On the first matchday of Group C NAVI and MIBR will meet in the opening match. While the CIS team was among the absolute world's best in 2020, MIBR restructured the complete lineup at the end of last year and signed the former BOOM roster.

There have been plenty of surprises in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups so far. While in Group A Astralis was eliminated as the big favorite, in Group B Vitality and G2 were knocked out. So it is already clear that at least one of the three teams will not be represented at the BLAST Spring Finals.

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Author's tip: MIBR wins

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In the next three days NAVI , Liquid , FaZe and MIBR will play out the remaining two spots for the qualification to the BLAST Spring Finals. All duels will still take place online and as bo3. NAVI and Liquid are the clear favorites for the first two places. However, if the BLAST Premier Group Stage has shown one thing so far, it's that favorite roles don't mean much.

Date and provider

The match between NAVI and MIBR will take place on 12.02.2021 live at 4.30 p.m.(CET). An English stream will be provided by BLAST itself and will be broadcasted on Twitch and Youtube .

Natus Vincere - Latest performance & results

NAVI has won their last five matches and also enters the duel with MIBR as clear favorites. The team confirmed their great form by winning the final match against Astralis at the BLAST Global Finals. The victory, about two weeks ago, was also the last official match for the CIS team. NAVI is practically the only team besides Vitality that successfully integrated a sixth player into the lineup with B1T. How the team will deal with the new Major rule and if they will stick with the six players in the long run is still uncertain.

After a first-round loss, the team went on an incredible lower-bracket run in January, eventually finishing second in the EsportFire World Rankings with wins over Astralis and Vitality. With a dominant performance in Group C, the team would even have the chance to take first place for the first time. In the NAVI vs. MIBR duel, the odds clearly assign the favorite role to the CIS team. However, odds around 1.20 make a pure win bet less tempting.

MIBR - Latest performance & results

MIBR had a turbulent time at the end of last year. The lineup changed twice and finally the organization decided to sign the players of BOOM Esports, who could make a name for themselves with good performances in 2020. However, given the odds, MIBR enters the duel with NAVI as a clear underdog.

Since arriving in Europe, the team has played four matches so far and participated in the cs_summit 7. Even if the final result was not very satisfying with three losses and one win, the Brazilian team showed solid performances in all matches and lost two games, against top teams like Heroic and Cloud9, only with 1:2.

Natus Vincere vs. MIBR - Map-Veto prediction

As bans, Nuke and Vertigo are very likely. Between NAVI and MIBR, the tip regarding the maps is on Inferno and Mirage. As a decider, Dust2 would be conceivable. However, due to the long break since the last official game, it is quite possible that the picks of the two teams will vary a bit.

Natus Vincere vs. MIBR - Prediction

Due to the enormously low odds and the long break since the last official match, we put our bet on the big underdog between NAVI and MIBR and thus believe in the next surprise at the BLAST Premier Groups. This tip is coupled with a big risk of loss and risk-averse bettors should skip this game. As a bet we see 4 units as appropriate.

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