NaVi Will win
The match between G2 and NAVI will take place in the 1–0 bracket at ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 and is scheduled for March 7 at 15:00 CET. Both teams started this stage of the tournament successfully and will now fight for an important win that brings them closer to the playoffs. In this prediction, we will look at the current form of G2 and NAVI, their map pool, and the key factors that could determine the winner of this match.
Bookmakers Offers For The Match NAVI vs G2
Bookmakers consider NAVI the favorites in this matchup. The odds for the Ukrainian team to win are 1.78, while G2 are valued at 2.00, suggesting a fairly close match but with a slight edge for NAVI.
NAVI vs G2 Line-Ups
The last change in the NAVI roster happened around eight months ago, when Drin “makazze” Shaqiri joined the main lineup after being promoted from NAVI Junior. He replaced Justinas “jL” Lekavicius, who moved to inactive status.
The most recent changes in the G2 roster occurred seven months ago, when MATYS and SunPayus joined the team. Since then, the squad has had enough time to build chemistry and is now showing a fairly well-coordinated style of play.
NAVI vs G2 Form & Performance
Over the last three months, NAVI have played 37 maps, winning 19 of them. During the past month, the team competed at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, where they finished in 5–8th place. While this result looks modest compared to their earlier success — including winning the Budapest Major — the team is gradually regaining consistency and showing readiness to compete for top placements at major tournaments.
Recent results also highlight a competitive form: NAVI won three of their last five matches, defeating Monte, G2, and Aurora, while losing only to The MongolZ and MOUZ. This indicates that the team is capable of beating opponents with different playstyles, although they sometimes struggle against highly aggressive teams.
G2, on the other hand, have played 44 maps over the last three months, winning 24 of them. In the past month, the team competed at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, finishing 9–11th, and also began their run at ESL Pro League Season 23, advancing through Stage 1 with a 3–2 record.
The team’s form remains somewhat inconsistent: G2 won three of their last five matches, defeating FaZe, NiP, and M80, but losing to paiN and Legacy. This suggests the team has strong potential across a series, though their results sometimes depend on how confidently they start the match.
Map Pool For Match NAVI vs G2
During the veto process, NAVI will most likely start by banning Overpass, a map they regularly remove regardless of the opponent. After that, their most logical pick appears to be Ancient, where the team holds a 100% win rate over the last three months. Considering their stability on this map and strong positional play, NAVI may try to gain an early advantage through this choice. In the second ban phase, the team will likely remove Dust2, one of G2’s most comfortable maps.
G2 traditionally ban Nuke, which will almost certainly be their first step in the veto. For their pick, the team could choose Mirage or Dust2, though Mirage seems more likely given their stable win rate and comfortable attacking structure on the map. In the second ban phase, G2 may remove Inferno to avoid a map where NAVI have respectable results and a strong defensive side.
In this scenario, Anubis could become the decider map of the series. Both teams occasionally play it in their map pools, and neither holds a clear statistical advantage there, making Anubis the most logical decider in this BO3.
NAVI vs G2 Head-To-Head
Over the past six months, the teams have faced each other only once. That match took place at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 in a BO3 LAN series.
NAVI won the match 2–0, taking Dust2 (13:7) and Ancient (13:9). The series ended without a decider map, with NAVI looking significantly more stable in key rounds.
Best Pick For Match NAVI vs G2
Both teams come into this match with fairly similar recent results, but NAVI have several important advantages. First, the team already defeated G2 in their most recent head-to-head match at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, doing so convincingly in two maps. Second, NAVI possess a strong Ancient, which could become a key factor in the series.
G2, in turn, can put up a fight thanks to their strong map pool on Mirage and Dust2, as well as the larger number of maps played over the past months. If SunPayus and company manage to win their map pick and push the series to a decider, the match could become very close.
However, considering the map pool statistics, the previous head-to-head result, and a slight edge in overall consistency, NAVI appear to be the more likely winners of this series.
Prediction: NAVI to win 2–1.
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team NaVi as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.757. G2 Esports chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 1.937 by bookmakers.
How the teams played in the last matches
| Last Matches | NaVi | G2 Esports |
| 5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
| 10 matches (wins) | 6 | 6 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The competitors have held 49 matches. In these battles NaVi got 31 victories while G2 Esports managed to take 18 matches.
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