Natus Vincere vs. MIBR, Preview & Prediction - Free 2/12 CS:GO

Natus Vincere is an absolute favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on MIBR in the Group C upper bracket semi-final of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021 on Friday. The winner of this clash will advance to the Upper final and face a better team from the duel between FaZe and Liquid, while the losing side will drop down to the Lower bracket.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere participated in just one tournament in 2021 and was victorious. They opened the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 with a 2-0 defeat to Liquid but responded with wins over Complexity, G2, Liquid, Vitality, and Astralis in the Grand Final to win 1st place and a whopping $600,000 of prize money. Natus Vincere won 12 of the previous 17 matches.

During the last three months, Natus Vincere was dominant on Nuke (85.7% win rate) and played well on Dust2 (60.0%), while they were average on Overpass, Mirage, and Train. Since November 2020, Natus Vincere is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 33 maps and recorded 22 wins and 11 losses. The team members are flamie (0.96 rating), s1mple (1.36), electronic (1.14), Boombl4 (0.95), and Perfecto (1.03).

MIBR Team Stats and Latest Results

MIBR also played at just one tournament in a new year but had much less success than their rivals Natus Vincere. Namely, the Brazilian team participated at the cs_summit 7 and suffered losses to Heroic twice and Cloud9, while their only win came against FaZe, the team they could face in the next game. MIBR lost seven of the last 13 games.

In the previous three months, MIBR was excellent on Dust2 (80.0%) and was decent on Mirage (66.7%) and Nuke (62.5%), while they failed to get a victory on Train (played once) and Overpass (played four times). MIBR assembled its current squad in January this year and appeared on 11 maps with a record of four wins and seven losses. The lineup consists of boltz (1.19), yel (1.10), chelo (1.15), shz (1.16), and danoco (0.96).

Natus Vincere vs. MIBR H2H Record

These rivals have never met so far.

Natus Vincere vs. MIBR Betting Preview

After such a successful campaign at the BLAST Premier Global Final 2020, there is no way NaVi is going to slip in this game. The odds on Natus Vincere are extremely low, so we’re not going to back them to get a straight win. However, I am pretty sure they will have no problems in beating MIBR, and I am backing them to cover a -1.5 handicap.

The Pick: Natus Vincere -1.5 (-182 @GG.BET)