Match Prediction: FURIA - NaVi | Counter-Strike (CS2)
IEM Katowice 2021FURIA and Natus Vincere will meet in the semifinals of the upper bracket of IEM Katowice 2021. It seems to me that there is no intrigue in this meeting, since Born to Win have already proved several times that they are much stronger than the Brazilian team.
FURIA Form
The 11th team in the world ranking back in January failed in BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 and cs_summit 7. At the same time, in two tournaments, the Brazilians beat Cloud9 only twice (2: 1, 2: 1), failing meetings with stronger opponents. However, at the start of IEM Katowice 2021, the Brazilians did an incredible 2-0 win over NiP.
Best FURIA cards:
- Train - 100% wins.
- Inferno - 56% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
However, the Brazilians have a lot of problems with other cards. Besides, FURIA hasn't played Dust 2 for a long time. Nevertheless, even such statistics looks extremely weak against the opponent's background.
Natus Vincere uniform
The first team of the world ranking became the winner of BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 back in January. In February, the team won again, but already within the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, beating MIBR (2: 1) and FaZe Clan (2: 1, 2: 0). So in the framework of IEM Katowice 2021, the team beat Virtus.pro (2: 0), increasing their streak to nine wins.
Best Natus Vincere cards:
- Nuke - 80% wins.
- Dust 2 - 75% wins.
- Mirage - 60% wins.
- Train - 57% wins.
- Inferno - 55% wins.
Keep in mind that Born to Win does not claim Vertigo at all. However, it is worth paying attention to Overpass, where it often fails.
Personal meetings statistics
During the last season, the teams had two meetings:
- NAVI's victory in the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals with a score of 2: 0.
- NAVI's victory in the IEM Global Challenge 2020 with a score of 2: 0.
Moreover, in every match, the dominance of Born to Win was enormous.
Forecast for the match FURIA - NAVI
There is no intrigue in this meeting even before the start. The Brazilians, despite the junior's debut and the victory over NiP, are not ready to beat NAVI on the mental level. First of all, you need to talk about the history of the meetings. Second, today Born to Win are in their best shape than ever. At the same time, not a single player turns off, which makes the team truly powerful. Therefore, without hesitation, I bet on the victory of the NAVI team with a coefficient of 1.35.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in NaVi victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.274. According to bookmakers data, FURIA are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 4.155.
In the case of solidarity with the bookmaker’s position about the possible winner of the match, a bet at will be more preferable where odds 1.38 are given on NaVi victory. If you are confident that analysts provide a totally wrong prediction, you should risk and make a bet on FURIA success at - the team’s victory is evaluated with the high odds 9.