FURIA vs. Natus Vincere, Preview & Prediction - Free 12/11 CS:GO

Only one team can stay alive in the race for the title at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals when FURIA takes on Natus Vincere in the Lower bracket semi-finals on Friday. NaVi is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter, and if they manage to go through, they will meet a winning side of the duel between Astralis and G2 or BIG.

FURIA Team Stats and Latest Results

FURIA was excellent of late as they won trophies at the ESL Pro League Season 12 North America and IEM New York 2020 North America thanks to a couple of wins over 100 Thieves. Those victories made them over $100,000 and a ticket for the IEM Global Challenge 2020 + 2500 RMR Points. The Brazilians bounced back from a 1-0 deficit against Liquid to beat them and get a ticket for BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals, along with $25,000. They did have a 1-0 lead over G2 in the opener of this tournament but lost that clash in the end. However, FURIA defeated OG in the most recent round. FURIA won ten of the previous 15 matches.

During the last three months, FURIA was strong on Inferno (83.3% win rate), Vertigo (80.0%), and Train (75.0%), while they were below average only on Overpass (42.9%). FURIA assembled its current lineup in September this year and appeared on 64 maps with a record of 42 wins and 22 losses. The lineup is made of HEN1 (1.17 rating), arT (1.02), yuurih (1.19), VINI (1.02), and KSCERATO (1.14).

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere reached the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Finals thanks to wins against NiP twice at the BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020. They were great at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe and defeated MAD Lions, Spirit, Astralis, and G2 to made it to the Grand final, where they had a big 2-0 lead over Vitality but lost 3-2 in the end. NaVi had to settle with 2nd position and $30,000. They came from behind to beat Astralis in the opener at this tournament, but failed to get revenge against Vitality and lost 2-0 to drop to the Lower bracket. Natus Vincere won nine of the last 15 games.

In the previous three months, Natus Vincere was dominant on Train (88.9%) and played well on Nuke (64.7%), while they were below average on Inferno (45.5%). NaVi is also playing with the same squad since September 2020 and appeared on 67 maps with a record of 40 wins and 27 losses. The team members are flamie (0.98 rating), s1mple (1.30), electronic (1.11), Boombl4 (0.98), and Perfecto (1.03).

FURIA vs. Natus Vincere H2H Record

These rivals have met on just one occasion before, and Natus Vincere won that duel at the ESL One Cologne 2019 in July 2019.

FURIA vs. Natus Vincere Betting Preview

Although they are dominating in North America, FURIA is not that dominant against top European sides, but we cannot exclude them in this encounter. I personally like NaVi’s style and especially s1mple, who is in exceptional form at the moment, which was evident in a comeback victory over Astralis, when he singlehandedly gave a win to this team. That’s why I am leaning toward Natus Vincere and I am going to back them here. Still, don’t be surprised if FURIA takes a W, so don’t go with a high stake.

The Pick: Natus Vincere to win (-147 @PINNACLE)