NAVI Celestials and Alliance.Coven will meet in the third round of the group stage of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2. So far, both teams are going with the same result.
However, the Scandinavian squad personally seems a bit more interesting to me in that they're moving steadily. In turn, NAVI Celestials represents the essence of bad decisions, but let's not talk about that.
In general, even the statistics speak in favour of the Coven roster, which probably wants to pull up a bit in the standings, thankfully there are opportunities. So here I would lean on Alliance.Coven to win.
NAVI Celestials uniforms
The nineteenth-ranked women's team finished third at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2022: Game Changers EMEA Series 3 last year, which was a good end to the season.
However, at the Long Conrpeg of the new season, the Turkish squad fell to VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1 where they failed to even reach the play-offs, finishing seventh in the group.
And at the Long Converge VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2, NAVI Celestials are not doing so well either as the team has already lost to Anonymo Female and G2 Gozen.
NAVI Celestials latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to CBA.
- A 0-2 defeat at the hands of Alliance.Coven.
- A 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas Lightning.
- 1-2 defeat to Anonymo Female.
- 1-2 defeat by G2 Gozen.
Best NAVI Celestials:
- Split - 100% wins.
- Haven - 67% wins.
It's worth mentioning that the Turkish team doesn't appear on the Fracture map.
Form Alliance.Coven
The 35th ranked women's team failed in open qualification for VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1, but still made it to the championship via the Last Chance Qualifier.
The European side had a modest showing at VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1 but still managed three wins and four defeats.
As for Long Coven in the group stage of VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 2, Alliance.Coven managed to beat Ninjas in Pyjamas Lightning, but also lost to Anonymo Female and KPI Shine.
Alliance.Coven's latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to BBL Queens.
- A 2-0 win over NAVI Celestials.
- A 0-2 loss to KPI Shine.
- 2-0 win over Ninjas in Pyjamas Lightning.
- 1-2 defeat by Anonymo Female.
Alliance.Coven:
- Bind - 100% wins.
- Lotus - 75% wins.
- Ascent - 71% wins.
- Haven - 70% wins.
Interestingly, the Alliance.Coven team is also not shown on the Fracture map.
Meeting statistics NAVI Celestials - Alliance.Coven
The teams have met once this season - at VCT 2023: Game Changers EMEA Series 1 the victory went to Alliance.Coven (2-0).
NAVI Celestials vs Alliance.Coven
The Turkish side fully justify their outsider status so far, as NAVI Celestials are having a dismal showing. And the opponent has a much stronger selection of cards, plus the statistics speak in their favour.
So I don't think NAVI Celestials will be able to compete sufficiently with the Scandinavians, who are a bit more heresy in terms of preparation for the tournament.
So in this case I'd recommend betting on Alliance.Coven to win.
