Match Prediction: Team Liquid - NaVi | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Premier World Final 2022Team Liquid and NAVI will meet as part of the starting quarter-finals of BLAST Premier World Final 2022. I’ll note in advance that the winner will reach the ½ finals for the winner of group B (still unknown).
In general, there were no FaZe Clan, and thanks for that. What is interesting is that the teams played each other at the recent BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, and then the victory went to the North Americans.
And in general, Team Liquid has won the last two matches, as well as is in good shape. On the other hand, NAVI has no logic, because yesterday you poured Vitality into a salad, and today you close Heroic.
In any case, the North American team is quite good, which they showed in the last match. In turn, "Born to Win" can drop at any moment, which makes it scary to believe.
Form Team Liquid
The eighth team in the world ranking failed to make it to the playoffs of IEM Rio Major 2022, despite good chances. However, there the North Americans showed an indistinct game, with which they logically flew out.
The team then came to BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, where they won the group and advanced to the semi-finals. But there Team Liquid again lost to Heroic, although they again showed good Counter-Strike.
As for the group stage of BLAST Premier World Final 2022, here the team managed to close Outsiders, but then failed to cope with FaZe Clan. However, it is noticeable that the "liquid" are ready to close the season on a positive note.
Latest Team Liquid results:
- Victory over G2 with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over NAVI with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
- The victory over the Outsiders with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
The best maps of Team Liquid:
- Mirage - 89% of wins.
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Inferno - 69% of wins.
Do not forget that the North American team usually refuses the Nuke card.
Form NAVI
The fourth team of the world ranking actually showed nothing at IEM Rio Major 2022 - they reached the quarterfinals, and we can say thank you for that.
The Ukrainian team also played further in the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, but apart from the victory over Fluxo, they did not show anything and were eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing to Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Yes, and at the group stage of BLAST Premier World Final 2022, NAVI had problems, as the team managed to lose to Vitality. On the other hand, "Born to Win" again surprised by beating Heroic.
In general, it is impossible to speak with this team in the context of logic - it simply does not exist.
Latest NAVI results:
- Victory over Fluxo with a score of 2:0.
- Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.
- Lost to Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 1:2.
- Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
- Victory over Heroic with a score of 2:1.
The best NAVI maps:
- Nuke - 75% win rate.
- Mirage - 64% of wins.
It is noteworthy that the Ukrainian team continues to ban the Vertigo map.
Statistics of meetings Team Liquid — NAVI
As part of the current season, the teams held four meetings:
- NAVI's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- NAVI's victory at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 with a score of 16:4.
- Team Liquid's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a score of 16:14.
- Team Liquid's victory at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022 with a score of 2:1.
Usually the teams played on the maps Inferno, Ancient and Mirage (it makes no sense to talk about Dust 2).
Prediction for the match Team Liquid — NAVI
There is a feeling that the North American team will once again rush and that one will close NAVI for the third time in a row. On the other hand, the victory of the Ukrainian team over Heroic greatly confused the cards, especially after the failure in the game against Vitality.
Interestingly, the odds are leaning towards NAVI's victory, although this is a matter of taste. In any case, the "liquid" can try to go all-in and pick Anubis, but the team is quite good on other maps - what Mirage is worth.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for Team Liquid. On the other hand, it also makes sense to consider Total on cards 2.5 more.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team Team Liquid are the favorite with average odds 1.705 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider NaVi to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.859.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | Team Liquid | NaVi |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 2 |
10 matches (wins) | 5 | 4 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The competitors have held 25 matches. In these battles Team Liquid got 14 victories while NaVi managed to take 11 matches.