Match Prediction: NaVi - FaZe Clan | CS2 (CS:GO)
IEM Cologne 2021The first LAN tournament in a year and a half is approaching its climax. Out of 24 teams, only 4 remain. The situation is heating up, the air is getting heavier, and we are observing NaVi and FaZe Clan.
To see NaVi in their current form in the semi-finals is not surprising at all. But to meet FaZe there is already much more interesting.
With the return of olof to the ranks, the European-Canadian five shone with new colors. Let's see if FaZe is enough to continue the already successful race.
We are figuring out who will make it to the grand final and take another step towards the title of champions.
NaVi form
Although we touched on FaZe at the start of the review, we will have to break off the line of their discussion. It doesn't matter, we'll have time to return to them, but now let's talk about NaVi.
NaVi, as mentioned above, expectedly ended up in the semi-finals of Cologne. Although not without problems, they won their group, and the individual level of performance, like in recent months, is at the highest level.
Results of matches NaVi
- Defeat Spirit 2-1
- Beat Gambit 3-2
- Beat Renegades 3-2
- Defeat Vitality 2-1
- Defeat Astralis 2-1
Starting from the small finals of the CIS RMR NaVi hold a 5-win streak. Also pay attention to the accounts: there are full-fledged series everywhere.
NaVi cards
The best Born to Win card is Nuke. There NaVi has 88% wins in 8 games.
NaVi's worst map is Overpass. There NaVi has a 43% win rate with 7 cards.
Ignore Vertigo
FaZe Clan Form
As promised, back to FaZe Clan, which seems to have entered the stage of "renaissance". Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the shape of the Europeans (and the Canadian).
I think I won't be lying if I say that very few people expected such results from FaZe at this tournament. The prolonged period of stagnation severely crippled faith in the team, but the benefit did not cripple the players.
Veterans of competitive Counter-Strike decided to shake off the old days and have already sent home the best team in the world (Gambit). Now the second team in the HLTV rating is on their way.
Recent matches results FaZe
- Lost to Astralis 0-2
- Defeat Spirit 2-1
- Defeat Vitality 2-0
- Defeat Heroic 2-1
- Defeat Gambit 2-1
The situation is similar to NaVi. FaZe's victories are by no means easy, and yesterday's match against Gambit is a direct confirmation of this.
FaZe cards
FaZe has problems with NaVi on the map. It seems that the only map where FaZe can compete with those born to win is Mirage. This is the best map of Europeans with 80% wins.
Worst - Overpass with 20% wins. Fortunately, NaVi doesn't like him much either.
Personal meeting history
NaVi have won 4 times in the last 5 games.
The outcome of the fight
The bet in favor of NaVi will look quite logical in this match, but now FaZe look decent and clearly caught the courage. The only thing that can be said for sure is that it won't do with two cards. The safest option is total +2.5.
Result: total +2.5.
The face clan left us without the CIS semi-finals of Gambit-Navi, which would be many times more spectacular than what we will have to watch in this match. Faises gained speed, but will this be enough against Navi?
Navi
Navi finished all games in the group stage 2-1. The most interesting, of course, was against Astralis, especially the Dust2 map, where Navi played a huge number of 1v3 clutches. In general, each team player is in excellent individual shape, and Beat is no longer inferior to the main stars of the team. Navi are in the form that they absolutely do not care which card to play. Fays are ready to play Vertigo against teams that don't play it at all, so Navi will be forced to ban him.
Faze
At the beginning of the tournament, I wrote that this team should go far and deserve great results. Now Feyza is one step away from the final, but their rival is such that you will not envy anyone. Logically, Gambit should have closed that game 2-0 after 11-1 on the first map, but the team turned off and first gave one comeback, and then brought to the special stages what they were supposed to win at 15-10 to 15-15, this knocked down the confidence of the CIS team.
Outcome
Since the beginning of this year, Navi have been in their best shape, and this is a terrible force, all the disadvantages of the Fays, especially the loss of Kerrigan from the game, will play a big role in this match. For Navi, this is a fairly comfortable opponent, perhaps the score will be 2-0, only doubts about Overpass from Navi.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team NaVi are the favorite with average odds 1.335 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider FaZe Clan to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 3.938.
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 1.456 are given on NaVi victory. If you are confident that analysts provide a totally wrong prediction, you should risk and make a bet on FaZe Clan success at - the team’s victory is evaluated with the high odds 9.