Team Liquid vs. Natus Vincere Prediction on August 6, 2023

Match info

VALORANT Champions 2023 will be set off by the duel of the EMEA region rivals. The 2 teams out of 4 from Group D, Team Liquid and Natus Vincere, will be the first to take the stage at the top-caliber VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) event for the 2023 competitive season. The match will be played on Sunday, August 6, at 12 p.m. local time at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Meeting statistics

For the championship title and a prize fund of $2,250,000 plus a portion of Champions Bundle sales in the in-game shop, 16 teams from across the world will compete. Overall, it should be very hot, and we have no doubt that it’ll be any different.

In this article, we’ll attempt to forecast which of the two EMEA region participants will do better in the inaugural game and which one will have to begin their journey toward the Champions of 2023 with a loss. The bo3 is the game’s format.

The current form of Team Liquid

Let’s begin the review of the first game with a look at Team Liquid’s recent performance. The players from the Dutch-based squad will play as the favorites in this encounter. Esports betting sites attest to Liquid’s position.

When speaking about the top 4 teams in Europe, which is among the strongest continents for competitive VALORANT, Liquid must be included. However, they had a very challenging 2023 season: they participated in a total of 3 competitions.

VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo was the opening event for Liquid in the 2023 season. The Brazilian competition turned out to be a disaster as they placed TOP 17-32. Team Liquid were able to make it to VCT 2023: EMEA League, which helped them strengthen their standing and partially atone for the disappointment of the Brazilian event. There, Liquid overcame Fnatic in the championship match by completely outsmarting their rivals from the European region. The Japanese Major, VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo, was the final competition before VALORANT Champions 2023 for Liquid. When they lost to NRG in the Lower Bracket match during the Top-6 stage, their share of the tournament came to an end.

Since 2022, Liquid have been competing with the current roster. In terms of their map pool, Ascent has had the most success for the team (75% victories in 8 games).

The current form of Natus Vincere

Resuming the match analysis, we examine the form of the Ukrainian club. NaVi has the position of an outsider in this encounter. In the European league, they are currently in seventh place. Thus, the gap at bookies between them and their next rivals is reasonable.

NaVi’s season ended up being baffling and challenging. It began with a top 4 in VCT 2023: LOCK//IN São Paulo, which was really strong, but it continued with a top 4 in the home league, VCT 2023: EMEA League, where they showed slow-moving gameplay. NaVi, nevertheless, entered the VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo, the season’s opening Major, and fell short, finishing last in their group.

The “Born to Win“ roster was established in November 2022, and no alterations were made since then. This organization is evidence that strong performance isn’t necessarily guaranteed by a lengthy playing period. Just think back to the Last Chance Qualifier, where NaVi nearly gave up on Champions 2023 but rallied to claim the top 2, allowing them to board the last train out.

Ascent is the Natus Vincere map that’s used the most. With 17 games played, they have a 71% winning percentage.

Head-to-head encounters

Previously, during the EMEA League 2023, the teams faced off twice. One win for NaVi and one win for Liquid were achieved.

Match analytics

Given that both sides are quite familiar with one another, we may anticipate the game to be as close as possible. This will, however, be a point in Liquid’s favor. To put it plainly, NaVi’s performance at the qualifying event’s conclusion wasn’t the best. Despite not looking their best, Liquid nevertheless, appeared much more fired up than the “Yellow-Blacks“.

In the end, we believe Liquid will prevail and we propose betting on a Correct Match Score of 2-0 for them at odds of 2.25 on Svenbet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Team Liquid vs. Natus Vincere 0:2