best-played cards consist of Ancient (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (80.0%), Overpass (71.4%), Inferno (69.2%), Mirage (62.5%), and Dust2 (57.1%). Their current roster has rain (1.10-player rating), Twistzz (1.13), broky (1.10), ropz (1.17), and karrigan (0.90).

Natus Vincere vs. FaZe H2H Record

Head-to-head has 29 meetings between these 2 teams. The advantage of these confrontations lies on the side of Natus Vincere who has won 21 times and lost to FaZe on 8 occasions. Their last encounter was at the group stage of the 2022 Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI Katowice on February 20, 2022, and Natus Vincere won with a score of 2:1.

Natus Vincere vs. FaZe Betting Preview

We should expect a fantastic Friday when these teams’ cross paths. At the moment, Natus Vincere has a 5-match win streak while FaZe won all their last 4 games. Considering their performance on the maps, both teams have an advantage on 3 cards. Natus Vincere leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Ancient while FaZe Clan has been clinical on Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass. This match can go either way and the best prediction would be over 2.5 cards.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.