BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere Tips & Live Stream – Will Natus Vincere Find More Consistency?

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Last updated: 07 May 2025

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BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere VALORANT betting predictions for Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the first round of VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1 Playoffs (17:00 CEST)
BBL Esports are in excellent form
NaVi did not look good during the group stage

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BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere Predictions

BBL Esports and Natus Vincere will face off on Thursday, May 8, in the first round of VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2025: EMEA Stage 1 Playoffs, marking their first meeting of the season.

BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere Predictions
Head to Head
Where to Watch BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere Live?
BBL Esports Form
BBL Esports Squad & Team News
Natus Vincere Form
Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

BBL Esports head into the series as favourites, after a strong run through the group stage, finishing in second place with a 4-1 record. Natus Vincere, on the other hand, have not looked that clean and while they managed a 3-2 record, their group stage results did not inspire much confidence.

Since the two teams have had a while to rest and prepare for this match, many things can change, which mainly concerns NaVi improving and BBL Esports losing some of their momentum.

Assuming NaVi have taken the time to iron out some of their issues, this should be a competitive game.

NaVi have the talent to win
BBL Esports had a lot of momentum going out of the group stage
This can be a competitive game

Head to Head

BBL Esports and Natus Vincere have yet to meet this season.

Where to Watch BBL Esports vs Natus Vincere Live?

Live streams for VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1 playoff fixture between BBL Esports and Natus Vincere are available via live streaming services offered by the top betting sites.

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Visit Stake > navigate to the VCT markets > select the game when live
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BBL Esports Form

BBL Esports ended Group Omega with a 4-1 record, which includes wins against Karmine Corp (2-1), KOI (2-0), Gentle Mates (2-0), and FUT Esports (2-0). Their only loss of the stage came against Team Liquid (1-2).

In their last three outings, BBL Esports played very well; however, even though BBL Esports built up a lot of momentum in the group stage, that will not mean much here, as they played their last match two weeks ago.

BBL Esports Squad & Team News

No roster changes for BBL Esports.

Burak "LêwN" Alkan
Elias "Jamppi" Olkkonen
Dawid "PROFEK" Święć
Volkan "sociablEE" Yönal
Egor "chiwa" Stepaniuk
Martin "Magnum" Peňkov

Natus Vincere Form

Natus Vincere ended the group stage with a 3-2 record, enough for no.3 finish. They had their moments early on, but have looked very shaky for most of the stage, except for the one victory against Team Vitality.

While a talented team, Natus Vincere have not produced anything exciting en route to the playoffs outside of a couple of solid maps, so it is hard to say how good they actually are.

There is a world where NaVi wake up for the playoffs and show what they're capable of. However, while there are no guarantees that will happen, NaVi at their best, can defeat anyone.

Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

No roster changes for Natus Vincere

Kyrylo "ANGE1" Karasov
Andrei "Shao" Kiprskii
Emirhan "hiro" Kat
GianFranco "koalanoob" Potestio
Uğur "Ruxic" Güç

Verdict

BBL Esports v Natus Vincere

BBL Esports appear like stronger team, namely due to their solid showings in the last three rounds of the group stage. However, they've not played a single fixture in two weeks, so all that momentum proves nothing.

Natus Vincere looked a bit shaky during the group stage, but they've shown high highs, proving they can perform. Whether they'll find more consistency for the playoffs is anyone's guess, but it is hard to pass on them at 2.37.