Natus Vincere vs. FURIA Prediction on March 20, 2025

Match info

The BLAST Open Spring 2025, where 16 teams compete for $400,000, is the next event in the Counter-Strike 2 professional season’s calendar.

\Natus Vincere and FURIA are two of the competitors for the title. But for both, the championship is a long way off. As they play the underdog parts (FURIA are much bigger underdogs, by the way, at least when it comes to the odds of Internet platforms for PaysafeCard eSports betting), they have a lot of work ahead of them. The Group Stage is where their journey will begin. The winner will advance to the next round of the Upper Bracket of Group B: Semifinals. The match is set for Thursday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time at BLAST Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Natus Vincere

They conquered Imperial Female and Astralis in the BLAST Bounty Season 1, which is where they began in 2025. When NAVI faced paiN in the Playoffs, it was a very tough game for the Ukrainian side, but they prevailed. Then they bumped into Spirit: a 1-2 loss and finishing in the top 4 after that.

"Born to Win" were invited directly to the IEM Katowice 2025. With a resounding 2-0 victory over FURIA, they began the Group Stage. Then a crucial 2-1 victory over Spirit and a resounding victory over The MongolZ to secure a playoff seed. Nevertheless, NAVI finished in the top 4 after failing to handle their enduring foe Spirit after entering the main stage's second round.

After a surprising loss against SAW at the ESL Pro League Season 21, NAVI managed to win the series against TYLOO and paiN, but with some difficulty. They defeated G2 in the game to earn a spot in the Playoffs. However, NAVI finished in the top 8 after losing to The MongolZ 0-2 at the start of the main stage.

The current form of FURIA

FURIA finished in the top 16 of the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, which was a dismal start to the 2025 season. Their next stop was the IEM Katowice 2025, where they placed in the top 16 as well.

After defeating Lynn Vision to begin the ESL Pro League Season 21, the Brazilians fell short against Eternal Fire. With a score of 3-2, they moved on pass Stage 1. FURIA defeated MOUZ and Liquid once they reached the top 16, which was Stage 2, but they were defeated by their MIBR countrymen. They finished the event in 14th place overall after failing to advance past the group round.

Head-to-head

The teams have faced one another three times in the past year. FURIA won once, while NAVI triumphed twice. There have been 12 head-to-head matches between these two sides since 2019. NAVI won nine times.

Match analytics

It’s time for NAVI to step up after the ESL Pro League Season 21 debacle and a lackluster start to the season, and the BLAST Open Spring 2025 tournament appears to be a place where this is definitely feasible. Although we think NAVI will prevail in this match, we wouldn’t be shocked if FURIA put up a strong fight.

Tip: Correct match score 2:1, with odds of 3.71 on SlotV.