HOTU vs Natus Vincere, head-to-head

HOTU and Natus Vincere have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: Natus Vincere lead 2 - 0. Latest meeting: Apr 15, 2026 at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026.

Recent meetings

• Apr 15, 2026: HOTU 0 - 2 Natus Vincere (Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026)
• Oct 7, 2025: HOTU 0 - 2 Natus Vincere (ESL Pro League Season 22)

Head-to-head record

Across 2 meetings in the last 12 months, HOTU won 0 and Natus Vincere won 2, over 4 decided maps.

Opening map

HOTU won the first map 0 times and Natus Vincere won it 2 times. Natus Vincere went on to win both of those series.

Pistol rounds

HOTU won 4 and Natus Vincere won 4 of the 8 pistol rounds across the 4 maps with round data, which is 50% to 50%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

Natus Vincere average 5 more rounds per map than HOTU across 4 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.

Recency edge

Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 0% to HOTU and 100% to Natus Vincere.

Map record in these meetings

• Ancient: HOTU 0, Natus Vincere 2
• Dust II: HOTU 0, Natus Vincere 1
• Train: HOTU 0, Natus Vincere 1

Common opponents

Both teams have played 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, HOTU are 6 - 13 and Natus Vincere are 21 - 14.

• Against Aurora: HOTU 0 - 3, Natus Vincere 5 - 1
• Against BetBoom: HOTU 1 - 5, Natus Vincere 1 - 0
• Against Vitality: HOTU 0 - 1, Natus Vincere 1 - 5
• Against B8: HOTU 0 - 1, Natus Vincere 5 - 0
• Against Legacy: HOTU 1 - 0, Natus Vincere 1 - 3
• Against 3DMAX: HOTU 0 - 1, Natus Vincere 2 - 1
• Against Astralis: HOTU 1 - 1, Natus Vincere 1 - 1
• Against GamerLegion: HOTU 1 - 0, Natus Vincere 3 - 0

The eight they have played most are listed; 3 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.

Where these teams differ

HOTU are strongest on Anubis 85% from 20 plays, Nuke 59.3% from 27 plays, Dust II 58.6% from 58 plays.

Over their last 8 matches HOTU faced ranked opposition averaging world number 43.6.

Natus Vincere are strongest on Ancient 70% from 30 plays, Mirage 56.1% from 41 plays, Dust II 54.8% from 31 plays.

Over their last 8 matches Natus Vincere faced ranked opposition averaging world number 15.9.

Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.

HOTU match history, Natus Vincere match history, team rankings