Welcome to all esports and Dota 2 fans! From October 14 to November 9, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of the fall — BLAST Slam IV is taking place. Twelve teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of $1 million. Among the final matches of the second game day, we highlight NAVI vs Yakult Brothers, which promises to be very exciting. While the teams prepare for the match, we will try to determine the likely winner and provide betting tips.
How the bookies view it: NAVI favorite
Most bookmakers, with a slight advantage, consider NAVI the favorite in the match against Yakult Brothers at BLAST Slam IV. The team demonstrates creativity, interesting strategies, and a good level of progress this season.
NAVI form
Let's begin our Dota 2 betting prediction with an analysis of NAVI form. Almost every gamer has heard of this legendary esports organization. NAVI is one of the pioneers of competitive gaming, especially in Dota 2, and they were also the winners of the first-ever The International.
NAVI roster: gotthejuice, Niku, pma, Zayac, Riddys
It’s worth noting that NAVI recently made changes to their roster. Several players from NAVI Junior, who have shown better performances this season, will be promoted to the main lineup. However, not all of the new players will be participating at PGL Wallachia Season 5.
In 2023, although Natus Vincere remained a well-known name, they did not compete at the highest level. They began the season by playing in DPC EEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I and Tour 2, finishing in 8th and 7th place respectively. After that, they played in several Tier-2 and Tier-3 events, with a notable highlight being their victory in DPC EEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II.
They failed to qualify for The International 2023, finishing 3rd in the regional qualifiers, and continued to participate in lower-tier tournaments.
The 2024 season was slightly better for the team. NAVI started the year by playing through a series of qualifiers and managed to secure a spot at DreamLeague Season 23. However, their performance at the event was disappointing — they only managed to defeat Azure Ray and finished in 11th-12th place.
NAVI started showing improvement at Clavision: Snow Ruyi, where they finished 4th. After that tournament, the team once again took part in regional qualifiers and qualified for PGL Wallachia Season 2, which turned out to be their peak performance in 2024. At that event, NAVI finished the group stage with a 3-1 record and advanced to the playoffs. In the lower bracket, they defeated Infinity 2-1 and Nouns Esports 2-0, ultimately securing 4th place at the tournament.
In 2025, Natus Vincere again played a bunch of qualifiers, but not very successfully. On the Tier-1 stage, they played only at PGL Wallachia Season 3 where they took 9-11th place, and on the Tier-3 stage, they won at CCT Series 8.
However, NAVI Junior played an incredible game this year. They took 1st and 2nd place at CCT Series 6 and CCT Series 7, took 7-8th place at PGL Wallachia Season 4, and most importantly managed to qualify for the Esports World Cup and The international 2025, so now NAVI Junior will become the main squad and replace the current Natus Vincere squad.
At the Esports World Cup 2025, NAVI performed at the expected level. In the group stage, the team managed to secure 2nd place in their group, but in the Elimination Stage they lost to Team Falcons and dropped out of the tournament, finishing 9th-12th.
At the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year, The International 2025, NAVI disappointed their fans. The team managed to secure only one victory, against HEROIC 2-0, while the rest of the matches, although played decently, ended in losses, leaving them in 14th-15th place.
A new stage for NAVI began in the autumn season: the team changed their coach and successfully performed at DreamLeague Season 27: Western Europe Closed Qualifier and RES Unchained: BLAST Slam IV Europe Closed Qualifier, winning and earning slots at the main tournaments.
Most popular NAVI heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for NAVI over the last 6 months:
- Warlock — 22 games — 63.64% winrate
- Shadow Shaman — 15 games — 60.00% winrate
- Pangolier — 15 games — 60.00% winrate
- Sven — 14 games — 71.43% winrate
- Bristleback — 14 games — 71.43% winrate
- Abaddon — 12 games — 75.00% winrate
- Monkey King — 12 games — 66.67% winrate
- Marci — 12 games — 58.33% winrate
- Snapfire — 11 games — 72.73% winrate
- Puck — 11 games — 72.73% winrate
NAVI are showing good progress this season and have proven that they can play at the highest level.
Yakult Brothers form
Let's continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Yakult Brothers form. The Chinese team was founded in 2024 and quickly reached the professional level.
The team made a name for themselves at ESL One Bangkok 2024: China Closed Qualifier, where they managed to secure victories over several strong regional teams and finished in 3rd place.
Yakult Brothers also played at the Tier-3 MESA Invitational 2024, where they performed quite well. The Chinese squad won their group but lost 1-2 to Talon Esports in the playoff Semifinals, finishing 3rd-4th overall.
In the 2024 season, Yakult Brothers also participated in FISSURE PLAYGROUND #1: China Closed Qualifier, where, in the absence of Xtreme Gaming and other notable Chinese teams, they managed to win and earn a slot in the main tournament.
Yakult Brothers roster: flyfly, Emo, zeal, BoBoKa, poloson.
The 2025 season turned out to be very successful for Yakult Brothers. Although the team started with average results in various qualifiers and FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1, they later gained great momentum.
Their first major success came with a 5th-6th place finish at BLAST Slam II. Yakult Brothers placed 2nd in their group while competing against top-level teams. However, they lost to Team Falcons in the playoff Quarterfinals and were eliminated.
At the Tier-1 level, Yakult Brothers continued with a 9th-10th place finish at DreamLeague Season 25.
At ACL X ESL Challenger China and Asian Champions League 2025, Yakult Brothers proved that within their region they can compete with the giants, finishing top-2 and top-4, respectively.
One of their best performances of the season came at DreamLeague Season 26. In Group Stage 1, the team took 2nd place in their group, securing victories over Team Falcons, Avulus, and Edge.
In Group Stage 2, however, the team failed to maintain the same level, finishing with a 2-5 record and being eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.
Yakult Brothers did not qualify for The International 2025 through the regional qualifiers, finishing 2nd, but received a slot at the tournament after Gaimin Gladiators withdrew from participation.
Before TI 2025, the team played at Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi, but couldn’t please their fans, finishing in the top-10.
At the main Dota 2 tournament of the year, Yakult Brothers performed at an approximately expected level, finishing 9th-13th.
At BLAST Slam IV, Yakult Brothers earned their slot through victory in the regional qualifiers.
Most popular Yakult Brothers heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Yakult Brothers over the last 6 months:
- Storm Spirit — 32 games — 59.38%
- Disruptor — 20 games — 75.00%
- Puck — 20 games — 55.00%
- Silencer — 19 games — 63.16%
- Nature’s Prophet — 18 games — 50.00%
- Dark Seer — 16 games — 68.75%
- Medusa — 16 games — 56.25%
- Bane — 15 games — 53.33%
- Magnus — 14 games — 71.43%
- Void Spirit — 13 games — 53.85%
Yakult Brothers are a solid mid-tier professional Dota 2 team capable of challenging even stronger opponents.
NAVI vs Yakult Brothers Head-to-Head History
The match at BLAST Slam IV will be the first encounter between NAVI and Yakult Brothers. Neither team will give in easily, as a victory will help strengthen their position in the tournament standings.
Predicted result of the match NAVI vs Yakult Brothers at The BLAST Slam IV
Predicting the result of the NAVI vs Yakult Brothers match at BLAST Slam IV is quite difficult. Both teams are approximately on the same level and have shown solid progress this season. In our opinion, based on previous results, NAVI will win this match. Fans should expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting Prediction: NAVI win.
