BIG vs Natus Vincere Prediction: The Germans will not make the playoffs

On November 8, BIG and Natus Vincere will host their next match within the IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage. We'll find out who the stronger team will be soon.

BIG managed to reach the Legends Stage, but the German side's qualification for the playoffs was unlikely. However, the team earned two wins at this stage, which can already be called an excellent result. BIG already played twice in the playoffs, but twice lost 0-2. Now the opponents are Natus Vincere, who looks even stronger than the Germans' previous opponents. BIG doesn't stand a chance. The guys constantly try to kick Dust2 against NaVi, but they cannot even get ten rounds every time. Things are even worse on the other maps. Therefore, we can hardly hope that BIG will give the fans a long game. 

Natus Vincere was lucky with their opponents. BIG looks like the weakest team out of all the remaining participants in the tournament. The Germans are not believable at all. Not even in a victory on one of the maps. As for maps, the Ukrainian team has a big choice of maps. They can spike Mirage, Nuke, Inferno, and Overpass and will look favorably on them all. Of course, Mirage or Nuke looks like the more likely maps. Natus Vincere is too good on them, and BIG on the same Nuke has only 25% of wins. Things are slightly better on Mirage, but the Germans have lost even to Heroic, whose Mirage is considered one of the weakest maps. Therefore, there is almost no chance in the match with Natus Vincere. It absolutely doesn't matter which map NaVi chooses.

Natus Vincere is gradually gaining form. With each match, the guys are looking better and are lucky with the opponent, allowing them to qualify for the playoffs. Of course, much credit for this goes to s1mple, who is always good. The sharpshooter now ranks third in individual stats with a 1.35 rating. BIG has no chance at all.

We predict the victory of Natus Vincere with a handicap (-9.5) for 1.90.