Match Prediction: NaVi - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)

Let's move on to the confrontation between the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan in the semifinals of the lower grid of Group A at the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 tournament. Born to Win lost the right to make a mistake in the last match, and FaZe Clan defeated a strong opponent. The format of the match is bo3. Which team is one step closer to the play-offs? Let's find out.

In this betting thread you will find out how the participants of this match perform in the course of the current year, how they played their previous professional tournament, as well as how this match will end.

Natus Vincere's form

Overall this year, Natus Vincere has seen a slight downturn in the quality of their play. Since the beginning of the current season, Born to Win have taken 3-4th places at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023, ESL Pro League Season 17 and Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023. In Katowice the team earned $80,000. At the Paris Major s1mple and the team qualified thanks to their victory at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 NAVI did not show much success, finishing in 9th-11th place and earning $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023, the Ukrainian team took 4-6th place in the standings and received $17,500 in prize money and a trip to BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 went relatively well for Natus Vincere, but the team failed to qualify for the play-offs. NAVI Ledge defeated Astralis 1:2 in the lower finals. 7th-8th place at IEM Cologne 2023 provided NAVI with $24,000 in prize money. At Gamers8 2023 Aleksib and his teammates took 5th-8th place in the standings and received $35,000.

The previous professional tournament for NAVI was ESL Pro League Season 18. The Ukrainian club got into Group C. According to the results of the draw their first opponent was the Chinese team 5yclone, which NAVI defeated with the score 2:0 (Inferno - 16-11, Mirage - 16-12). Born to Win also defeated Apeks (Anubis - 16-7, Inferno - 16-5) with the same score, which allowed them to pass to the final of the upper net. Victory over FaZe Clan on two consecutive maps (Anubis - 16-4, Nuke - 16-13) allowed the Ukrainian team to pass to the quarter-finals of play-offs. There NAVI defeated Turks from Eternal Fire with the score 2:0 (Anubis - 16-7, Nuke - 16-10). In the Ukrainian derby against Monte in the semi-finals Aleksib and his teammates scored another victory on two games in a row (Anubis - 16-12, Mirage - 16-10) and reached the final of the championship. In the grand final s1mple and his team Ledge beat MOUZ 0:3. Second place at EPL Season 18 provided Natus Vincere with $90,000 in prize money.

NAVI travelled to Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 with an incomplete squad. S1mple was unable to make it to Sydney, and the team's coach B1ad3, who last played on the professional stage in 2018, is playing in the team's vpla. NAVI won their first match in Group A against Apeks on the Mirage map by a score of 13-9. The full bo3 series against MOUZ ended with a 1-2 defeat for Born to Win. Thus NAVI fell in the semifinals of the losers.

Statistics of Natus Vincere's last results:

• Defeat by MOUZ with a score of 1:2
• A 13-9 win over Apeks.
• 0:3 loss to MOUZ
• 2-0 win over Monte
• 2:0 win over Eternal Fire

FaZe Clan uniforms

FaZe Clan are having a generally successful season, first of all financially, although they have lost some ground recently. They started the season with 1-3rd place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and $27,500. Their performance at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 ended with 7th-8th place and $24,000 in prize money. The main achievement this year for FaZe Clan team can already be confidently called the championship at ESL Pro League Season 17, which brought not only $200,000, but also the victory in the fourth season of Intel Grand Slam, and this is an additional $1,000,000 in prize money. Among the big events, BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 is also worth mentioning. There FaZe Clan took the 5th-8th places and earned $45,000. Then Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023 ended for karrigan and his teammates on 3-4th place, this result brought $20,000. At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2023, FaZe Clan finished in 5th-6th place in the standings and earned an additional $20,000 in prize money. The European club travelled to BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 where they finished in 1st-3rd place, earned $27,500 and received a slot in BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023. FaZe Clan also took part in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023. There the team took 9th-12th place and received a consolation prize of $16,000 in prize money. At the big LAN-tournament Gamers8 2023 FaZe Clan took 9-16th place and got $15,000 prize money.

Before IEM Sydney 2023 the legendary FaZe Clan team played at ESL Pro League Season 18, where they started their journey in Group C. Their first opponent was 9z Team. A 2:0 victory (Nuke - 16-14, Inferno - 16-3) secured karrigan and his teammates a place in the semifinals of the winners. There in full bo3 series FaZe Clan defeated Fnatic (Ancient - 12-16, Inferno - 16-14, Nuke - 16-3) and guaranteed their place in play-offs. After losing to Natus Vincere with the score 0:2, FaZe Clan entered the final stage of the tournament. There karrigan and Ledge team defeated the future champions from MOUZ on two maps in a row. The 9th-12th places at the championship brought $25,000 prize money to the players.

FaZe Clan started their way to the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 in Group A with a 15-19 loss to GamerLegion on the Nuke map. After facing Team Vitality in the quarter-finals of the lower grid, FaZe Clan won 2-1 (Overpass - 14-16, Inferno - 13-10, Nuke - 13-9) and advanced to the semifinals of the grid.

Statistics of FaZe Clan's last results:

• A 2:1 victory over Team Vitality
• Defeat by GamerLegion with the score 15-19
• Defeat by MOUZ with the score 0:2
• 0:2 loss to Natus Vincere
• 2:1 win over Fnatic

Match history of Natus Vincere vs FaZe Clan

The participants of this match have a rich history of joint meetings. This year they played against each other five times. NAVI won three times, and FaZe Clan won two fights.

Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere - FaZe Clan

In the usual lineup most likely the choice would fall on the Ukrainian team, but at the IEM Sydney 2023 B1ad3, playing in the pplace s1mple, looks frankly weak. Taking into account these factors, let's bet on the victory of FaZe Clan.