Prediction on match CS2 Liquid - NaVi

Natus Vincere and Team Liquid will compete for a place in the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2021. Note that both teams have already secured a place in the championship playoffs. However, an extra day of rest and preparation will not hurt anyone.

Team Liquid Form

The seventh team in the world rankings failed to meet the fans' expectations within the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021, losing twice to FaZe Clan (0: 2, 0: 2). At the same time, the team secured itself from the last place, beating in the MIBR group (2: 0). So at IEM Katowice 2021 Play-In, the team coped with MIBR (16:12) and OG (2: 1), qualifying ahead of schedule for the main stage of the championship. However, the continuation of the banquet was not long in coming, since already at IEM Katowice 2021 the North Americans beat FaZe Clan (2: 0) and Vitality (2: 1), securing a place in the championship playoffs ahead of schedule.

Best Team Liquid cards:

• Mirage - 67% wins.
• Vertigo - 67% wins.
• Dust 2 - 50% wins.

Despite the rather mediocre statistics, the "liquid" take more with their strategies, which often catch the opponent by surprise.

Natus Vincere uniform

The leader of the world rating back in January became the winner of BLAST Premier Global Final 2020. 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, within the framework of IEM Katowice 2021, the team beat Virtus.pro (2: 0) and FURIA (2: 0), strengthening their positions on the world stage.

Best Natus Vincere cards:

• Nuke - 81% win.
• Dust 2 - 75% wins.
• Mirage - 67% wins.
• Train - 57% wins.
• Inferno - 55% wins.

At the same time, the team will definitely not play on Vertigo. However, NAVI should protect itself from Overpass, which, judging by the last months, has been given too little time.

Personal meetings statistics

During the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• Liquid's victory at BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 with a score of 2: 0.
• Natus Vincere's victory at BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 with a score of 2: 0.

At the same time, we remember that after that defeat, NAVI's winning streak began.

Prediction for the match Liquid - NAVI

Both teams are in good shape now. However, we must not forget that NAVI has not lost ten matches in a row, having lost only four maps during this period. "Liquid" skids a little, admitting the essence of more mistakes. However, there will be no favorites in this match, no matter how the quotes indicate. And yet it seems to me that Born to Win will resolve all issues in advance, staking out a place in the semifinals. Therefore, I propose to bet on the victory of the NAVI team with the odds of 1.55.