Natus Vincere vs. Evil Geniuses Preview & Prediction- Free 3/31 CS: GO

The opponents will play their second match of the group stage (Group D) in the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Thursday. The group winners will advance to the quarter-finals while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in each group go to the first round of playoffs. The prize pool of this event adds up to $823,000 and group stage matches are played in the Round-robin Bo3 series.

Natus Vincere Team Stats and Latest Results

Natus Vincere is currently the best team in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 148 weeks. The team’s last match took place at the IEM Katowice tournament on February 26. In that match, Natus Vincere lost to the G2 Esports with a score of 0:2. They won the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021 in November 2021 and were awarded $225,000. They also reached the grand final of the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 and received the top prize of $500,000. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 55.6% and won 6 out of their last 10 matches.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows an impressive win rate on Ancient (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (75.0%), and Mirage (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), and Inferno (0.0%). The Ukrainian team has a line-up that consists of electroNic (1.16 player rating), Perfecto (1.01), s1mple (1.30), b1t (1.10), and headtr1ck (1.32).

Evil Geniuses Team Stats and Latest Results

Evil Geniuses ranks #48 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 32 weeks. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 5th at the IEM Fall 2021 North America, 15-16th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021, and 10-12th at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. Their last achievement was 10th place in the 2022 BLAST Premier: Spring Groups tournament that ended in February and they earned $5,666. They attained a win rate of 42.9% over the last 3 months and won 3 out of their last 10 matches.

Map win rate over the last 3 months indicates that their best-played cards are Mirage (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (100.0%), and Overpass (100.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), Dust2 (0.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). They have used 1 line-up over the last 2 months that consists of Brehze (1.11 player rating), Stewie2K (1.05), autimatic (1.19), RUSH (1.06), and CeRq (1.08).

Natus Vincere vs. Evil Geniuses H2H Record

Head-to-head stats show 3 meetings between the opponents. By this time, Natus Vincere has won twice and Evil Geniuses won once. Their last encounter was at the group stage of 2021 ESL Pro League 14 in August 2021 and Natus Vincere won 2:0.

Natus Vincere vs. Evil Geniuses Betting Preview

Natus Vincere is the favorite in this upcoming meeting. The Ukrainian team is currently ranked #1 in the world ranking and has a better win rate compared to the opponent. Besides, Na'Vi has a better roster and has shown impressive stats on the maps. At the moment, Na'Vi leads on Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass while Evil Geniuses has an advantage on Inferno.

The Pick: Natus Vincere to win.