Prediction on match CS2 NaVi - G2 Esports

NAVI and G2 will meet in the first round of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. I don't think the meeting needs to be announced, because we have the finalists of last year's major, as well as clear contenders for the playoffs. Who knows how this tournament will turn out for the Born to Win, but G2 has already managed to prove its worth by closing the Challengers stage with three confident (sometimes not quite) victories.

Form NAVI

The second team of the world ranking became the fourth at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A, knocking out a place in the “legends” in a tie-break. Despite all the rumors, the team still demonstrates a confident game, even if sometimes it allows itself to give away rounds. So at the RMR tournament itself, we saw from NAVI a good CS in terms of content, with which the team outplayed Vitality, and also rode forZe without a chance. Yes, there was a defeat from Heroic, but if they had played again, the result would have been different.

Latest NAVI results:

• Victory over QUAZAR with a score of 16:12.
• Victory over OG with a score of 16:5.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over forZe with a score of 2:0.

The best NAVI maps:

• Ancient - 100% win rate.
• Mirage - 90% of wins.
• Dust 2 - 80% of wins.
• Overpass - 75% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

Needless to say, the Born to Win will be ditching the Vertigo card.

Form G2

The sixth team in the world ranking raced through the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Challengers Stage without a single misfire. But if you look at the whole picture, then the team is more repelled by individual skill, and not by the team plan. Hence the wobbly score with Team Spirit, as well as some wake-up calls for the game against ENCE. Therefore, it is too early to judge the prospects of G2, especially since the team will play with its old rival.

Latest G2 results:

• Victory over the Bad News Eagles with a score of 16:10.
• Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Liquid with a score of 16:6.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 19:17.
• Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:1.

Best G2 Maps:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Inferno - 80% win rate.
• Dust 2 - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.

At the same time, we understand that the team will definitely refuse the Overpass map.

Match statistics NAVI — G2

As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at IEM Katowice 2022, the victory went to G2 (2:0).

Prediction for the match NAVI — G2

I don't think that G2 shooting alone will be enough to perform so strongly in the "legends". Firstly, NAVI continues to hold the bar even under all circumstances, showing strong CS. Secondly, this match does not lack integrity, and G2, if we take last year, has not the most outstanding statistics in person.

And in general, it will be much easier for Born to Win, given the desire to rehabilitate after the defeat in Katowice. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the NAVI team.