Natus Vincere vs. ENCE Preview & Prediction- Free 2/18 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at Group B upper bracket quarter-final of the IEM Katowice 2022 tournament this Friday. The 2022 IEM Katowice is one of the biggest and most awaited events in the professional scene of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The winner of this duel will move to the upper semi-finals while the loser will be dropped to the lower backet. The group stage is composed of two groups of eight, and each group is played in GSL format. All matches are played in the best-of-three series.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere is currently the best team in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 142 weeks. As the best team, Natus Vincere is the most decorated team in CS: GO. Some of the tournaments they won include PGL Major Stockholm 2021, BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021, BLAST Premier World Final 2021, ESL Pro League Season 14, among others. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a win rate of 73.3% and won 5 out of their last 8 matches.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team attained an excellent win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Nuke (87.5%), Dust2 (80.0%), and Inferno (71.4%). They maintained an average performance on Mirage (50.0%) and Overpass (50.0%). Natus Vincere has maintained its line-up for the last 1 year and it consists of Boombl4 (0.99), electroNic (1.16), Perfecto (1.01), s1mple (1.30), and b1t (1.12).
ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results
ENCE is ranked 23rd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 48 weeks. The team has been invited to this tournament based on their performance at the IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In where they finished 5-8th. They were also part of the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 Challengers Stage and finished 3-5th and finished 5-6th at the DreamHack Open November 2021. In the last 8 matches, the team won 3 matches and hold a win rate of 40.0%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (50.0%), and Overpass (50.0%). On the other hand, they failed to win any match on Ancient (0.0%). The team’s roster consists of Snappi (0.99), Maden (0.99), dycha (1.10), hades (1.11), and Spinx (1.13).
Natus Vincere vs. ENCE H2H Record
There has been 1 meeting between the opponents. They crossed paths at the ESL Pro League Season 14 in September and Natus Vincere won 2:0.
Natus Vincere vs. ENCE Betting Preview
Natus Vincere being the best team in the world ranking is the favorite to win. They won 5 out of their last 8 matches while ENCE managed only 3 wins from their last 8 encounters. Considering their performance on the maps, Natus Vincere has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass while the European team is yet to impress in any of the maps. Therefore, it would be safe to place a bet on Natus Vincere.
The Pick: Natus Vincere to win.
