Heroic vs. Natus Vincere Preview & Prediction- Free 4/03 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths for the fifth and final round of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Sunday. By this point, they stand out as favorites in the fight for the playoffs. This is one of the most famous and adored tournaments in CS: GO and features 24 teams battling for a top prize of $175,000.

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic ranks #5 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 102 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15, the team has won all their 4 matches and is on top of Group D. They defeated Complexity (2:0), Astralis (2:1), Evil Geniuses (2:0), and AGO (2:0). Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 13-16th at the IEM Winter 2021, 5-8th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1, and won the Pinnacle Winter Series 3 which ended on March 16, 2022. Heroic has cumulatively earned $1,815,646 prize money. Last year, the team earned $574,250. Over the last 3 months, the team managed a win rate of 83.3% and won 9 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an excellent performance on Vertigo (100.0%-win rate), Mirage (100.0%), Overpass (83.3%), Inferno (75.0%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Ancient (33.3%). The team has a line-up that consists of sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.13), TeSeS (1.10), refrezh (1.03), and cadiaN (1.09).

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is ranked #1 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 148 weeks. In the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament, the team has won all their first 3 matches. They defeated AGO (2:0), Evil Geniuses (2:0), and Complexity (2:0). They won the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 in December 2021 and was awarded $500,000. At the same time, they finished 4-6th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 and 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022. The team won 8 out of their last 10 matches and has a win rate of 66.7%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an impressive performance on Ancient (100.0%-win rate), Dust2 (80.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Mirage (62.5%), and Overpass (60.0%) but were dismal on Inferno (0.0%). The team’s line-up consists of electroNic (1.16 player rating), Perfecto (1.01), s1mple (1.30), b1t (1.11), and headtr1ck (1.18).

Heroic vs. Natus Vincere H2H Record

Head-to-head has 19 meetings between the rivals. By this time, Natus Vincere has won 15 times while Heroic won on 4 occasions. Their last encounter was at the brackets of BLAST Premier World Final 2021 on December 16, 2021, and Natus Vincere won 2:0.

Heroic vs. Natus Vincere Betting Preview

Heroic has won all their first 4 matches of the group stage and booked a spot in the playoffs. On the other hand, Natus Vincere has won all their first 3 matches and is yet to lose any map. Both teams will qualify for the playoffs and it is only a matter of who tops Group D. But considering their performance on the maps and their last 10 matches, Heroic is the favorite. The Danish team has an advantage on 5 maps while Na'Vi leads in 2 cards.

The Pick: Heroic to win.

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