NaVi Will win
On February 18, 2026, as part of the third matchday of DreamLeague Season 28, the match Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI will take place. Both teams are among the favorites in their group, and a victory in this match will help strengthen their positions in the tournament standings. In this Dota 2 Match Preview, we will look at the best odds for the Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI match, the form and lineups of both teams, as well as their head-to-head meetings to understand who has the better chances of winning.
Bookmakers Offers For The Match Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI
Bookmakers consider NAVI to be a slight favorite. The average odds are 3.0 for NAVI and 3.6 for Xtreme Gaming. According to the bookmakers, the most likely result is a draw.
Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI Line-Ups
The current Xtreme Gaming roster was formed in the second half of the 2025 season. After a successful performance at The International 2025, the team unexpectedly replaced three players. The current lineup is gradually building synergy and has already begun to show its first successes.
The current NAVI roster consists of former NAVI Junior players who started playing for the main squad in the middle of 2025 season thanks to successful tournament results.
Xtreme Gaming Form & Performance
Over the last 6 months, Xtreme Gaming have significantly grown in status. The team’s biggest achievements are 2nd place at The International 2025 and 3rd place at Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi.
It is worth noting the team’s inconsistency during the season, as Xtreme Gaming sometimes defeat top teams but also lose to lower-tier opponents.
At PGL Wallachia Season 5, Xtreme Gaming advanced from the group stage with a 3–2 record and defeated Natus Vincere 2–1 in the first playoff match. In the upper bracket semifinal, they lost to Gaimin Gladiators 0–2 and dropped to the lower bracket, where they lost to Team Spirit 0–2, finishing the tournament in 5th–6th place.
At the Esports World Cup 2025, Xtreme Gaming were considered a team capable of reaching the playoffs. In the Group Stage, Xtreme Gaming drew with Team Spirit and Talon Esports and lost to NAVI, finishing 3rd in their group. In the Elimination Phase, Xtreme Gaming won the first round but lost in the second and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in the top 12.
Xtreme Gaming improved their performance at the home tournament Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi. The team demonstrated a better level of play and achieved important playoff victories over Yakutou Brothers, PV, and Nigma Galaxy, finishing in 3rd place.
At the main tournament of the year, The International 2025, Xtreme Gaming started very confidently. The team defeated Aurora Gaming 2–0 and unexpectedly beat Team Spirit and Team Falcons 2–1. In the final group stage match, Xtreme Gaming defeated another Chinese team, Tidebound, 2–0 and finished the group with a 4–0 record, becoming the first team to advance to the playoff stage.
In the first playoff match, Xtreme Gaming defeated Tundra Esports 2–0 but unexpectedly lost to PV 0–2 in the upper bracket semifinal. After that defeat, Xtreme Gaming recovered by beating Nigma Galaxy 2–0 in the lower bracket quarterfinal.
In the lower bracket semifinal, Xtreme Gaming defeated BB Team, and in the lower bracket final, they defeated PV. In the grand final, Xtreme Gaming played a very close match against Team Falcons but lost 2–3 and finished 2nd in the tournament.
After The International 2025, Xtreme Gaming decided to change their roster. NothingToSay, fy, and xNova replaced Xm, XinQ, and poloson.
The first tournament for the updated Xtreme Gaming roster was PGL Wallachia Season 6. The team performed below expectations and failed to reach the playoffs, finishing in 9th–11th place.
At BLAST Slam V, Xtreme Gaming continued developing strategies and teamplay but once again failed to reach the playoffs, finishing in 7th–10th place.
Xtreme Gaming also played at one of the main online tournaments of the season, DreamLeague Season 27. The team showed a significantly improved level of play, defeated Team Falcons and Tundra Esports in the playoffs, and finished in 4th place.
Xtreme Gaming started the 2026 season with a victory at BLAST Slam VI: China Closed Qualifier, where they defeated Vici Gaming in the grand final.
At ESL Challenger China, Xtreme Gaming were also dominant. In the Upper Bracket Final, XG defeated Vici Gaming, and in the Grand Final, they defeated Yakult Brothers to become tournament champions.
At BLAST Slam VI, Xtreme Gaming failed to achieve a high result, finishing in 7th–10th place, which confirms that the team still needs to improve in order to compete for top positions at Tier-1 tournaments.
Most popular Xtreme Gaming heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Xtreme Gaming over the last 6 months:
- Shadow Demon — 20 games — 65.00% winrate
- Warlock — 20 games — 55.00% winrate
- Primal Beast — 18 games — 77.78% winrate
- Slardar — 15 games — 86.67% winrate
- Snapfire — 14 games — 78.57% winrate
- Mars — 14 games — 57.14% winrate
- Puck — 14 games — 57.14% winrate
- Dragon Knight — 13 games — 76.92% winrate
- Leshrac — 13 games — 53.85% winrate
- Ember Spirit — 12 games — 66.67% winrate
Xtreme Gaming has a solid hero pool and, when things click, they are capable of delivering impressive results.
