Imperial vs Natus Vincere, head-to-head

Imperial and Natus Vincere have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: Natus Vincere lead 2 - 0. Latest meeting: Nov 29, 2025 at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 Stage 2.

Recent meetings

Head-to-head record

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

Opening map

Imperial won the first map 1 time and Natus Vincere won it 1 time. Imperial still lost that series. Natus Vincere went on to win that series.

Pistol rounds

Imperial won 6 and Natus Vincere won 2 of the 8 pistol rounds across the 4 maps with round data, which is 75% to 25%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

Natus Vincere average 3.5 more rounds per map than Imperial 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 Imperial and 100% to Natus Vincere.

Map record in these meetings

Common opponents

Both teams have played 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Imperial are 4 - 5 and Natus Vincere are 11 - 8.

Where these teams differ

Imperial are strongest on Cache 76.9% from 13 plays, Anubis 75% from 16 plays, Nuke 66% from 47 plays.

Over their last 8 matches Imperial faced ranked opposition averaging world number 63.4.

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.

Imperial match history, Natus Vincere match history, team rankings