Natus Vincere vs paIN Gaming Prediction: Bet on the favourite to win

Prediction for the match between Natus Vincere and paIN Gaming which will take place on March 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Natus Vincere

The team is ready to shut down all the haters' claims and make the playoffs. Despite drawing with a score of 2:2, Natus Vincere shows a very good level of play—first, winning all HE1s against The MongolZ and G2 Esports, then losing to Team Spirit and Cloud9 in a very hard-fought HE3 game.

The last map against Cloud9 ended with a defeat, slightly blurred the overall picture, but overall, Natus Vincere looks like a very balanced team. Players are good at reading the map, jL and w0nderful found their game in Copenhagen, and b1t can help in a difficult moment. There is a contrast in the face of AleksiB and iM - they close the individual rating of the tournament with 0.75 HLTV points, but here we should note one important thing - individuality does not work within the game of Natus Vincere. The B1ad3 system works solely on tactics and individual set-pieces, and every player must fulfill their purpose. This team has character and can make a comeback out of impossible situations.

They didn't look significantly weaker than Team Spirit, and that's saying a lot. The current opponent is on a roll but is capable of making mistakes.

paIN Gaming

The Brazilians wish to ruin the tournament playoff net of purely European teams. After the first game day, it seemed that paIN Gaming would drop with the score of 0:3 out of the main stage of the major, but the team snatched a victory from The MongolZ on the third map in overtime and then shocked the public with a confident game against Heroic.

The style of paIN Gaming is similar to the typical Counter-Strike from the South Americans - they are not shy about showing aggression, rely on shooting, and play not quite disciplined. But if a team is on a roll, it is extremely difficult to stop them. In Copenhagen, ENCE and SAW (waiting in the main stage) also became victims of paIN Gaming. The best player is biguzera - the captain played perfectly in the Opening Stage, and in the Elimination Stage he completes the top twenty players of the major. Against the top teams, they are still a little bit down in kills, but he still decides in important and difficult situations. PaIN Gaming is hard to break on defence with a 58% winrate for the ST side, but has some serious slumps on pistol rounds (5-9).

In the matches against Complexity and Virtus.pro, they lacked experience in some places and individual performance in others. The Brazilians won't be under any pressure in the match against Natus Vincere, but the team has no experience in such big matches. And it is quite likely that the players will make mistakes.

Expert Betting Tips

Natus Vincere is the favorite in this encounter. B1ad3 will have time to prepare for paIN Gaming and make the necessary adjustments after failures from Team Spirit and Cloud9. Brazilians are pleased with emotions and cool games, but in this series, they are unlikely to take even a card.