ENCE vs. NIP Preview & Prediction- Free 4/09 CS: GO
The opponents will clash at the semi-final of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament this Saturday. In this event, playoff matches are played in a single-elimination bracket, best-of-three series except for the grand final which is a best-of-five. The winner of this duel will advance to the grand final while the loser will leave the tournament. The best team in the tournament will take $175,000.
ENCE Team Stats and Latest Results
ENCE is ranked #10 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 55 weeks. The Finnish team won their last 2 matches and also holds a win rate of 80% from their last 10 games. They defeated Movistar Riders (2:1) in the quarter-finals of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament. Considering their past tournaments, the team finished 3-4th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021, 2nd at the FantasyExpo EU Champions Spring 2022 Europe Closed Qualifier, and 5-8th at the Pinnacle Cup III. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 68.0%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show excellent performance on Dust2 (100.0%-win rate), Nuke (91.7%), Overpass (62.5%), and Mirage (56.2%). On the flip-side, the Finnish team failed to impress on Ancient (50.0%) and Vertigo (33.3%). They have a roster that consists of dycha (1.10 player rating), hades (1.12), Snappi (0.99), Spinx (1.14), and Maden (1.00).
NIP Team Stats and Latest Results
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) ranks #7 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 98 weeks. The team won 4 out of their 5 matches in the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 tournament and got a bye to the quarter-finals where they defeated Liquid with a score of 2:1 and progressed to the semis. The team’s last achievement was 7th place in the IEM Season XVI - Katowice tournament, which finished on February 27, 2022, and was awarded $24,000. They won 7 out of their last 10 matches and hold a win rate of 60.0%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show excellent performance on Ancient (75.0%-win rate). They managed an average performance on Overpass (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (50.0%), and Inferno (50.0%). The team has a line-up that includes REZ (1.08-player rating), Plopski (1.04), hampus (1.03), phzy (0.96), and es3tag (0.95).
ENCE vs. NIP H2H Record
Head-to-head record shows 13 meetings between the rivals. The advantage of these confrontations is on NIP which has won 7 times. lost 5 matches to ENCE, and drew once. Their last encounter was at the bracket of the 2021 Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI Fall Europe tournament on October 10, 2021, and NIP won with a score of 3:1.
ENCE vs. NIP Betting Preview
Both teams are among the best teams in the world ranking. At the moment, NIP is ranked #10 while ENCE is #7 in the global ranking. Considering their performance on the maps, ENCE has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass while NIP leads on Inferno, Vertigo, and Ancient. Additionally, NIP has attained more than a 50%-win rate in 1 card while ENCE has 5 maps with at least 50% wins. And since ENCE has a slightly better win rate over the last 3 months, we believe they are the better side and will win.
The Pick: ENCE to win.
