Match preview · BLAST Open Porto 2026

G2 vs Natus Vincere — match prediction & analysis

30 August at 11:05 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

G2 vs Natus Vincere at BLAST Open Porto 2026 is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

Our call: G2 to win — 57% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

G2 won 2–0. ✅ Our call was right — we said G2 at 57%.

Ancient — 13–6

Inferno — 13–10

Mirage — –

G2

✅ Head-to-head edge: 86% versus Natus Vincere historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Natus Vincere

❌ Weak head-to-head (14% versus G2) undermines matchup confidence

Head to head

G2 and Natus Vincere have met 28 times in the period we track — G2 24, Natus Vincere 4.

The maps

Ancient — Natus Vincere's pick

Inferno — G2's pick

Mirage — the decider

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

More on these teams

All G2 predictions and results
All Natus Vincere predictions and results

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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.