Natus Vincere vs. Vitality Preview & Prediction - Free 11/05 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the quarter-finals of the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 tournament this Friday. The winner of this matchup will move to the Semi-finals to play either Gambit or FURIA.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is the best team in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 127 weeks. The Russian team won all their matches at the group stage of the ongoing PGL Major Stockholm 2021 and advanced to the playoffs. They won the StarLadder CIS RMR 2021, won the IEM Cologne 2021, won the ESL Pro League Season 14, and finished second at the IEM Fall 2021 CIS. Meanwhile, the team has won 7 out of their last 8 matches and has a win rate of 90.5%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has achieved a decent performance on Nuke (100.0%), Ancient (80.0%), Mirage (77.8%), Inferno (75.0%), and Overpass (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to show a decent performance on Dust2 (50.0%). The team roster consists of s1mple (1.30), electronic (1.16), Boombl4 (0.99), Perfecto (1.01), and B1T (1.10).

Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results

Vitality Team is third in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 110 weeks. The French team struggled to advance to the playoffs because they played 5 matches and won 3. Meanwhile, they finished second at the ESL Pro League Season 14 and were awarded $80,000. They were also part of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021 and finished 1-3rd. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, the team won 5 out of their 8 matches and has a win rate of 76.0%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team was strongest on Mirage (77.8%), Nuke (77.8%), Dust2 (71.4%), Vertigo (70.0%), Inferno (63.6%), and Overpass (55.6%). Meanwhile, their line-up includes shox (1.03), apEX (1.03), ZywOo (1.32), misutaaa (1.01), and Kyojin (0.95).

Natus Vincere vs. Vitality H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show both teams have played 34 maps. So far, Natus Vincere has won 16 maps while Vitality has won 18. The last encounter was at the ESL Pro League Season 14 and Natus Vincere won 3:2.

Natus Vincere vs. Vitality Betting Preview

Natus Vincere and Vitality meet on Friday for what should be an interesting clash. Both teams lie in the top 10 on a global ranking, which means we can expect some high-level play from them as they face each other! The Russian team displayed a better performance at group stages while also having more wins than their opponent. They're favourites going into this one but there's no telling how things may change if either of these teams win another map or two before the match ends; especially since neither team defeated their opponents completely during their last H2H encounters. Hence, we would advise bettors to bet for Natus Vincere but the French will snatch at least 1 map.

The Pick: Natus Vincere to win/ Over 2.5 maps.