Match Prediction: NaVi - 9 Pandas | Dota 2

One step away from travelling to DreamLeague Season 22 via the top grid, Ukrainian team Natus Vincere will face 9Pandas in the second round of the DreamLeague Season 22: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier. The winner will go to the deciding match, in which the last slot from Eastern Europe will be played. The format of the match is bo3. Which of the participants will be stronger at the end of this confrontation? We will find out very soon.

In this betting discussion, delve into the performance of the participants in the previous year, analyze their gameplay in the preceding professional tournament, and explore predictions on how this match will unfold with valuable insights from a reliable Dota 2 betting site.

Natus Vincere uniforms

Ukrainian esports organisation Natus Vincere spent the entire previous year focusing on playing in the DPC season and regular tournaments from Pinnacle. The year started off for Born to Win with a last eighth place finish at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I. Taking advantage of having two Dota 2 rosters and the fact that the Junior roster took first place in Division II, NAVI simply switched rosters and continued to play in Division I for a $22,000 reward. Seventh place in the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I forced Natus Vincere back into the second division, earning them $23,000. Silver at Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #1 provided $8,000. But 5th-8th place in Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #2 allowed NAVI to earn only $1,000 in prize money. In the second division of Eastern Europe Natus Vincere had a stunning success. The Ukrainian club won 7-0 and took home the $17,000 top prize, although they were unable to take advantage of the first division due to a change in the format of the professional Dota 2 season. In The International 2023 - Eastern Europe Qualifier, Born to Win came pretty close to travelling to the World Championships, but in the final they defeated Ledge and One Move 1:2 to finish third. Natus Vincere also participated in Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes #3, where they took 3-4th place and earned $5,000 in prize money. The Ukrainian club missed ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 after failing to qualify for the regional tournament.

The previous professional tournament for Natus Vincere was Pinnacle: 25 Year Anniversary Show, an online event with a $100,000 prize pool. According to the results of the draw, the Ukrainian club was placed in Group B. Statistics 2-2 allowed the team to go to the bottom of the net. There at first NAVI defeated Alliance on two maps in a row and made it to the second round of losers. But Yellow Submarine became too tough a test for Born to Win. The 0:2 defeat ended the team's participation in the tournament. 7th-8th place brought NAVI $2,000.

At DreamLeague Season 22: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier Natus Vincere received a direct invitation. The Ukrainian club started with a 2-0 victory over SIBE Team. In the match to enter the main stage of the tournament NAVI Ledge and Team Spirit in a full bo3 series. Thus the collective fell to the bottom of the grid.

Statistics of the latest results of Natus Vincere:

• Defeat by Team Spirit with a score of 1:2
• A 2-0 win over SIBE Team.
• 0:2 loss to Yellow Submarine
• 2:0 win over Alliance
• 0:2 defeat by Yellow Submarine

9Pandas uniforms

The cybersport organisation 9Pandas came to Dota 2 in April last year by signing HellRaisers. The first tournament for the new team was immediately ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the second Major championship of this season. There Solo and the team sensationally won the bronze medal with $75,000 and the much coveted DPC points. After that, third place at the DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division I also earned the players $27,000, ranking points, and an opportunity at Bali Major 2023. Before travelling to Bali, 9Pandas participated in DreamLeague Season 20, the second tournament of the ESL Pro Tour Dota 2 2023 series, where they finished in seventh place in the standings. This result secured $42,500 for the players. The success at Bali Major 2023 was a bit more subdued compared to the previous Major tournament, but still not bad. A 5th-6th place finish in the standings earned 9Pandas $25,000. Next up for Solo and the team was Saudi Arabia with its LAN tournament Riyadh Masters 2023, where the team earned $800,000 for 5th-6th place. But a similar result at BetBoom Dacha, which took place in Yerevan, Armenia, did not bring the players any prize money. For the 7th-8th place in the standings at DreamLeague Season 21, 9Pandas earned $47,500 in prize money. The team also travelled to The International 2023 with 1496 DPC points, where they finished in 9th-12th place and received $67,569 in prize money. The year ended for 9Pandas with an appearance at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023. The team's players failed to make it out of the group stage and settled for $25,000 in prize money.

The 9Pandas team made it to the closed stage of DreamLeague Season 22 qualification thanks to their victory at DreamLeague Season 22: Eastern Europe Open Qualifier #1. On their way Solo and team defeated the Ukrainian club Monte, Team Klee and advanced to the decisive match. There, 9Pandas outplayed Kalmychata mix in a full bo3 series.

In DreamLeague Season 22: Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier 9Pandas had a disappointing debut. The confrontation with Virtus.pro in the quarterfinals of the top grid ended with the defeat of Solo and his teammates on two maps. In the lower grid 9Pandas rehabilitated themselves by defeating L1ga Team 2:1.

Statistics of 9Pandas latest results:

• Victory over L1ga Team with a score of 2:1
• 0:2 defeat to Virtus.pro
• 2:1 win over Kalmychata
• 1:0 win over Team Klee
• 1:0 win over Monte

Match History Natus Vincere - 9Pandas

Recently, the participants of this confrontation have played against each other only once. In the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Eastern Europe Closed Qualifier, 9Pandas defeated Natus Vincere 2-0.

Predicted result of the match Natus Vincere vs 9Pandas

Natus Vincere looked decent lately and even had a competitive match with Team Spirit, taking one card. Let's bet on the victory of the team Natus Vincere.