Natus Vincere vs. Heroic Preview & Prediction- Free 5/20 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at the quarter-final of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament this Friday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The tournament is currently at the Champions Stage and is played in the single-elimination format and all matches will be best-of-three.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere ranks #2 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 155 weeks. At the Legends Stage of the ongoing PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament, the team defeated G2 (19:17), BIG (16:8), and NIP (2:1) to advance to the Champion Stage. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 3-4th at the IEM Katowice 2022, 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 15, and 4th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A. The team attained a win rate of 83.3% over the past 3 months and won 8 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%), Mirage (83.3%), Dust2 (80.0%), Overpass (75.0%), and Inferno (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (25.0%). The team’s line-up has Boombl4 (0.99 player rating), electroNic (1.16), Perfecto (1.01), s1mple (1.30), and b1t (1.12).

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic is ranked #6 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 109 weeks. The Danish team is coming to this matchup on a 1-match win streak and has managed 7 wins from the last 10 games. At the group stage (Legends Stage) of the ongoing PGL Major Antwerp 2022, the team managed 3 wins from their 5 matches and advanced to the Champion Stage. Their last achievement was 3rd place in the BLAST Premier: Spring European Showdown 2022 tournament which ended on May 01, 2022, and was awarded $7,500. Heroic managed a win rate of 72.7% over the last 3 months and has played 24 matches since the beginning of the year.

The team's best-played maps over the last 3 months consist of Vertigo (87.5%-win rate), Inferno (83.3%), Overpass (77.8%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%) and Ancient (25.0%). The current roster has sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.13), TeSeS (1.09), refrezh (1.03), and cadiaN (1.09).

Natus Vincere vs. Heroic H2H Record

Head-to-head has 21 matches. Natus Vincere has an advantage of 16 wins while Heroic has won 6 times. Their last encounter was at the Swiss round of the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp European RMR A and Heroic won 2:1.

Natus Vincere vs. Heroic Betting Preview

Natus Vincere is ranked 2nd in the world ranking and will be meeting with a team placed 6th in the global ranking. Considering their performance on the maps, Natus Vincere leads on 3 maps while Heroic has an advantage on 4 cards. Besides, Na'Vi has a 5-match win streak and has a better roster. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Natus Vincere.

The Pick: Natus Vincere to win.