On March 15, Natus Vincere will begin their journey at the ESL Pro League Season 17 CS:GO tournament. In the first match of the group stage, the team will meet with forZe. Analysts of the betting company PARI believe that NAVI will not be difficult to deal with an opponent. The match in the best-of-3 format starts at 18:00 Moscow time. NAVI is ranked fifth in the ranking of the best teams in the world, while forZe is not even in the top 30.
At the same time, the last time forZe managed to beat NAVI was three years ago. Therefore, experts practically do not doubt the success of NAVI and give a coefficient of 1.13 for their victory. The chances that the Ukrainian team will finish the match with a score of 2:0 are estimated by a coefficient of 1.47.
Active game practice can help forZe in this duel — unlike NAVI, who have not played on the professional stage for the last month, forZe participated in a number of qualifications and third-party small tournaments. The chances that forZe will be able to create a sensation and beat NAVI are estimated at 6.00. Analysts give a coefficient 2.5 0 on the fact that forZe will be able to take at least one card. The most unlikely outcome of the confrontation is considered to be the victory of forZe with a score of 2:0 — a coefficient of 1 1.00.
PARI clients bet on NAVI — about 91% of the total volume of bets on the outcome of the meeting falls on this team.
The largest bet among PARI clients for the upcoming match is 100,000 rubles for a NAVI victory at a coefficient of 1.13. The client added this outcome to the express of two events with a total coefficient of 1.84.
The ESL Pro League Season 17 tournament runs from February 22 to March 26 in Malta. The winner of the NAVI vs forZe match will play in the next round with the best team from the Team Spirit — Astralis pair.