Natus Vincere vs. NiP, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/26 CS:GO
Natus Vincere is a favorite in this Bets of 3 encounter when they take on NiP in the Group A upper bracket semi-final of the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020. The winner of this duel will face the better side of the tilt between Evil Geniuses and OG in the Upper semi-finals.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere failed to get win the trophy at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to Astralis, while they were stopped by Virtus.pro in the semi-finals at the IEM New York 2020 CIS. They are the favorites to win Group A and book the ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, but they will first need to beat NiP on Monday. NaVi won 12 of the previous 16 matches.
During the last three months, Natus Vincere displayed fine performances on Mirage (75.0% win rate), Dust2 (70.0%), and Train (66.7%), while they were below average on Overpass (42.9%) and Nuke (42.9%). NaVi is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 48 maps with a record of 28 wins and 20 losses. The lineup consists of flamie (0.97 rating), s1mple (1.26), electronic (1.10), Boombl4 (1.00), and Perfecto (1.02).
NiP Team Stats and Latest Results
After disappointing displays at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe, NiP improved and played much better at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, where they reached the Lower bracket final and had a 1-0 lead over Heroic, but lost 2-1 in the end. They settled with $10,000 and 2031 RMR Points after winning 4th place. NiP lost ten of the last 16 games.
In the previous three months, NiP was above average on Train (66.7%), Overpass (57.1%), and Mirage (55.6%), while they failed to get a victory on Dust2 (played three times) and didn’t impress on Nuke (22.2%). Since August this year, NiP is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 44 maps with a record of 22 wins and 22 losses. The team members are twist (0.95), REZ (1.08), hampus (1.03), nawwk (1.05), and Plopski (1.03).
Natus Vincere vs. NiP H2H Record
These rivals have met on six occasions before, and Natus Vincere leads the all-time series 5-1. However, NiP won the most recent H2H clash as they secured a 2-0 victory at the ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe in late August.
Natus Vincere vs. NiP Betting Preview
NiP did win the latest H2H encounter and improved form at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, but I don’t think they can cope with NaVi in this one. Maybe they can take a map here, but nothing more than that, and I am going with Natus Vincere to get a win and progress to the Upper final, where they should be also favorites against Evil Geniuses or OG.
