Natus Vincere vs. OG, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/13 CS:GO

Natus Vincere is currently in the first place of Group A at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe with a 3-1 record and the Russians are the favorites to secure another win when they face OG on Sunday. OG has a 2-2 record, and although a loss here wouldn’t be the end of the world for them, they will be looking to make an upset and improve to 3-2.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere didn’t experience the best of times at the ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe, where they suffered an elimination following a couple of consecutive defeats to Complexity and NiP. They switched their focus to the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe and recorded a pair of wins over BIG and AGO to improve to 3-1 in the group stage. Natus Vincere won nine of the previous 12 matches.

Over the last three months, Natus Vincere played well on Nuke (70.0% win rate), Mirage (66.7%), and Inferno (66.7%), while they were below average on Overpass (40.0%) and Dust2 (45.5%). Since June 2020, Natus Vincere plays with the current lineup and has a record of 25 wins and 18 losses on 43 maps. The team members are flamie (1.01 rating), s1mple (1.25), electronic (1.16), Boombl4 (0.93), and Perfecto (1.01).

OG Team Stats and Latest Results

OG was stopped in the quarter-finals of the ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe by G2, but they still earned $11,500 for their efforts. They played their next game against G2 as well and suffered another 2-1 defeat to open this tournament. OG didn’t have luck against BIG but then responded with a pair of wins over AGO and GODSENT. OG won seven of the last 13 games.

When it comes to the maps in the previous three months, OG impressed on Inferno (82.4%) but didn’t play well on Overpass (25.0%) and Train (33.3%). OG’s current lineup is assembled in June this year and it consists of NBK- (1.03), valde (1.12), Aleksib (1.04), ISSAA (1.07), and mantuu (1.12). They played together on 78 maps and have a record of 41 wins and 37 losses.

Natus Vincere vs. OG H2H Record

These rivals have met on two occasions before and Natus Vincere recorded both wins. The latest H2H clash was at the ESL Pro League Season 11 Europe when Natus Vincere secured a 2-1 victory.

Natus Vincere vs. OG Betting Preview

In this particular game, I am going against the betting trends and with Over 2.5 maps. I say against the betting trends because none of Natus Vincere’s four games at this tournament produced a maximum of three maps, and I think it’s about time for that to happen. After all, the previous H2H encounter was settled on three maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-108 @GG.BET)