Natus Vincere vs. Virtus.pro Preview & Prediction- Free 1/16 DOTA 2

The rivals will cross paths at the DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament this Sunday. This tournament features both notable and the best teams from Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America, with a prize pool for each region amounting to $205,000 for Upper Division and $75,000 for the Lower Division. By this time, Natus Vincere has won 3 out of their 6 matches while Virtus.pro has won 3 after playing 5 rounds.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is ranked #29 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1584. The Ukrainian team is coming for this match on a 1-match win streak and won 5 out of their last 10 matches. At the group stage of the ongoing DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament, the team has defeated Team Empire Faith (2:1), Team uNiQUE (2:1), and Gambit Esports (2:0) but lost to PuckChamp (2:0), Hellraisers (1:2), and Team Spirit (2:1). Over the last month, the team has played 10 matches, won 5 of them and climbed 11 positions in the ranking. The team’s previous success was 7th place in the OGA Dota PIT Season 5: Europe/CIS tournament where they were awarded $5,750. The team also finished second at the 2021 Dota 2 Champions League S6 tournament. Their all-time win rate currently stands at 53%.

Map performance statistics show that the team has attained a win rate of 53% (Default 5v5) and their line-up consists of No[o]ne (63% all-time win rate), Solo (60%), ALOHADANCE (57%), GeneRaL (59%), and V-Tune (58%).

Virtus.pro Team Stats and Latest Results

Virtus.pro is ranked #4 in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking and has a CQ.Score of 1797. The Russian team won their last match that took place at the ongoing 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 with a score of 2:0. At the same time, they have a win rate of 60 % from their last 10 matches. In the ongoing DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament, they have defeated Gambit Esports (2:1), Team uNiQUE (2:0), and Team Empire Faith (2:0) but failed to triumph against Hellraisers (1:2) and PuckChamp (1:2). The team finished 5th in The International 10 2021 tournament and was awarded $1,400,600. Meanwhile, their all-time win rate stands at 59%.

The team's best-played map (Default 5v5) has a win rate of 67% and their line-up consists of Kingslayer (60% all-time win rate), Yamich (47%), DM (70%), gpk (50%), and Pure (60%).

Natus Vincere vs. Virtus.pro H2H Record

Head-to-head record has 18 meetings between the opponents and both sides have won on 9 occasions. Their last encounter was at the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit S2 - CIS Upper Division in May 2021 and Natus Vincere won 2:0.

Natus Vincere vs. Virtus.pro Betting Preview

Virtus.pro is the favorite to win this match because they have a better performance on the maps and better position in the CQ-Esports Dota 2 Ranking. At the same time, they have lost 2 matches at the round-robin of the ongoing 2021 DPC Eastern Europe Winter: Division 1 tournament and in both matches, they managed to snatch 1 map. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Virtus.pro.

The Pick: Virtus.pro to win.