NAVI Form & Performance
NAVI are one of the most well-known Dota 2 organizations, but for several seasons the team has not been performing at a very high level. The situation started to improve in the middle of last season after NAVI Junior was promoted to the main roster.
The team’s first major tournament was the Esports World Cup 2025, where 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 were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 9th–12th place.
At the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year, The International 2025, NAVI disappointed their fans. The team managed to secure only one victory — a 2–0 win over HEROIC — while the rest of the matches, although played decently, ended in defeats, resulting in a 14th–15th place finish.
A new stage for NAVI began in the autumn season when the team changed their coach — Cy- from Gaimin Gladiators took over the role.
NAVI performed successfully at DreamLeague Season 27: Western Europe Closed Qualifier and RES Unchained: BLAST Slam IV Europe Closed Qualifier, winning both events and securing slots at the main tournaments.
The next major tournament for NAVI was BLAST Slam IV, where the first improvements in gameplay became noticeable. In the Group Stage, the team finished with a 6–5 record and even managed to defeat Team Liquid. However, they lost in the Play-In and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 7th–8th place.
At PGL Wallachia Season 6, NAVI performed slightly below expectations. In the Group Stage, the team finished with a 2–3 record and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 9th–11th place.
BLAST Slam V became NAVI’s best tournament of the 2025 season. Although the team showed mixed results in the Group Stage, they defeated Tidebound in the Play-In and advanced to the playoffs. In the playoff quarterfinals, NAVI lost to MOUZ and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 5th–6th place.
At DreamLeague Season 27, NAVI performed slightly worse. The team finished the Group Stage with a 3–3 record and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 9th–16th place.
NAVI started the 2026 season with a victory at RES Unchained 3: BLAST Slam VI Europe Closed Qualifier and secured a slot at the main event.
NAVI also participated in DreamLeague Season 28: Western Europe Closed Qualifier and played against stronger opponents, finishing in the top 4 and earning a place at the main event.
Thanks to their improved level of play, NAVI have started to be perceived as a solid mid-tier team at the professional Dota 2 level. However, the team is still young and not consistent enough, so they still need to work on many aspects to progress even further.
At BLAST Slam VI, NAVI became the main sensation of the tournament. The team unexpectedly won the Group Stage with a 7–4 record, advanced to the Grand Final, and became the silver medalists of the tournament.
Most popular NAVI heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for NAVI over the last 6 months:
- Warlock — 30 games — 56.67% winrate
- Disruptor — 30 games — 50.00% winrate
- Bane — 23 games — 73.91% winrate
- Snapfire — 22 games — 63.64% winrate
- Mars — 22 games — 50.00% winrate
- Centaur Warrunner — 22 games — 50.00% winrate
- Jakiro — 21 games — 52.38% winrate
- Dragon Knight — 21 games — 52.38% winrate
- Templar Assassin — 17 games — 76.47% winrate
- Underlord — 17 games — 76.47% winrate
NAVI are showing good progress this season and have proven that they can play at the highest level.
Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI Head-To-Head
Xtreme Gaming and NAVI have played against each other 7 times, with Xtreme Gaming winning 5 matches and NAVI winning 2. The most recent match took place at BLAST Slam VI: Group Stage (Online, Bo1), where NAVI won 1-0.
Best Pick For Match Xtreme Gaming vs NAVI
According to experts, the teams have roughly equal chances of winning. Xtreme Gaming are the silver medalists of The International 2026, but this remains their only Tier-1 achievement over the past six months, as the team has mostly demonstrated a high level of play at regional tournaments. NAVI made significant progress last season and reached a high level of performance, which was confirmed by their second-place finish at BLAST Slam VI, but the team is still young and needs to improve many aspects of their game. In our opinion, if NAVI secure a good draft and demonstrate creativity, they will win this match.
Betting Prediction: NAVI win.
Dima Ostapchuk
Ostapchuk Dmytro – writer at EGamersWorld, ESports & Gaming Specialist
Dmytro started working at EGamersWorld in 2024 as a writer and later became a blog editor. His main focus is on esports disciplines Dota 2 and CS2. His tasks include finding topics that interest EGamersWorld readers and covering game updates, their features, and major esports tournaments.
Dmytro has recently begun working in this field, so he is learning a lot and making noticeable progress in this direction.
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