{"id":25537,"date":"2025-05-15T14:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=25537"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:23:06","slug":"natus-vincere-vs-astralis-quarter-final-prediction-pgl-astana-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/cs2-predictions\/natus-vincere-vs-astralis-quarter-final-prediction-pgl-astana-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Natus Vincere vs Astralis &#8211; Quarter-final Prediction &#8211; PGL Astana 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natus Vincere <\/strong>and <strong>Astralis <\/strong>made it to the quarter-finals of the <strong>PGL Astana 2025<\/strong>, and now they will have to fight for the semi-final spot. Both team names are known for the whole world for both their past and present success and if <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong> were one of the best teams in the world in 2024, <strong>Astralis <\/strong>era was back in 2019 and they\u2019re yet to find a way to become a top team again after all the roster shuffles they\u2019ve made. These two teams met each other at <strong>BLAST Bounty 2025<\/strong> in January, and <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong> won with a <strong>score of 2-0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/xplay.gg\/pickem?utm_source=blixgg&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=pickem_predictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xplay&#8217;s CS2 Pick&#8217;em<\/a>, make predictions for CS2 matches to get<strong> Free Rewards<\/strong>. Accurate predictions earn points, in-game currency, and skins &#8211; from AWPs to Knives and Gloves. You can participate for <strong>Free <\/strong>or in <strong>Premium Mode <\/strong>with even more bonuses and a chance to get into the<strong> Top 100<\/strong>, where real prizes are awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last Heads-up Match Result and Players&#8217; Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naas.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naas.png 345w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naas-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naas-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naviastr.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naviastr.png 707w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naviastr-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naviastr-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naviastr-450x264.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Astralis vs. Natus Vincere &#8211; BLAST Bounty 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natus Vincere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve been in some slump recently and have yet to prove they\u2019re back to the top. Still, even when they weren\u2019t at their best, they didn\u2019t lose to any lower-tier teams. They are the ones to look for when it comes to a big tournament. <strong>\u2018b1t\u2019 <\/strong>seems to be in a good form but to make it further into the playoff stage they will need both <strong>\u2018w0nderful\u2019 <\/strong>and <strong>\u2018jL\u2019 <\/strong>to be back in shape. <strong>\u2018iM\u2019 <\/strong>doesn\u2019t seem at his best but he is consistent enough which is good. <strong>\u2018Aleksib\u2019 <\/strong>was one of the least fragging in-game leaders at some point, but now he seems to be getting better at it and impacting the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Astralis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Their recent change of in-game leader from <strong>\u2018cadiaN\u2019 <\/strong>to <strong>\u2018HooXi\u2019 <\/strong>has already shown some success at this tournament, as they managed to beat <strong>VP <\/strong>for the first time in 11 months. <strong>\u2018device\u2019 <\/strong>and <strong>\u2018stain\u2019 <\/strong>were the key players in their match against <strong>VP, <\/strong>leading the scoreboards and their team to win. Both of them are <strong>Astralis <\/strong>star players, so having them in such good shape might already be good enough to give a fight to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HooXi seems to be happy with his new team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/HooXiCSGO\/status\/1922310598999646256\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since <strong>Astralis <\/strong>is playing their first tournament with the new in-game leader, <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong> will have the advantage in this match. Overall, we would say it is <strong>65-35<\/strong> in favor of <strong>Natus Vincere<\/strong>. We expect <strong>Natus Vincere to win<\/strong> this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Can <\/em><strong><em>Astralis <\/em><\/strong><em>start their success way here with the new leader, or will it be <\/em><strong><em>Natus Vincere <\/em><\/strong><em>to repeat the result from <\/em><strong><em>BLAST<\/em><\/strong><em>? We will have to see it this <\/em><strong><em>Friday <\/em><\/strong><em>at <\/em><strong><em>10:00 CET<\/em><\/strong><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t know where to bet on this match, you can check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/betting\/best-cs2-betting-sites-for-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our list of top betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match Overview Natus Vincere and Astralis made it to the quarter-finals of the PGL Astana 2025, and now they will have to fight for the semi-final spot. 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