FUT Esports and Natus Vincere will face off in the eighth round of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League group stage. If Born to Win is already guaranteed to play-offs, and certainly straight from the semi-finals, the Turkish team is not yet guaranteed anything.
On the other hand, FUT Esports shows a reasonably good game, although they do not go over the top, and they rarely try to surprise their opponents with suitable ideas.
Yet, in this match, the Turkish team will not have many chances to prove themselves. Therefore, I would lean on a logical win for Natus Vincere here.
FUT Esports Form
The fifth-ranked team in Europe has had a mixed record in the group stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League, as they have alternated victories with defeats.
More recently, FUT Esports had a streak of two losses from Giants Gaming and Fnatic, which made their tournament prospects much more difficult.
Fortunately, in the last round of the Turkish team took care of Karmine Corp, although this victory is not negotiable - there is a complete failure of the opponent on all fronts.
Latest FUT Esports results:
- A 2-0 win over Team Vitality.
- A 2-0 win over KOI.
- A 0-2 loss to Giants Gaming.
- 0-2 defeat of Fnatic.
- Defeated Karmine Corp 2-0.
FUT Esports top scorers:
- Lotus - 83% wins.
- Pearl - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 56% wins.
- Haven - 50% wins.
It should be remembered that the Turkish team usually refuses to use Fracture maps.
Natus Vincere uniforms
The second team in the European rankings managed to fail Long Corner at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: EMEA League, giving KOI an unthinkable victory.
The good thing is that afterwards, Natus Vincere pulled themselves together and did not allow themselves to fail again, gradually closing the gap from the group of pursuers, which is quite a lot.
Recently, Born to Win also managed to defeat Team Liquid. It is clear that with the problems of the Liquid the game could have been easier, but even without that the team holds a high bar.
The latest results from Natus Vincere:
- A 2-0 win over BBL Esports.
- Victory over Team Heretics with a score of 2-1.
- Beat Karmine Corp 2-0.
- Beat Team Vitality 2-0.
- Defeated Team Liquid 2-0.
Best Natus Vincere scores:
- Pearl - 100% wins.
- Split - 100% wins.
- Ascent - 86% wins.
- Fracture - 86% wins.
In turn, Born to Win is not shown on the Haven map.
FUT Esports - Natus Vincere match statistics
The teams have not yet met in their current lineups.
Forecast for the match FUT Esports - Natus Vincere
It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which the Turkish team will show the maximum. That said, FUT Esports has a derby coming up that they need to prepare for just as much.
On the other hand, Natus Vincere managed to prove their worth. The good thing is that their tenacious play allows Born to Win to pick up hard-fought victories.
So in this case I would recommend to bet on Natus Vincere to win.
