Natus Vincere vs BIG Prediction: The Born will be very difficult to win

Prediction for the match between Natus Vincere and BIG which will take place on May 27. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Born to Win comes to Dallas as the strongest team on the planet. Natus Vincere won a major in Copenhagen, and will be at tournaments with special status for the next six months. B1ad3 can be proud of his work - in one year he was able to create a system that even without s1mple can reach great heights. And it is all the more pleasant that the coach reminds every time that the next event is no less important than the major.

The 9-12th place at ESL Pro League Season 19 does not look like a terrible result from Natus Vincere. In the playoffs, the team played against FaZe (by the way, the most successful team in CS2), and in a tight battle lost a place in the quarter-finals. There were complaints about iM's play in the majors, but he was good in Malta. Still dangerous jL, w0nderful is playing very solidly with AWP, b1t is approaching his prime form. AleksiB has suppressed his ego a bit and trusts his coach more, and it turned out to be the right decision. But the main quality of Natus Vincere is the lack of dependence on individuals. Everyone on the server can sacrifice their stats for the good of the whole team.

In 2024, Natus Vincere can compete with all the tops. The team passed FaZe, fought Team Spirit on equal terms, was stronger than Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, Complexity and Eternal Fire. In the battles with the teams from the top-1 it has a winrate above 50%. In addition, Natus Vincere has never allowed upsets against top-2 teams since the roster renewal. BIG already tried to pull off a miracle at ESL Pro League Season 19, but it didn't work. Discipline, synergy and well-tuned tactics - all this helps the Born to Win to be among the favourites at every major tournament. And the presence of B1ad3.

While the Ukrainian organisation can boast a cool coach, BIG will be playing with a new mentor. The Germans before the start of IEM Dallas 2024 unexpectedly removed gob b, who was in the team in different statuses since 2017. How will this affect the BIG in Dallas?

The Germans in 2024 didn't shine with high results, but always fought to the end. In January, it looked like BIG could seriously battle the tops, and even beat Heroic and Cloud9. In April, the team reached the ESL Pro League Season 19 playoffs and looked very decent, even able to win the series against G2 Esports. The return of syrsoN and the transition of JDC has made BIG an experienced team with the main young star Krimbo. There is also discipline, good and quality personnel, a fighting captain tabseN who can lead some matches solo, and overall the structure of the game is very high quality.

Why then BIG doesn't manage to return to the tier-1 level? Firstly, there is not enough practice at the highest level. The German team used to play more often at major tournaments, but now they play in qualifications, and not always pass them. In the current CS2, the individual level is very important, and there is no world-class star in BIG. The Germans' game is not as flashy, but academic and structured. And that's why BIG, although they lose a lot of matches, but even with the tops they gain 8-11 rounds per map.

The last face-to-face series ended 2:1 in favour of Natus Vincere, and the Born to win after winning the major did not expect such resistance. But the factor of the absence of the old BIG coach can play both ways - either success or failure. If the opponent of the Germans was not Natus Vincere, it would be easier to believe in success. In any case, BIG will fight, and the Born to win will be very difficult in this meeting.