Match Prediction: NaVi - Astralis | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023NAVI and Astralis will meet in the semi-finals of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2023. This is where The International is far more interesting, as Born to Win has unveiled a radically new line-up.
However, I am personally sceptical about the idea itself, as there are many "buts". First of all, there are big questions about the captain, who has not approved himself in four years. Secondly, we still need to integrate all the newcomers into the structure, which even the previous squad failed to do in six months.
It is clear that the Danish team also underwent changes, but it was not so global, and against the background of NAVI everything does not look so convulsive. So here I would rely on the map from the Astralis team.
NAVI form.
The European team (now called the following) decided to seriously update their concept by signing Aleksib (no joke), IM and JL. In other words, snatched those who had recently shot in Paris.
It seems to me that straight away Born to Win will not show results, there are many inputs to that, which one does not want to talk about unnecessarily.
Moreover, there are too many questions for NAVI at the moment and only time will tell how the team will even position itself at the TIER-1 level.
Astralis form
The eighteenth-ranked team in the world rankings finished second at the Brazy Party 2023, before managing to claim victory at the CCT South Europe Series 4 online tournament.
After that, the Danish team also appeared at IEM Dallas 2023 where they even managed to get through to the play-offs, but suffered a rather strange defeat at the hands of MOUZ in the quarterfinals.
Moreover, at the end of the season, Astralis failed miserably in the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023, where they suffered two defeats to FaZe Clan and Complexity Gaming.
Astralis' latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Cloud9.
- Defeat to ENCE by a score of 1-2.
- Defeat to MOUZ by a score of 0-2.
- Defeat to FaZe Clan by a score of 0-2.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Complexity Gaming.
Astralis top scorers:
- Ancient - 80% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Overpass - 60% wins.
- Mirage - 57% wins.
It is worth recalling that the Danish team has usually given up on Anubis maps.
NAVI - Astralis encounter statistics
The teams have not met in the current line-up yet.
Forecast NAVI - Astralis
What can we say here in general? NAVI looks ridiculous so far and looks like an attempt to put something together in a hurry. And the Danish team also surprised Reshuffleami, but here the question is to sign b0RUP, who has been written off by everyone.
Interestingly, the bookies even have more faith in Born to Win, although the squad is unlikely to win outright. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Forum (+1.5) for the Astralis team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team NaVi as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.51. Astralis chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 3.864 by bookmakers.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | NaVi | Astralis |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 1 |
10 matches (wins) | 6 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 40 matches with each other. In these battles NaVi got 19 victories while Astralis managed to take 20 matches.