NaVi Will win
One of the most interesting matches of the BLAST Open Spring 2026 Group Stage Upper Bracket Semifinals promises to be NAVI vs Team Falcons. Natus Vincere won their first match against B8 in a close contest, while Team Falcons easily defeated NRG. This matchup is also interesting because the winner secures a spot in the playoffs. In this CS2 match preview, we will look at the best odds for the NAVI vs Team Falcons match, the form and line-ups of both teams, performances at S-tier tournaments, and head-to-head matchups to determine who has a better chance of winning.
Bookmakers Offers For The Match NAVI vs Team Falcons
Bookmakers assess the teams’ chances as roughly equal, but a slight advantage is given to NAVI with average odds of 1.75 against 2.05.
NAVI vs Team Falcons Line-Ups
The NAVI roster consists of both experienced and young players. b1t has been with the team the longest since 2020, while makazze joined the team in 2025. The star player of NAVI can be considered b1t, who performs the most consistently among all the players on the team.
The Team Falcons roster is considered one of the most star-studded at the professional level. The core of the lineup was assembled at the beginning of the 2025 season, so the team’s synergy is quite good. Among Team Falcons players, NiKo stands out, having been included among HLTV’s best players many times.
NAVI Form & Performance
Over the past six months, NAVI have shown inconsistent results. The team could easily defeat strong opponents and then be eliminated in the first matches of a tournament.
The analysis should begin with BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. The team approached the tournament as one of the favorites and started directly from Stage 3. NAVI secured 3 wins and 1 loss, qualifying for the playoffs, where they lost to Vitality in the first match and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 8.
At IEM Cologne 2025, NAVI played with a slightly updated roster, as makazze joined the team instead of jL. The team qualified for the playoffs through the lower bracket, where they defeated FaZe Clan in the Lower Bracket Final. In the playoffs, NAVI defeated Mongolz and lost to Team Spirit, finishing in 3rd–4th place.
At one of the main tournaments of the season, Esports World Cup 2025, NAVI performed poorly. The team unexpectedly lost their first match to 3DMAX and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 16.
At StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025, NAVI managed to bounce back. The team demonstrated extremely confident play, winning the tournament without a single loss.
However, at a more serious tournament, ESL Pro League Season 22, NAVI again failed to maintain success, finishing in the top 8. This confirmed a trend: in long tournaments with many matches against stable top rosters, the team lacked strategic depth and consistency in decisive series.
At the same time, at Thunderpick World Championship 2025, against somewhat weaker opponents, NAVI reached the final and finished in 2nd place.
NAVI also participated in IEM Masters Chengdu 2025, and although the team performed poorly, finishing in the top 16, it allowed them to understand their mistakes and better prepare for one of the main tournaments of the season, StarLadder Budapest Major 2025.
Thanks to their performances, NAVI finished 6th–7th in the BLAST Frequent Flyers Program 2025 and received $115,385.
At StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, NAVI started from Stage 2 and won the group without problems, achieving victories over FlyQuest, Imperial Esports, and B8. In Stage 3, the team nearly got eliminated with a 2–2 record but managed to defeat B8 in the decisive match and qualify for the playoffs.
In the Quarterfinals, NAVI unexpectedly defeated one of the main contenders for the title, FURIA, 2–1, but in the Semifinals they lost to FaZe Clan with the same score and finished in 3rd–4th place.
The start of 2026 turned out to be difficult for the team and showed a decline in results after a busy previous season. NAVI had a poor start at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier, where the team finished only 17th–32nd.
At Intel Extreme Masters Kraków 2026, the roster failed to reach the playoffs, finishing in the top 12. The team looked competitive on individual maps, but there was a noticeable lack of consistency and tactical weaknesses. As a result, the start of the season showed that the team needs to reconsider preparation for BO3 series and improve in-match adaptation; otherwise, achieving high results on the Tier-1 scene will be quite difficult.
At PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, NAVI slightly improved their results. Not without difficulties, but the team still reached the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the first match and finished in the top 8.
