NAVI and Vitality will play in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16. Interestingly, these teams have already played three times this season, and so far the Born to Win have a 6-0 map record.
However, in this case, too much is decided, since the winner of the match will take the first line and almost certainly stay there.
I don’t know what happened to NAVI the day before, but the coach must give all the hands in a day and force the guys to play. As for Vitality, the team hasn't changed since BLAST, so it's logical to expect a similar result.
Form NAVI
The first team of the world ranking performed well at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where they suffered only one defeat (and even then at the start). In any case, the team managed to play out in Copenhagen, seemingly leaving no questions.
Then NAVI came to ESL Pro League Season 16, where they first beat Team Spirit, and then shut down the uncompromising guys from fnatic. But what happened next?
And then the team sensationally lost to Endpoint on two maps, confusing all the maps in the group. It is impossible to explain logically without going into the banal things about underestimation. And yet, NAVI has a chance to rehabilitate itself, since such jokes have never happened before.
Latest NAVI results:
- Victory over Team Liquid with a score of 16:4.
- Victory over Vitality with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
- 2:1 victory over fnatic.
- Defeat from Endpoint with a score of 0:2.
The best NAVI maps:
- Dust 2 - 83% of wins.
- Overpass - 83% of wins.
- Nuke - 80% win rate.
- Mirage - 73% of wins.
- Inferno - 62% of wins.
Let's not forget that the "Born to Win" are ditching the Vertigo card.
Form Vitality
The seventh team of the world ranking also visited BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, where, frankly, they failed at the Play-In stage and did not get to the autumn finals of the season directly.
But then the Danish-French team broke into the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16, where they got three wins at once and solved many issues.
Yes, Vitality has not become stronger in the game, but the result is the result. However, the team has a game against NAVI, which zonic's wards have not beaten yet.
Vitality's latest results:
- Lost to NAVI with a score of 0:2.
- Lost to G2 with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over Endpoint with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 2:0.
- 2:1 victory over fnatic.
Best Vitality cards:
- Dust 2 - 71% win rate
- Inferno - 62% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 57% of wins.
- Nuke - 56% win rate
It is worth recalling that the Danish-French team is refusing the Ancient map.
Statistics of meetings NAVI — Vitality
As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:
- NAVI's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A with a score of 2:0.
- NAVI's victory at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- NAVI's victory at BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022 with a score of 2:0.
At the same time, in each match, the Danish-French team picked the Inferno card.
Prediction for the match NAVI — Vitality
One gets the impression that NAVI is Vitality's kryptonite. How long has apex not beaten s1mple and company? All in all, despite the loss to Endpoint, the Born to Win should come back and make a difference.
Moreover, the game of Vitality does not change from the word “completely”, and I again expect that zonic's wards will not cope under pressure and will not outplay the opponent. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the NAVI team.
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