Natus Vincere vs. forZe, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/18 CS:GO
Natus Vincere is a firm favorite to defeat forZe in round 4 of the IEM New York 2020 CIS group stage on Sunday, but it’s not going to be easy as the bookmakers expect because forZe knew to cause them problems in the past. Both teams currently stand at a 2-1 record in Group A, and the losing side would find it hard to make it to the playoffs, so this Best of 3 encounter has a lot of significance.
Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results
Natus Vincere was fantastic at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe where they recorded eight consecutive wins but lost the Grand final to Astralis 3-1, despite having a 1-0 lead. Even so, NaVi earned $54,000 for its efforts and climbed up to the 3rd position in the CS:GO tour after such an impressive run. They opened the IEM New York 2020 CIS with a pair of wins over Cyber Legacy and K23, but Virtus.pro surprised with a 2-0 victory in the most recent round. Natus Vincere won ten of the previous 12 matches.
During the last three months, Natus Vincere won both appearances on Mirage and played very well on Dust2 (77.8% win rate), while they were below average only on Overpass (33.3%). Since August 2020, Natus Vincere is playing with the current lineup and appeared on 40 maps with a record of 24 wins and 16 losses. The team members are flamie (0.98 rating), s1mple (1.29), electronic (1.09), Boombl4 (1.00), and Perfecto (1.03).
forZe Stats and Latest Results
forZe did lose the opening match at this tournament to Espada, even though they had a 1-0 lead, but they were very focused on qualifying to the Flashpoint 2 and managed to do it thanks to some great displays. They secured five wins in arrow in the qualification stage, including the most important one over Gambit in the Grand final. forZe then recorded a pair of victories at this tournament as they beat Cyber Legacy and K23. forZe won 11 of the last 15 games.
In the previous three months, forZe was impressive on Inferno (81.2%) and played well on Mirage (75.0%), while they were below average only on Overpass (46.2%). forZe has a lot of experience in the current lineup, which is playing together since August 2020 and played on 134 maps with a record of 89 wins and 45 losses. The lineup consists of facecrack (1.02), almazer (1.06), FL1T (1.21), xsepower (1.22), and Jerry (1.04).
Natus Vincere vs. forZe H2H Record
These rivals have met on two occasions before and the series is currently tied at 1-1. Natus Vincere won the latest H2H duel at the ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe in March this year when they came from behind to secure a tight victory.
Natus Vincere vs. forZe Betting Preview
It would be a shame if one of these teams fails to reach the playoffs, but unfortunately, that could happen because both already faced the weakest teams in the group and recorded wins. A winner of this tilt will have a strong chance to finish among the top three teams in the group and continue the competition, and it’s probably going to be Natus Vincere, although I wouldn’t exclude forZe even if they lose here. I am not going to back NaVi nor forZe in this one as I believe they are closer to each other in terms of the quality than the bookies think. That’s why I am going with Over 2.5 maps.
