Match Prediction: NaVi - MOUZ | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Sydney 2023Despite an unexpected replacement in the squad, the Ukrainian team Natus Vincere managed to qualify for the next round of Group A. Their opponent will be the German eѕportѕive club MOUZ. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.
In this betting tire you will find out how the participants of this match perform during the current year, how they spent 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 a similar 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 championship final. 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 with a score of 13-9.
Natus Vincere's recent results stats:
- A win against Apeks with a score of 13-9
- 0:3 loss to MOUZ
- 2-0 win over Monte
- 2:0 win over Eternal Fire
- 2-0 win over FaZe Clan
MOUZ uniform
European eSports club MOUZ are playing at a mid-tier level in 2023, earning regular prize money, although they are not overly active on the professional scene. 13-16th place at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 brought the club $10,000. After that MOUZ finished ESL Pro League Season 17 in 5th-8th place, earning $35,000 in prize money. April began for siuhy and crew with a top-4 finish on the BetBoom Playlist. Urbanistic. The 3-4th places and $20,000 were a nice bonus before the next series of LAN-tournaments. Participation in BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A allowed him to win the Contenders Stage seeding for the upcoming Paris Major. The Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2023 did not bring much positivity to the fans of the club, as 13-16th place in the international championship and $4,000 in prize money can hardly be called a good result. At BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 MOUZ also disappointed. The team was one of the first to drop out, finishing in 23-24th place and earning a $10,000 consolation prize. So far, the best achievement of the European club can be called their participation in Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2023. Defeating such notable teams as Astralis and Heroic, MOUZ made it to the finals, winning silver and earning $42,000. A 3rd-4th place finish at the Elisa Invitational Spring 2023 earned the team $1,500. At the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023, MOUZ finished in 9th-12th place in the standings, earning an additional $16,000 in prize money. The team also won the Thunderpick World Championship 2023: European Series #1. At the Pelaajat.com Nordic Masters Fall 2023, MOUZ finished in 5th-6th place and did not earn any prize money.
MOUZ's previous professional tournament was ESL Pro League Season 18, where the team made their debut in Group B. They lost their first match to MIBL Season 18. After losing their first match to MIBR with a 1-2 score, the European club made it to the play-offs on the middle grid. On their way MOUZ defeated such teams as Evil Geniuses, Heroic and won a rematch against MIBR. In the first match of the final stage siuhy and his teammates defeated FURIA Esports without much trouble on two maps in a row (Nuke - 16-5, Mirage - 16-4). The European team defeated FaZe Clan with the same score (Mirage - 16-10, Inferno - 16-5). The duel against G2 Esports in the quarter-finals of the tournament ended with MOUZ winning 2:1 (Mirage - 16-13, Ancient - 14-16, Inferno - 16-7). MOUZ then outlasted ENCE in a full bo3 series (Mirage - 16-13, Vertigo - 11-16, Nuke - 16-8). In the grand final of the tournament MOUZ defeated Ukrainian team Natus Vincere on three maps in a row (Inferno - 16-10, Overpass - 16-9, Mirage - 19-15). The win secured siuhy and his teammates the $200,000 grand prize, as well as slots to IEM Katowice 2024 and BLAST World Final 2023.
MOUZ made their debut at IEM Sydney 2023 in Group A with an extremely convincing 13-2 win over VERTEX ESC.
MOUZ's recent performance stats:
- 13-2 win over VERTEX ESC
- 3-0 win over Natus Vincere
- 2-1 win over ENCE
- Victory over G2 Esports with the score 2:1
- Victory over FaZe Clan with the score 2:0
Match History of Natus Vincere - MOUZ
This year the participants of this match played against each other twice. At Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023 MOUZ won 2:0 (Ancient - 16-9, Overpass - 16-12). And in the grand finals of the recent ESL Pro League Season 18 siuhy and his teammates outplayed their opponent with a 3-0 result (Inferno - 16-10, Overpass - 16-9, Mirage - 19-15).
Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere - MOUZ
In the last two matches Born to Win failed to win and maps against MOUZ, and now they came to the tournament without the main star of their squad in the form of s1mple. Let's bet on the victory of MOUZ.
Bookmakers & Statistics
All bookmakers have agreed that MOUZ is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.063. This number in the favor of NaVi amounts 8.477. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | NaVi | MOUZ |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 5 |
10 matches (wins) | 7 | 8 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The competitors have held 31 matches. In these matches NaVi won 16 times, MOUZ active consisits of 15 wins.