Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From September 18, 2025, to September 21, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of the autumn season — StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 will take place. Eight teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of $500,000. Among the matches on the Upper Bracket Semifinals, we highlight NAVI vs Passion UA, which promises to be very exciting. While the teams prepare, we will share our CS2 betting tips and a match preview.
How the bookies view it: NAVI favorite
Most bookmakers consider NAVI the favorite in the match against Passion UA at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025. The team is one of the strongest this season, but Passion UA cannot be called weak either, so this match will not be an easy win for NAVI.
NAVI form. What result can be expected from NAVI
Our betting prediction for the NAVI vs. Passion UA matchup begin with analyzing NAVI form. Traditionally, we begin our analysis with the 2023 season. NaVi participated in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR A and qualified for the Major in Paris.
Before the Major, Natus Vincere placed top-4 at IEM Masters Rio 2023. The Paris tournament turned out to be a failure for NaVi — a top-11 finish can hardly be called a worthy result for a top-tier team.
NAVI roster: w0nderful, b1t, Aleksib, makazze, iM.
Before IEM Cologne, NaVi conducted a global reshuffle, updating the team’s roster. electroNic, Perfecto, and npl were replaced by jL from Apeks, iM from GamerLegion, and Aleksib, who had previously played for Ninjas in Pyjamas.
With the new roster, NaVi debuted at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023. "Born to Win" managed to qualify for the Fall Final, placing 4th–6th.
At IEM Cologne 2023, Natus Vincere played quite well, but below their usual level. They first lost 0-2 to MOUZ, then defeated OG in a Bo3. At the end of this top-tier championship, NaVi finished top-8 — a good result for the updated roster at the time.
The main result of the 2023 season for Natus Vincere was 2nd place at ESL Pro League Season 18, followed by a 3rd–4th place finish at BLAST Premier: World Final 2023.
2024 started on a positive note — the team was the best at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European Qualifier A. But then their form slightly dipped: top-12 at ESL Pro League Season 19 and IEM Dallas 2024, as well as second place at BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024.
It is worth noting NAVI’s first title win of the 2024 season — PGL Major Copenhagen 2024. The team was simply unstoppable and on their way to the championship defeated teams such as G2 Esports and FaZe Clan.
NAVI hit good form at the Esports World Cup 2024 — the main tournament of the season. At EWC 2024, NaVi started with a confident 2-0 win over FURIA. Reaching the playoffs, "Born to Win" once again faced FaZe Clan. This time, NaVi defeated FaZe 2-0. Then came a tough match against MOUZ, where NaVi lost the first map 1-13 but pulled themselves together and reached the grand final. In the final, they faced G2 Esports and won 2-1, securing their second prestigious title of the season.
At ESL Pro League Season 20, NaVi won Group A, easily defeating Lynn Vision, NiP, and Eternal Fire. In the playoffs, the team started with a 2-0 victory over archrivals Team Spirit, then beat G2 Esports (2-1), and in the final overcame Eternal Fire with a score of 3-2.
At IEM Rio 2024, NaVi advanced from Group A in second place, losing only to FURIA. In the playoffs, they defeated VP (2-0) and Heroic (2-1). In the grand final, NaVi outplayed MOUZ (3-1), earning their fourth major trophy of the season.
At PW Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A, NaVi won two matches — against Fnatic and Sinners, but then lost to MOUZ in the deciding match. However, on the second attempt, NaVi reached the Elimination Stage of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 by defeating sAw 2-0.
In the elimination stage, NaVi began with a win over Liquid, then lost to MIBR and Spirit, after which they knocked out GamerLegion, but lost to Heroic, leaving the world championship just one step short of the playoffs.
The 2025 season began successfully for NaVi with a strong performance at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, where they made it to the top 8 and secured a tournament slot. At BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, the team also performed well and placed 3rd–4th.
Among the main achievements of Natus Vincere in the 2025 season so far are 3rd–4th place finishes at IEM Katowice 2025 and IEM Cologne 2025.
