Match Prediction: G2 Esports - NaVi | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2020The representatives of Natus Vincere and G2 Esports will fight for the title of the champion of IEM Katowice 2020. The match will be hosted in a bo5 format and the winner will carry $250,000 of grabs, having left $150,000 less to the second finalist.
The teams faced for the last time at StarSeries i-League Season 8 in October and then, G2 Esports were stronger who beat their opponent with a score of 2:1.
The French team is now in a nice shape and lost only two maps at the whole event. G2's achievements include large percentage of won pistol rounds and the first 10 rounds. At the event, the guys have already beaten Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid and eliminated Fnatic from the fight for the championship in the playoffs.
Natus Vincere had come the event in the perfect condition and have crushed one opponent after another. S1mple and the company proceeded to the playoffs from the second place due to the loss to Fnatic, after which sent their main competitors in the face of Team Liquid and Astralis home. By the way, the Danes won only 10 rounds on two maps, which has become their absolute record since the moment of creation of the roster.
Bookmakers believe in the victory of Natus Vincere more at the event and we will also prefer them, however, considering the French's current shape, we advise paying attention to the market "the maps handicap +1.5 for G2 Esports" with odds 1.7.
Bookmakers & Statistics
NaVi are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.431. G2 Esports, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 3.049.
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 1.55 are given on NaVi victory. If you are confident that analysts provide a totally wrong prediction, you should risk and make a bet on G2 Esports success at - the team’s victory is evaluated with the high odds 6.084.