Natus Vincere vs. BIG, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/29 CS: GO

The opponents meet at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14 this Sunday. The top 3 teams of the group will advance to the playoffs. In this match, Natus Vincere is the favourite to win.

Natus Vincere Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is currently the best team on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 117 weeks. At the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14, they have won their first 2 matches of the group stage. They defeated fnatic (2-0) and mousesports (2-0). At the same time, they won the IEM Cologne 2021 where they were awarded $400,000 and StarLadder CIS RMR 2021. At the same time, they have won all their last 8 matches and holds a win rate of 77.3%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (100.0%), Train (100.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Inferno (66.7%) and Ancient (66.7%). They attained an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (46.7%). Their line-up consists of s1mple (1.30), electronic (1.16), Boombl4 (0.99), Perfecto (1.00), and B1T (1.10).

BIG Stats and Latest Results

BIG is ranked 11th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 83 weeks. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, they won their first match against Evil Geniuses (2-0) but could not hold their win at the second round when they played fnatic. At this game, fnatic was well prepared on Overpass (16:10) and Nuke (22:18). Nevertheless, they managed to snatch Dust2 (16:7). At the same time, BIG finished 7-8th at the IEM Cologne 2021. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 64.3%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that they have impressed on Train (100.0%), Vertigo (76.9%), Dust2 (73.7%), Nuke (62.5%), and Overpass (60.0%). On the other hand, they attained an average performance on Inferno (50.0%) but failed to achieve an average performance on Mirage (33.3%) and Ancient (0.0%). They have a line-up that includes tabseN (1.15), tiziaN (0.98), syrsoN (1.14), gade (0.98), and k1to (0.99).

Natus Vincere vs. BIG H2H Record

Head-to-head records show 3 meetings between the opponents and Natus Vincere has 2 wins. The last meeting was at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021 and Natus Vincere won 2-0.

Natus Vincere vs. BIG Betting Preview

I am excited about this matchup. These teams are coming to this match in great form, and we can only expect a spectacle on Sunday. Natus Vincere is the better team but BIG will still make it to the playoffs because the top 3 teams advance. At the moment, Natus Vincere is on an upswing and we expect them to dominate. They lead on 4 maps while BIG has a better performance on 2 maps. For this reason, we will go with a win for Natus Vincere.

The Pick: Natus Vincere to win.