Match Prediction: Heroic - NaVi | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 17Heroic and NAVI will meet in the first quarter-final of ESL Pro League Season 17. This is where it gets interesting, as we get to the group winners. And the Danes played quite a long time ago, so there could have been changes in the meantime.
For their part, "Born to Win" have already had time to warm up in the playoffs. Surprisingly, NAVI had more problems against the Brazilians than the Outsiders. Building on that, s1mple and company could go up quite nicely on the morale front.
As for Heroic, the guys played back in early March and it's been three weeks since then. In this regard, there are some concerns about the Danish squad's conditioning, who, although they watched the opponents' games, have not reached the official matches.
Thus, although the Danes are the favourites. However, here I would take a closer look at the card from NAVI. After all, "Born to Win" may get their revenge after a bitter defeat by Heroic in the semi-finals of Katowice.
Heroic's form
The second team in the world rankings played terribly in the opening BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they managed to suffer two defeats, but still made it through to the spring season finals.
From there the Danish team continued to gain momentum to make it to the grand finals of IEM Katowice 2023. However, the boys clearly fell short there as G2 literally outclassed Heroic in that match.
As for their performance in the group stage, Xizt's charges confidently went through the top flight with three wins. The Danes managed to lose one card to BIG but shut out MOUZ without a chance.
The latest results from Heroic:
- A 2-0 victory over Natus Vincere.
- 1-3 loss to G2 Esports.
- Victory over Movistar Riders 2-0.
- 2-1 win over BIG.
- 2-0 win over MOUZ.
Top cards for Heroic:
- Inferno - 80% wins.
- Overpass - 80% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 60% wins.
- Nuke - 60% wins.
It should not be forgotten that the Danish team decided to give up the Anubis card.
NAVI form
The third team in the world ranking managed to reach the semi-finals of the recent IEM Katowice 2023, where, as we remember, they lost to Heroic without a chance. And there the Ukrainian team showed a very weak game in spite of all their previous successes.
As for the performance in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here NAVI managed to lose to FORZE, but then got three wins and made it to the play-offs of the competition.
Here, Born to Win has already managed to play two games, beating 00NATION and Outsiders. And there are more questions about the game against the Brazilians, as NAVI played very well in the derby.
The latest NAVI results:
- A 2-1 win over Astralis.
- Victory over Rare Atom, 2-1.
- Victory over Team Spirit, 2-0.
- Beat 00NATION 2-1.
- 2-0 win over the Outsiders.
Best NAVI maps:
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Ancient - 80% wins.
- Overpass - 75% wins.
In turn, Born to Win continues to give up the Vertigo card.
Heroic - NAVI encounter statistics
In the current season the teams have played one meeting - Heroic won 2:0 at IEM Katowice 2023.
Forecast of the match Heroic - NAVI
Last time the teams played on Mirage and Inferno. Not ready for a repeat, because NAVI didn't just start playing Ancient. It is clear that the Danish team is the unconditional favourite. But during this period Heroic may have slowed down a bit.
On the other hand, NAVI may be motivated by the desire to avenge their opponent for their defeat at IEM Katowice 2023. But here, too, we must be aware that we are faced with an unstable entity. But there are signs of life.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend to bet on the Forum on cards (+1.5) for the NAVI team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
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 1.673. Heroic chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 2.86 by bookmakers.
What the team performance statistics say
Last Matches | Heroic | NaVi |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 5 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 7 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 36 matches with each other. And Heroic won 12 times while NaVi correspondingly became the winner 24 times.