At ESL Pro League Season 23, NAVI surprised everyone. In Stage 2, the team went 3–2 against mid-tier opponents and advanced to the playoffs. In the Quarterfinals, NAVI convincingly defeated Mongolz 2–0, in the Semifinals they beat FUT 2–1, and in the Grand Final they defeated Aurora 3–1 to become the tournament champions. This victory was unexpected amid criticism of the team, but the roster proved that it can win at the highest level tournaments.
Team Falcons Form & Performance
Over the past 6 months, Team Falcons have achieved several solid results at S-tier tournaments, but given their star-studded roster, fans expect better performances from the team.
At one of the main tournaments of the year, BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, Team Falcons performed below expectations. In Stage 2, the team unexpectedly finished with a 1–3 record and was eliminated from the tournament, placing in the top 22.
At IEM Cologne 2025, Team Falcons performed slightly better, but still below fan expectations, finishing in 12th place.
After a mid-season slump, Team Falcons returned to good form and managed to improve their results.
The Esports World Cup 2025 turned out to be a very successful tournament for Falcons, as the team delighted their fans by finishing in 3rd place on home soil.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, Team Falcons went 3–0 in both Stage 1 and Stage 2. In the playoffs, the team defeated 3DMAX and MOUZ, but lost to Vitality in the grand final, finishing the tournament in 2nd place.
At IEM Chengdu 2025, Team Falcons performed at a similar level, showing good quality of play and finishing in 3rd place.
At BLAST Rivals Fall 2025, Team Falcons also performed at a high level, losing only to FURIA in the grand final and finishing the tournament in 2nd place.
Team Falcons also participated in the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The team started directly from Stage 3, where they finished with a 3–2 record. In the playoffs, the team lost their first match and was eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 8.
The 2026 season started quite well for Team Falcons. The team secured 2 victories at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier and qualified for the main event. At BLAST Bounty Winter 2026, Team Falcons defeated Team Liquid in the quarterfinals and Vitality in the semifinals, but lost in the grand final, finishing in 2nd place.
At IEM Kraków 2026 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, Team Falcons performed slightly below expectations, finishing in the top 8.
Mappool For Match NAVI vs Team Falcons
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
NAVI
- Best maps: Nuke (75.0%), Inferno (62.5%).
- Worst maps: Anubis (33.3%).
NAVI most often pick Mirage and Ancient and ban Nuke and Inferno. The team stands out for strong defensive play and a high round-win rate (70–75%) after the first kill.
Team Falcons
- Best maps: Nuke (100.0%), Mirage (71.4%).
- Worst maps:
This season, Team Falcons have a good win rate on all maps. The team most often plays on Dust2 and Mirage.
NAVI vs Team Falcons Head-To-Head
The teams have played each other 5 times, with NAVI winning 2 matches and Team Falcons winning 3. The most recent match took place at ESL Pro League Season 22 (LAN, Bo3), where Team Falcons won 2–0.
Best Pick For Match NAVI vs Team Falcons
Bookmakers and analysts consider the teams’ chances in this match to be roughly equal. NAVI became the champions of ESL Pro League Season 23, while Team Falcons finished 2nd at BLAST Bounty Winter 2026. However, it is worth noting that NAVI had a poor start to the season but have reached good form, while Team Falcons are currently experiencing a dip in performance. In our opinion, NAVI will win a close match 2–1.
Betting Prediction: NAVI win.
Dima Ostapchuk
Ostapchuk Dmytro – writer at EGamersWorld, ESports & Gaming Specialist
Dmytro started working at EGamersWorld in 2024 as a writer and later became a blog editor. His main focus is on esports disciplines Dota 2 and CS2. His tasks include finding topics that interest EGamersWorld readers and covering game updates, their features, and major esports tournaments.
Dmytro has recently begun working in this field, so he is learning a lot and making noticeable progress in this direction.
All bookmakers have agreed that Falcons is the favorite. This can be noticed because odds on them are 1.58. This number in the favor of NaVi amounts 2.195. Respectively, the last ones are the underdogs of the upcoming match.
What the team performance statistics say
| Last Matches | Falcons | NaVi |
| 5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
| 10 matches (wins) | 6 | 6 |
We will also remind you of the statistics of matches that the teams played with each other. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 4 matches with each other. And Falcons won 2 times while NaVi correspondingly became the winner 2 times.
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