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Virtus.pro vs Natus Vincere Tips & Odds – Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024

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10 Oct 2024
Tit Krajnik 10 Oct 2024
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  • Virtus.pro vs Natus Vincere Counter-Strike betting predictions for Friday, October 11, 2024, in the first round of Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Playoffs (12:00 BRT)
  • Virtus.pro are priced as underdogs
  • Natus Vincere have underperformed in the group stage
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Virtus.pro vs Natus Vincere Predictions


Virtus.pro and Natus Vincere will meet on Friday, October 11, in the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 quarterfinals. It will mark their first meeting since June when NaVi won, and according to the esports betting sites, NaVi should win again.
  • Virtus.pro vs Natus Vincere Predictions
  • Head to Head
  • Virtus.pro Form
  • Virtus.pro Squad & Team News
  • Natus Vincere Form
  • Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

You can find Natus Vincere priced at 1.28 with the best crypto betting sites, whereas Virtus.pro are 3.80 underdogs to come out ahead of this contest. As the world's no.1 Counter-Strike squad, Natus Vincere remain a serious threat to win the IEM Rio 2024 title, so the price difference here is justifiable.

  • Natus Vincere (#1) are higher-ranked than Virtus.pro (#9)
  • NaVi defeated VP in their last meeting
  • Virtus.pro have a worse map pool

Head to Head


Virtus.pro and Natus Vincere last met in June, when NaVi won.

  • Natus Vincere 2-0 Virtus.pro – June 15, 2024

Virtus.pro Form


Virtus.pro started their Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 campaign with a 10-13 loss against The MongolZ, but they've found more traction in the lower bracket.

Despite the rough start to the tournament, Virtus.pro won their next three series against 9z Team (2-1), Astralis (2-0), and The MongolZ (2-0) to book the final Group B ticket for the playoffs. 

With those wins, VP are 6-4 from their last ten series, which is not terrible; however, they've not beaten a single top-rated Counter-Strike esports team over that stretch, so it is fair to question how they will do against NaVi.

Virtus.pro Squad & Team News


No changes for Virtus.pro.

  • Dzhami "Jame" Ali
  • Evgeniy "FL1T" Lebedev
  • Petr "fame" Bolyshev
  • David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan
  • Denis "electroNic" Sharipov

Natus Vincere Form


Natus Vincere looked excellent across the first two rounds of the IEM Rio 2024 group stage, with commanding victories against Imperial Esports and Team Liquid. However, despite their explosive start, NaVi slipped against FURIA Esports in Group A upper bracket final.

The series ended with FURIA picking up both maps, Nuke (13-10) and Mirage (13-4), proving to the world that they can play at the top level, but more importantly, that NaVi can bleed. 

How much that performance means in the greater picture is up to debate, but it is worth noting that all but one of NaVi players ended the series with a below 1.00 performance 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

Natus Vincere slipped in their previous outing, yet despite the abysmal display, they are expected to do well against Virtus.pro. That makes sense, as VP have not beaten any great teams of late, yet they are in great form and definitely have enough talent to do some damage.

If we see Inferno played, VP should be in a good spot to take a map, but they are also efficient on Mirage and Aubis, so they should have a few opportunities to make a map off the limping NaVi.

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