NAVI and Spirit will compete for the right to advance to the final of the lower bracket of the EPIC League CIS 2021, where the winner of this pair will play against the winner of the Entropiq - Virtus.pro match. Despite the fact that the "dragons" had an ideal group stage, the guys swam in the upper semifinals, having received the full program from Gambit.
NAVI form
The second team in the world rankings advanced to the playoffs of the EPIC League CIS 2021, losing only to Entropiq. However, in the quarterfinals we saw a familiar team that lost to some guys from the FACEIT spaces. Nevertheless, “Born to Win” quickly corrected themselves, having closed in the lower bracket forZe - another lucky Swiss (3-0). And I believe that NAVI plucked up a sporting anger to correct its situation.
Recent results NAVI:
- Lost to Entropiq with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over bankaPEPSI with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Gambit with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat to Akuma with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over forZe with a score of 2: 0.
Best NAVI cards:
- Train - 100% wins.
- Dust 2 - 75% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 67% wins.
It's time to remember that NAVI does not play Vertigo. But interestingly, both teams are ready to get rid of one unfortunate card.
Spirit form
The 12th team in the world rankings had a great start at the EPIC League CIS 2021, being the first to make the playoffs. There, the team easily finished with K23, closing the opponent with a score of 2: 0. However, already in the semifinals, something happened that is difficult to describe in words. The thing is that Spirit just moved, not allowing them to turn around on two maps. And I can imagine what's going on in the team's teams right now.
Recent results Spirit:
- Victory over bankaPEPSI with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Gambit with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat Entropiq with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over K23 with a score of 2: 0.
- Lost at Gambit with a score of 0: 2.
Best Spirit Cards:
- Overpass - 100% wins.
- Dust 2 - 82% wins.
- Inferno - 75% wins.
The situation is a little worse on Mirage, Train and Nuke. However, don't forget that Spirit is ready to get rid of Vertigo.
Meeting statistics NAVI - Spirit
During the last season, the teams held two meetings:
- NAVI's victory in WePlay! Clutch Island with a score of 2: 0.
- NAVI's victory at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe with a score of 2: 0.
However, let's not forget that the lineups have changed a bit since then.
Forecast for the match NAVI - Spirit
I'm worried about Spirit, because after such a defeat it will be very difficult for the team to come to their senses. Moreover, NAVI closely watched Gambit and noticed all the subtleties/mistakes of the "dragons". In addition, Born to Win the day before showed that Akuma's defeat didn't solve anything, only adding to the players' anger. Plus, the choice of maps is the most convenient for NAVI, since on Dust 2 or Nuke the team looks exactly as good as Spirit. Therefore, here I propose to put the NAVI team on the victory.
