Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026

Natus Vincere vs B8 — match prediction & analysis

4 November at 05:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Natus Vincere and B8 have shared a server 12 times in the period we track, which makes this one of the rarer matchups where the head-to-head actually means something. We weighed it against form, ranking and the map pool.

Natus Vincere come in ranked #10 in the world, B8 #25.

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Natus Vincere

✅ Cache strength: 71% winrate over 7 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (54% pick rate)

✅ Head-to-head edge: 83% versus B8 historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Only 30% winrate on Mirage over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (54% bans) limits their map bargaining

B8

✅ Ancient strength: 67% winrate over 9 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (63% pick rate)

❌ Only 33% winrate on Nuke over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (80% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Weak head-to-head (17% versus Natus Vincere) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

Natus VincereLWWLW3 of 5 won

B8WLLLW2 of 5 won

Head to head

Natus Vincere and B8 have met 12 times in the period we track — Natus Vincere 10, B8 2.

13 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Dust2 — Natus Vincere13 - 5

13 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Inferno — B84 - 13

13 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Ancient — Natus Vincere13 - 0

18 Mar 2026BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 · Dust2 — Natus Vincere13 - 7

18 Mar 2026BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 · Ancient — B817 - 19

The map pool

Win, pick and ban rates over the last three months. This is where a series is often decided before it starts — a team can steer the veto onto a map the opponent rarely plays.

Natus VincereB8

71%7 maps Cache 50%6 maps

33%6 maps Dust2 57%14 maps

30%10 maps Mirage 56%16 maps

40%10 maps Inferno 43%7 maps

62%8 maps Nuke 33%6 maps

57%7 maps Ancient 67%9 maps

75%4 maps Anubis -0 maps

The maps

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Our picks

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Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Natus Vincere

Aleksib0.88

iM1.03

b1t1.10

★

w0nderful1.18

makazze1.06

★

npl1.13

s1zzi1.03

kensizor1.03

esenthial1.07

alex6660.93

More on these teams

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