After unsuccessful performances at BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier and CS2 Esports World Cup 2025, NAVI is ready to redeem itself and fight for victory at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025.
Passion UA form. What result can be expected from Passion UA
We continue our Betting tips with an analysis of Passion UA form. The team was formed in 2023 and immediately reached the B and C-tier level. In the 2023 season, Passion UA participated in a small number of tournaments without notable results.
Passion UA roster: Kvem, JT, Grim, hallzerk, nicx.
The 2024 season turned out to be very successful for the team. Passion UA, like most teams of this level, started with numerous qualifiers and although without major achievements, they still made their first statements at the professional level.
The first successful tournaments were United21 Season 12 and European Pro League Season 14, where the team placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. Passion UA solidified their success with 3rd place at United21 Season 13 and 2nd place at Gameinside.ua ROG Spring Cup 2024.
After a series of mid-level tournament performances, they made their mark at RES European Series #3, finishing 3rd–4th.
The team’s first tournament victory came with 1st place at European Pro League Season 16. Although there were no top-tier teams at the event, Passion UA gained valuable experience.
A breakthrough in their level of play happened at RES European Series #6. Passion UA secured their first wins against stronger opponents and even defeated NiP 2-0. They eventually placed 2nd in the tournament.
Following that, the team confidently won European Pro League Season 17, defeating 9INE 3-0 in the grand final.
The team continued competing in qualifiers and B and C-tier tournaments, occasionally showing good results. Their main success in the middle of the season was 4th place at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European Qualifier B.
Passion UA once again confirmed their status as one of the strongest B and C-tier teams with a victory at European Pro League Season 19 and a 2nd place at CCT Season 2 European Series #13, where they managed to beat ESTATIC and 3DMAX.
Since the team finished 4th at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European Qualifier B, they advanced to Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, where they unexpectedly defeated VP, Team Spirit, and Astralis, placed 6th, and qualified for their first Major.
At Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, they achieved wins over Complexity Gaming and MIBR, but ended the Opening Stage with a 2-3 record, finishing 10th in the stage and 17th–19th in the tournament overall.
In the 2025 season, Passion UA continued playing at mid-level tournaments, but with slightly better success. Among the team’s main results so far are 1st place at Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 1 and Glitched Masters 2025, as well as 2nd place at Rainbet Cup and YaLLa Compass Spring 2025.
Recent head to head
The match at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 will be the first for NAVI and Passion UA. This match is not a decisive one, but each team wants to win at the tournament.
Which maps does NAVI pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics in 2025 to make smart CS2 tips.
Strong maps
- Train: very high win percentage (85.7%) with 7 matches played.
- Mirage: high win percentage (66.7%) with 27 matches played.
- Inferno: high win percentage (65.0%) with 20 matches played.
Average results
- Ancient: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 18 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (41.7%) with 12 matches played.
Weak maps
- Nuke: low win percentage (33.3%) with 12 matches played.
- Anubis: low win percentage (16.7%) with 6 matches played.
Which maps does Passion UA pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Mirage: high win percentage (60.9%) with 64 matches played.
- Anubis: high win percentage (57.1%) with 28 matches played.
- Dust2: high win percentage (56.8%) with 44 matches played.
- Ancient: high win percentage (56.1%) with 41 matches played.
Weak maps
- Train: low win percentage (29.6%) with 27 matches played.
- Inferno: low win percentage (26.3%) with 19 matches played.
- Nuke: very low win percentage (16.7%) with 6 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between NAVI and Passion UA at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025
Most analysts and experts consider NAVI the favorite in this match, as the team is one of the best. NAVI are currently experiencing a slight dip in form, and StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 is a good opportunity to test new strategies and return to a high level. However, Passion UA are not an easy opponent; although the team does not have much experience playing against such strong teams, they are still capable of demonstrating a high level of play. In our opinion, based on previous results, NAVI will win this match. Fans can expect an exciting game.
Betting prediction: NAVI wins.
