Match Prediction: NaVi - Mousesports | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Cologne 2022NAVI and MOUZ will play in the group stage of IEM Cologne 2022. It is surprising that MOUZ left the Play-In stage at all, since the team is clearly not in the TOP-16 of a big championship in terms of play.
In turn, the "Born to Win" had several weeks to prepare and polish the mistakes that were traced in the victorious Lisbon.
In any case, I see a fairly large difference between the teams. And if MOUZ has to jump out of his pants, then NAVI just needs to show their usual level and go further along the tournament bracket without any problems.
Form NAVI
The second team in the world ranking managed to undergo changes after the major, being left without a captain. I don't see the point in reminding you about all the changes in terms of roles and positions, since every dog in the yard knows about it.
At the same time, "Born to Win" quickly implemented a replenishment in the person of sdy, winning the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022. Moreover, in Lisbon, NAVI started with a defeat from OG, but then accelerated and showed a really good game.
I just want to remember the victory over FaZe Clan, where the team looked two heads stronger. And if the team shows something similar, then Cologne may well close.
Latest NAVI results:
- Lost to OG with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over OG with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
The best NAVI maps:
- Mirage - 80% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 80% of wins.
- Ancient - 80% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
Recall that the "Born to Win" consistently refuse the Vertigo card.
MOUZ form
The 18th team in the world ranking recently failed in the Roobet Cup 2022, where they did not even make it to the playoffs after losing to ENCE and Eternal Fire in the group stage.
As for the start of MOUZ at IEM Cologne 2022, here the team outplayed paiN Gaming with great difficulty, showing simply monstrous defense on Nuke.
Then there was a natural defeat from Heroic, albeit with a taken away card. Well, at the end of the Play-In stage, the "mice" in the class outplayed the Chinese from TYLOO, which is definitely not worth dwelling on.
Latest MOUZ results:
- Lost to ENCE with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Eternal Fire with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over paiN Gaming with a score of 19:16.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over TYLOO with a score of 2:0.
Best MOUZ cards:
- Ancient - 91% of wins.
- Vertigo - 75% of wins.
- Overpass - 60% of wins.
- Nuke - 58% of wins.
- Mirage - 50% of wins.
- Inferno - 50% win rate.
It is worth saying that the European team has stopped appearing on the Dust 2 map.
Match statistics NAVI — MOUZ
During the last season, the teams held two meetings:
- NAVI's victory at DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 with a score of 16:14.
- NAVI's victory in the ESL Pro League Season 14 with a score of 2:0.
Since then, however, the composition of the “mice” has become a little weaker.
Prediction for the match NAVI — MOUZ
MOUZ has two expected options for which NAVI will be ready. The first is Nuke, where the Born to Win will be ready to play in any situation. The second - Ancient - is a card that is most convenient for the yellow-blacks.
Nothing can be done here, because on paper the “mice” simply have nothing to offer the opponent. Throw Inferno? Well, then MOUZ will have to start on the attack, and this is such a pleasure in the current meta, and even against NAVI.
Plus, we saw the team's excellent form in Lisbon, where they took FaZe Clan and Vitality forward with their feet. So there are also a few extra weeks of preparation with sdy.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the NAVI team with a score of 2:0.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that NaVi is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.137. This number in the favor of Mousesports amounts 5.938. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | NaVi | Mousesports |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 5 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The competitors have held 27 matches. In these matches NaVi won 14 times, Mousesports active consisits of 13 wins.