Natus Vincere Or G2 Esports: Who Will Advance To the Semi-finals Of ESL Pro League S16?

The teams have met twice in the last six months. Both times the team of Denis electroNic Sharipov turned out to be the strongest in bo1 confrontations. It is also noteworthy that both matches were held on the Mirage map and in close combat. Is G2 ready to let this location peak again at a 50% win rate? At the same time, NAVI has a 77% win rate on Mirage. "Born to Win" are definitely ready.

As for the rest of the maps, Counter-Strike on Nuke and Ancient looks exceptionally equal. Natus Vincere feels more confident on Dust2 and G2 Esports on Inferno. The Ukrainian team prefers to ban Vertigo, while the team of Rasmus HooXi Nielsen bans Overpass as a priority.

In the tournament group stage, G2 did not lose a single map. No other team on the EPL had previously achieved such a result. Thus, the players are in a good playing tone and mood. NAVI cannot boast of this. They barely qualified for the championship playoffs, winning two out of five matches. E-sportsmen of the Ukrainian club demonstrate good individual shape, but they lack the quality of a team game. Progress was visible in the meeting with Heroic, but the performance was far from ideal. No matter how this match ends, it will be very interesting and close. More information about the pre-match statistics can be found here.

EPL S16 runs from August 31 to October 2 in Malta. The teams compete for a prize fund of $835,000. You can follow the schedule and results of the competition here.