Natus Vincere vs. MAD Lions, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/7 CS:GO
Natus Vincere is a firm favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they meet MAD Lions in the Group A upper bracket quarter-final of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe on Saturday. The winner of this clash will go on to face a better side from the duel between Complexity and fnatic in the Upper semis.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere is playing in a hot and cold form recently, which is unacceptable for the top 5 team, and they must improve at this tournament if they want to remain in the top 10. They finished the IEM New York 2020 CIS in 4th place and won $4,000 along with 2031 RMR Points, while they ended the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020 in 4th place and won $12,500 with a ticket to the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. Natus Vincere won 14 of the previous 20 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Natus Vincere displayed strong performances on Mirage (71.4% win rate) and Train (70.0%), while they were below average only on Overpass (37.5%). NaVi assembled its squad in August 2020 and appeared on 58 maps with a record of 33 wins and 25 losses. The team members are flamie (0.98 rating), s1mple (1.27), electronic (1.08), Boombl4 (0.99), and Perfecto (1.02).
MAD Lions Team Stats and Latest Results
MAD Lions returned to the CS:GO circus after a break of almost two months and managed to book the ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown after defeating AGF, Apeks, and HAVU at the Elisa Invitational 2. The Danes also had success at the Betway Nine to Five 5, where they finished in 2nd place and won $15,000 for their efforts. MAD Lions won 11 of the last 16 games.
In the previous three months, MAD Lions was invincible on Vertigo (played six times) and were above average on Train (66.7%) and Nuke (55.6%), while they failed to get a victory on Dust (played three times). MAD Lions are playing with a new lineup since October this year and appeared on 13 maps with a record of nine wins and four losses. The lineup consists of HooXi (1.00), acoR (1.25), refresh (1.21), sjuush (1.11), and roeJ (1.12).
Natus Vincere vs. MAD Lions H2H Record
These rivals have met just once before, and Natus Vincere won that clash at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 – Europe in June this year.
Natus Vincere vs. MAD Lions Betting Preview
I am not impressed with NaVi’s form of late, but I am still going to back them to win here because it would be a disaster for them if they fail to reach the next round and secure a place in the playoffs. MAD Lions has a relatively inexperienced team when it comes to playing together, and I don’t think they are good enough to defeat the favored Natus Vincere here. I am backing NaVi to get a win.
