G2 vs. NaVi Prediction on February 7, 2023

Match info

CS: GO’s Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 is approaching its climax as G2 Esports and Natus Vincere will compete in the Group A Grand Final. The winning team advances directly to the semifinals, while the losing team moves to the competition’s quarterfinals. The match will start at 4 PM local time on Tuesday, February 7, at Spodek Arena, Katowice, Poland.

Meeting statistics

We’re currently anticipating another engaging meeting where both sides have a chance to win (not the same though) and go all the way. In the most recent BLAST, G2 already had the opportunity to play NaVi twice, and they won both games handily.

You must also realize that “Born to Win“ has changed significantly over the past two weeks, both strategically and individually. They’re now a completely new team. As a result, since they’re underrated by the odds of Counter Strike betting sites, we advise looking more closely at the maps of NaVi. G2, on the contrary, continues to be the clear favorite in the match as the team hasn’t suffered a defeat in a while.

The current form of G2

The second-placed squad in the world ranking won the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 in December of last year after impromptu cool play and a comeback from a dismal season. In any case, the European squad only enhanced its position at the most recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 by claiming three decisive victories, two of which were over NAVI.

In terms of the IEM Katowice 2023 group stage start, G2 succeeded to outplay, and then FaZe Clan took out the competition head-first. We have the first candidate to win the event based on overall performance.

The latest results of G2:

• Victory over BIG with a score of 2-0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2-0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2-0.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 2-0.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2-0.

The best G2 map, with a 100% win rate, is Nuke. Remember that the European squad based in Germany frequently rejects the Overpass map.

The current form of NaVi

The sixth-ranked team in the world failed at the most recent BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, wherein it twice defeated Ninjas in Pajamas, while also losing twice to G2. However, the Ukrainian team nearly failed at the Play-In stage because it had a difficult time defeating Complexity in its previous match and generally ran the risk of losing on the third map.

However, “Born to Win“ abruptly awoke and began performing at the start of the IEM Katowice 2023 group stage. As a result, NaVi defeated Cloud9 and Team Liquid, securing their spot in the playoffs right away.

The latest results of NaVi:

• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 2-1.
• Lost to G2 with a score of 0-2.
• Victory over Complexity with a score of 2-1.
• Victory over Cloud9 with a score of 2-0.
• Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2-0.

With 60% of wins each, Overpass and Ancient are the top NAVI maps. The Ukrainian team, meanwhile, is still incapable of competing on the Vertigo map.

Head-to-head encounters

The teams met twice during the course of the current season and G2 triumphed on both occasions and both times 2-0 at BLAST Premier Spring Groups in 2023. Teams competed in those games on the Nuke and Inferno maps.

Match analytics

Perhaps the most powerful squad at the moment in the event is G2. “Born to Win“ didn’t appear as bad as they did at the same BLAST, but they have visibly changed, particularly at the start of the group stage. The Ukrainian team can battle and attempt to knock G2 off in light of this. The “Samurai“, on the other hand, have an extremely good assortment of cards that they can rely on to win any series. But the wards of Andrij “B1ad3“ Ghorodensjkyj will undoubtedly remember their last two setbacks and seek retribution.
As a result, in this scenario, we advise placing a wager on the handicap by maps (+1.5) for NaVi on Bet365 at odds of 1.40.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. G2 vs. NaVi 2:0