Astralis vs Natus Vincere Prediction: who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the match between Astralis and Natus Vincere which will take place on August 11. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Astralis

The famous Danish team has been waiting for their trophy for a long time. At the last YaLLa Compass 2024 tournament, the Red Stars had a good chance to reach this goal, but on their way to the final they were stopped by Mongolians. Now fans are starting to tease that the semifinals have become an insurmountable obstacle for the Danes. And here comes another semifinal of the Winners.

At BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024, Astralis had a chance to win the card against NaVi. They led 9-4 on their Nuke pick, but ended up losing and completely failing on their opponent's map. Fortunately, this defeat didn't break the team and they confidently beat SAW, Team Falcons, Ninjas in Pyjamas and 9z, securing their passage to the final stage.

In Cologne, the Danish squad soundly defeated South American team 9z in their first match, but Astralis' future prospects are dim.

Natus Vincere

The Born to win despite all the sceptics became champions of the first ever CS2 major, but then their form went down. Many experts predicted the continuation of this decline for the Ukrainian team in the current line-up, especially after the disappointing performances at ESL Pro League Season 19 and Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024, where NaVi took only 9-12 places. NaVi lost to Team Spirit in the BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 before the summer break, and few believed Aleksib could win the new trophy. However, the Finnish captain led the team to victory in Riyadh, which greatly boosted Natus Vincere's confidence.

After a successful performance at the tournament in Saudi Arabia, the group stage of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups began, where the Yellow-Blacks ran into difficulties. NaVi ran into trouble against Team Liquid twice in this stage of the tournament, but also beat BIG twice. The game in Denmark was not impressive, but the Riyadh champions managed to reach the finals of the autumn season by defeating Complexity in the deciding match. NaVi Cologne will start with the group stage, and the Ukrainian team is clearly ready for the challenge.

In the first match of the tournament in Cologne the Born to win expectedly defeated paiN Gaming and are clear favourites in the game against the Danes, but it will not be easy for the yellow-blacks.

Expert Betting Tips

Bookmakers believe in NaVi and it's not surprising, considering their last face-to-face meeting. But we have faith in the Danes, and one card won by the legendary team is very believable.