Natus Vincere vs. Vitality, Preview & Prediction - Free 11/22 CS:GO

We don’t have a clear favorite in the Grand final of the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe when Natus Vincere takes on Vitality in this Best of 5 encounter on Sunday. The winner will earn $60,000 and a ticket for the IEM Global Challenge 2020, while the losing side will have to settle with $30,000.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere won 4th place at the IEM New York 2020 CIS and $4,000 with 2031 RMR Points for their efforts, while they displayed better performances at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020, where they also finished 4th but earned $12,500 with a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. They beat MAD Lions, Spirit, Astralis, and G2, after coming from behind, to make this far. Natus Vincere won eight of the previous 12 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Natus Vincere was decent on Train (72.7% win rate), Nuke (64.7%), and Mirage (62.5%), while they were average on Overpass and Dust2. NaVi is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 68 maps with a record of 40 maps wins and 28 losses. The team members are flamie (0.99 rating), s1mple (1.27), electronic (1.09), Boombl4 (0.99), and Perfecto (1.03).

Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results

After finishing the IEM New York 2020 Europe in 3rd place and with $12,000 in the pocket, Vitality lost the Grand final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 to Heroic but cashed in $21,500 with 2344 RMR Points. They cemented their No.1 spot in the world with one of the top three places at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020, for which they were awarded $25,000 and a ticket for the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. At this tournament, Vitality defeated Spirit, MAD Lions, Heroic, and Complexity. Vitality won 12 of the last 14 games.

During the previous three months, Vitality was dominant on Overpass (87.5%) and played well on Dust2 (73.3%), while they were below average only on Nuke (43.8%). Vitality assembled its current squad in August this year and appeared on 64 maps with a record of 38 wins and 26 losses. The lineup consists of shox (1.05), RpK (0.99), apex (1.02), ZywOo (1.28), and misutaaa (0.98).

Natus Vincere vs. Vitality H2H Record

These rivals have met on seven occasions so far, and Vitality is leading the all-time series 4-3. Vitality won the most recent duel 2-1 at the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Finals in June this year when they came from behind.

Natus Vincere vs. Vitality Betting Preview

We couldn’t ask for a better Grand final as these teams are capable of giving us real entertainment and a lot of rounds on each side when they play against each other. The bookmakers are undecided on who should be a favorite in this encounter and it would be best to avoid betting on the winner in this one. Four of six Best of 3 H2H matches produced a maximum of three maps, which occurred in the last two, so I expect to see another lengthy affair with a great fight. It’s a Best of 5 encounter on this occasion, and I am suggesting a sure shot with Over 3.5 maps, but if you want to risk more, you can try with Over 4.5 maps at excellent +200 odds.

The Pick: Over 3.5 Maps (-222 @GG.BET)