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G2 Esports vs Natus Vincere Tips & Odds – ESL Pro League Season 20

By Tit Krajnik

20 Sep 2024

Tit Krajnik 20 Sep 2024

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G2 Esports vs Natus Vincere Counter-Strike betting predictions for Saturday, September 21, 2024, in the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 20 (19:30 CEST)
Natus Vincere are expected to win
G2 Esports have yet to defeat NaVi this year

NaVi CS (Getty Images)

G2 Esports vs Natus Vincere Predictions

G2 Esports will clash with Natus Vincere for the sixth time this year on Saturday, September 21, in the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 20. According to the esports betting odds, Natus Vincere are favoured to come out ahead, which, considering their past success against G2, makes sense.

G2 Esports vs Natus Vincere Predictions
Head to Head
G2 Esports Form
G2 Esports Squad & Team News
Natus Vincere Form
Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

Natus Vincere are priced as 1.65 favourites to defeat G2 Esports with the best Counter-Strike bookmakers, who have G2 Esports as 2.25 underdogs. While both teams have looked great so far this tournament, Natus Vincere posted a very impressive victory in the previous round, which play into the price of this match.

Natus Vincere dismantled Team Spirit in the previous rounds
Both teams won their ESL Pro League Season 20 groups
Natus Vincere (#2) are better ranked than G2 Esports (#4)

Head to Head

Natus Vincere and G2 Esports have met five times this year and all five clashes ended in NaVi's favour. However, the two teams have faced off just once since G2 Esports made their most recent roster changes.

Natus Vincere 2-1 G2 Esports – July 21, 2024

G2 Esports Form

G2 Esports have enjoyed quite a smooth ride to the ESL Pro League Season 20 semifinals. They won Group B with victories against KOI, 3DMAX, and MIBR, to which they added a convincing 2-1 victory against Team Liquid in the quarterfinals.

Despite dropping one map against Liquid, G2 Esports were the clear better team, with dominant victories on Inferno (13-3) and Nuke (13-3).

Much of G2 Esports' success on the day thanks to AWPer Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov, who ended the series with a 1.60 performance rating, ahead of Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa at 1.33.

G2 Esports Squad & Team News

No changes for G2 Esports Counter-Strike roster.

Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski
Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa
Nemanja "huNter-" Kovač
Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov

Natus Vincere Form

Natus Vincere, like G2 Esports, won their group quite easily. They ran over Lynn Vision, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Eternal Fire, yet their most notable victory of the tournament came on Friday.

In the ESL Pro League Season 20 quarterfinals, Natus Vincere posted an incredible victory over Team Spirit, who they bested while dropping just 14 combined rounds. NaVi won the series with 13-5 on Dust II and 13-9 on Mirage, proving once more that they belong in the elite few.

Justinas "jL" Lekavičius, who has been NaVi's top player this tournament, again stood out with his input, ending the series with a 1.80 rating. That now sees jL become the top-performing player of the tournament with an average rating of 1.50 across eight maps played ahead of his teammate, Mihai "iM" Ivan, who holds a 1.37 rating.

Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

Natus Vincere have not announced any roster changes.

Valerij "b1t" Vakhovsjkyj
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen
Justinas "jL" Lekavičius
Mihai "iM" Ivan
Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov

Verdict

G2 Esports v Natus Vincere

Natus Vincere has G2 Esports' number this year, with a 5-0 head-to-head record. However, just one of those wins happened when the teams fielded their current rosters, so that number might not hold much weight.

G2 Esports and Natus Vincere are both more than capable of winning on Saturday, yet they are also both somewhat inconsistent – as seen across the last couple of months. And as there is not much to set them apart quality-wise, this series will likely come down to which of the two teams will show up on the day.

At 2.25 G2 Esports are a bit underrated by all standards, or better said, NaVi are overrated at 1.62. This number is a bit inflated due to NaVi's victory against Spirit, but considering Spirit have not looked like themselves in Malta, that success can be taken with a grain of salt.

G2 Esports To Win

Moneyline

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