Natus Vincere face Movistar KOI in the LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs lower bracket, with KOI backed to win by two maps.
League of Legends EMEA Championship 2026 Summer Playoffs continue on Friday, September 18, when Natus Vincere will face off against Movistar KOI for a spot in the lower bracket final.
Natus Vincere reached the final four of LEC Summer with a 3-2 victory against GIANTX, who helped NAVI shake off their rust, having been away from the Summoner’s Rift since August 29.
Natus Vincere looked good on the day. They produced a clean victory on map one, got overconfident on the second, and despite being sloppy on the third, NAVI managed to grab a 2-1 lead.
After some up and down, Natus Vincere collapsed on the fourth map and produced a throw in their own style.
Despite securing an early lead, NAVI overextended a few too many times, losing the map.
They eventually closed it out on the fifth, and while Natus Vincere deserved the win, they looked sloppy, which will not fly against stronger teams such as Movistar KOI.
While Natus Vincere did not look stable in their last outing, Movistar KOI have become known as one of the least stable teams in the LEC.
Very volatile, capable of high highs and low lows, KOI are rarely to be trusted as favourites.
Inconsistency is an issue for Movistar KOI, even though this is a very strong squad, more than capable of contesting the LEC trophy.
That was clear during the LEC Summer regular season, when KOI produced some dominant victories but also a few stinkers.
They lost against GIANTX and SK Gaming, and defeated Natus Vincere and Team Heretics in the final games of the group stage.
Not the most impressive run, even though KOI looked dominant in their wins.
The problem with KOI is that it is impossible to know which version of KOI will appear in the arena.
When they are on, Movistar KOI are very good, but the opposite holds true when KOI are having one of their bad days.
This makes considering a position on Natus Vincere an appealing pick.
But Natus Vincere have not only lost to KOI during the regular season, but they have also looked very sloppy against GIANTX, so we would need a better price to side with the underdogs.
Movistar KOI to win with two maps to spare at -101.01 on the top-rated LoL bookmakers is a more appealing bet.
They had their iffy moments against Team Vitality, but also produced a couple of very good maps. Another performance like that will be enough to breeze past Natus Vincere.
Movistar KOI -1.5 maps
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
