Natus Vincere vs FURIA Esports Prediction: Natus Vincere is on a fundamentally different level

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The Born to Win have achieved the usual task in Rio - they made it to the playoffs of IEM Rio 2024. The team has been showing phenomenal playing form for several months and achieving great success. After the summer break, Natus Vincere won Esports World Cup 2024 and ESL Pro League Season 20, and played in the grand finals of IEM Cologne 2024 and BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024. In Brazil, Natus Vincere also has a great chance of being in the title match. A big playoff push can be made in the series with FURIA Esports.

What makes the Born to Win dominate in CS2? First of all, B1ad3's brilliance knows no limits. The coach managed to build a team of some of the strongest players in the world and led them to victory at the major in Copenhagen. While the community said that this was a one-time success, B1ad3 managed to rebuild the game within the team and prepared the guys during the vacation. The second thing that follows from this is that every Natus Vincere player is in prime form. Each of the b1t/w0nderful/jL/iM quartet has an HLTV rating of 1.2, which is already on par with the best players in CS2. The Born to Win are not afraid to engage in open firefights, stick to tried-and-true strategies, and even in them find room for creativity. Together, they have a killer lineup with great shooting and teamwork.

At IEM Rio 2024, Natus Vincere faced Imperial Esports (13:2) and Team Liquid (2:1). With Liquid they historically have very difficult matches, but in Rio the team B1ad3 did not let down and quietly secured their entry into the playoffs. At the last five tournaments Natus Vincere has consistently reached the grand finals, and in its current form it looks more stable than the rest of the top teams. Reaching the semifinals of IEM Rio 2024 is just a formality.

FURIA Esports sensationally guaranteed themselves a place in the top 6 at IEM Rio 2024 and will play in the playoffs. Recently, the Brazilian top five has shown unsatisfactory results, even losing the leadership within their region several times. Home walls helped, KSCERATO and company sensationally beat FaZe (13:7) and MOUZ (2:1), and now they will try to beat Natus Vincere.

KSCERATO turned on its full internal power in Rio. Over the two series, Kaike has put up incredible numbers: 1.56 HLTV rating, 98 damage per round, 0.94 kills, makes a productive action in 80% of the rounds played. KSCERATO has been in the top 20 of the HLTV Awards four years in a row, but the streak of rewards may be broken this year. FURIA Esports has not won trophies, often leaving tournaments in the early stages. In the summer skullz from Team Liquid came to the team, the situation has changed a bit. The Brazilians reached the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 20, entered the top-6 at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade 2024 #2. But the overall trend is not changing yet. The reason why FURIA Esports can't make it to the top is due to two aspects: lack of team structure and FalleN at the sniper position.

The Brazilians are far inferior to Natus Vincere in terms of level of play. But it is crucial for FURIA Esports to prove themselves in Rio de Janeiro in front of their compatriots. For the team the event in Brazil will be more important than the major in Shanghai. KSCERATO and company have already guaranteed themselves the playoffs, but in every match they fight not only for the result, but also for their fans.

FURIA Esports will try to compete against top-1 HLTV, but Natus Vincere is on a fundamentally different level right now. The Born to Win doesn't care in which location in the world to show a cool performance. It is unlikely that the Brazilians will be able to impose serious competition to the B1ad3 team.