Natus Vincere vs. ENCE, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/10 CS: GO
Natus Vincere and ENCE will meet at the quarter-finals of the ESL Pro League Season 14 this Friday. The winner of this matchup will meet Heroic or Liquid at the Semi-finals while the loser will exit the tournament.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere is the best team on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 119 weeks. At the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14, they won 4 out of their 5 matches to advance to the playoffs. At the playoffs, they will be playing ENCE in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, they won the IEM Cologne 2021, won StarLadder CIS RMR 2021, and finished second at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2021. They are also part of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021 which starts on 24 September. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 7 matches and have a win rate of 78.3%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Nuke (100.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Inferno (72.7%), and Ancient (66.7%). They failed to impress on Dust2 (46.7%) and Overpass (33.3%). Their line-up includes s1mple (1.30), electronic (1.16), Boombl4 (0.99), Perfecto (1.01), and B1T (1.09).
ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results
ENCE is ranked 20th on the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 25 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14, they won 3 out of their 5 matches. They defeated Astralis (2-0), Spirit (2-0), and Bad News Bears (2-0) but lost to Vitality (0-2) and Heroic (1-2). At the same time, they finished the 2nd Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1 and won the Pelaajatcom Series Fall Showoff 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 67.9%.
Map statistics shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (100.0%), Mirage (77.8%), Nuke (75.0%), Ancient (71.4%), Vertigo (66.7%), Dust2 (57.1%), and Overpass (54.5%). The team line-up consists of Snappi (1.00), doto (1.02), dycha (1.11), hades (1.18), and Spinx (1.14).
Natus Vincere vs. ENCE H2H Record
There are no head-to-head records between the opponents and this will be their first clash.
Natus Vincere vs. ENCE Betting Preview
I am excited about this matchup. These teams are coming to this tournament in great form, and we can only expect a spectacle on Friday. Nevertheless, Natus Vincere is the favourite to win based on the fact that they displayed a better performance at the group stage and also has a better win rate. We are predicting a win for Natus Vincere but ENCE will snatch a map.
The Pick: Natus Vincere to win/ Over 2.5 maps
