Heroic vs. NiP, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/24 CS:GO
The lower bracket final between Heroic and NiP will give us one team that will play in the Consolidation final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, and the side that will face Astralis or Vitality in the clash for the Grand final. Heroic is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter.
Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results
Heroic had a tough path to the Lower bracket final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 after losing to Astralis and G2 in two of the opening three rounds of the tournament. However, they beat North, Sprout, and BIG to come this far and now are one step away from reaching the Consolidation final and two from making it to the Grand final. Heroic won ten of the previous 17 matches.
When it comes to the maps in the last three months, Heroic dominated on Nuke (82.4% win rate) and played well on Overpass (62.5%) and Train (60.0%), while they failed to get a victory on Dust2 (played once). Since August this year, Heroic is playing with the current lineup and appeared on 79 maps with a record of 48 wins and 31 losses. The team members are cadiaN (1.09 rating), b0RUP (0.96), niko (1.10), stavn (1.13), and TeSeS (1.11).
NiP Team Stats and Latest Results
NiP snapped the five-game losing run with two wins over ENCE and Sprout, but they lost to Vitality and dropped to the Lower bracket of this tournament. Still, the Swedish team managed to defeat FaZe, OG, and their compatriots fnatic to reach this stage. NiP is an underdog in this tilt, but even though they are not in the top 10, they know how to beat better-ranked sides. NiP lost nine of the last 15 games.
During the past three months, NiP displayed fine performances on Train (75.0%) and was decent on Overpass (66.7%), while they didn’t taste a victory on Dust2 (played three times) and disappointed on Nuke (22.2%) and Vertigo (33.3%). NiP also assembled its squad in August 2020 and appeared on 41 maps with a record of 21 wins and 20 losses. The lineup consists of twist (0.96), REZ (1.10), hampus (1.03), nawwk (1.06), and Plopski (1.03).
Heroic vs. NiP H2H Record
These rivals have met on two occasions before, and the record is tied at 1-1. NiP won the latest H2H clash 2-1 at the cs_summit 6 Europe in late June this year.
Heroic vs. NiP Betting Preview
Although Heroic is a better-ranked side, I am not going to bet on them to win just because of that fact. NiP showed they can beat strong opponents in the last three games against FaZe, OG, and fnatic, so this one is wide open. The previous H2H tilt produced a maximum of three maps and I expect to see more of the same in this duel, so I am backing Over 2.5 maps.
