Match Prediction: NaVi - fnatic | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Katowice 2020Now Natus Vincere and Fnatic are pretty equal opponents. NAVI holds the sixth position in the world rating while their Swedish opponents took the forth 4 place.
At the previous match, NAVI beat FaZe Clan 2-1. The battle was uneasy and full but in the end 'Born to Win' won the fight with the strong opponents. As a reminder, the Europeans from FaZe Clan took the 1-3 place at BLAST Premier Spring Series 2020 Regular Season which is worth respect. Let us also mark the fact that FaZe keeps the ninth position in the world rating. It is important.
If we take a look at what has recently been happening with Fnatic, before the start of IEM Katowice 2020 their recent official match was played on 8 December last year. Long absence of practice is unlikely to be beneficial for JW and his teammates. Unlike FaZe, Fnatic met Renegades on their way, the Australian team that holds the 22nd position in the HLTV rating. That is why the first battle between Fnatic and RNG may be compared to a walk in the park. Renegades is a representative of one of the weakest CS:GO regions and this factor proves that Fnatic did not have time to play well this year.
Sportsbooks companies treat NAVI as a favorite of the meeting and shaped their win as 1.55. We agree with their opinion and think that a bet on Natus Vincere is the best you can do. If you want your bet to be maximally saving, we recommend you to pay attention to the market NAVI Handicap +1.5 of a map with 1.18. In total, we think that the meeting will end up with the score 2-1 for 'Born to Win', so you can consider such options like Handicap +1.5 (of a map for Fnatic) and Total more than 2.5 maps. In the first case, the odds are 1.45, in the second — 1.97.
Bookmakers & Statistics
NaVi are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.738. fnatic, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 2.208.
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 2.735 are given on NaVi victory. If you are confident that analysts provide a totally wrong prediction, you should risk and make a bet on fnatic success at - the team’s victory is evaluated with the high odds 2.48.