Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) vs. Team Vitality Preview & Prediction - Free CS:GO Betting Picks 6/19
The lower bracket semi-final of the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Finals will conclude with a clash between NiP (Sweden) and Vitality (France). The rivals are looking for the chance to stay alive in the race for $335,000 of prize money for the first place, while the finalists will also book tickets to BLAST Premier Global Finals 2020. It is a Best of 3 matchup, and the loser is out of the tournament.
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) Team Stats and Latest Results
NiP (#11 World Rank) are entering this encounter with four wins in the previous six matches. After losing to #1 Natus Vincere in the opening round of the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Finals, NiP managed to defeat #21 OG, losing just six rounds on each Overpass and Mirage maps. When it comes to the maps, NiP are the most successful on Nuke (70.5 winning percentage, 244 times played), and Vertigo (68.4%, 19 times played).
On the other hand, they are showing weaker displays on Mirage (53.8%, 225 times played) and Overpass (56.6%, 173 times played). NiP’s current lineup consists of: twist (1.07 Rating), nawwk (1.14), REZ (1.03), hampus (1.02), and Plopski (1.12). This lineup played together on 29 maps since May 2019 and has a record of 14 wins and 13 losses with two draws. NiP won 23 trophies in the team’s histroy, but the latest was at IEM Oakland 2017.
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality (#10 World Rank) won five of the last seven matches but disappointed in the most recent one in a 2-0 defeat to #7 FaZe. They surprised #2 G2 in the opening round of the playoffs, securing a W in overtime on Mirage before securing a comfortable win on Inferno. Still, Vitality displayed a pale performance and practically gave up without fight against Faze in the latest round, winning just 20 rounds in total.
When it comes to the maps, Vitality are the most successful on Vertigo (81.2 winning percentage, 16 times played), and Overpass (72.7%, 55 times played). On the other hand, they are not performing very well on Train (50.0%, six times played). Vitality’s current lineup consists of: shox (1.09 Rating), RpK (0.98), apEX (1.04), ZywOo (1.35), and misutaaa (1.01). This lineup played together on 70 maps since March 2020 and has a record of 40 wins and 28 losses with two draws. Vitality won three trophies in the team’s history, the latest at the EPICENTER 2019.
NiP vs. Vitality H2H Record
These rivals have met on nine occasions thus far, and Vitality have five wins opposite NiP’s three, along with one draw. NiP were better in the most recent encounter, 2-1 at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 Europe, destroying Vitality on Mirage before Vitality answered on Nuke. The decider was played on Inferno, and NiP secured a 16-11 victory.
NiP vs. Vitality Betting Preview
After the opening three H2H duels (Best of 3) that ended in two maps, this matchup has been more balanced as the rivals produced a maximum of three maps in four of the previous five H2Hs. Given that the loser of this match will suffer elimination out of the tournament, I expect both teams to fight until the end. Betting on the winner is going to be tricky in this one, and that’s why I am going with Over 2.5 Maps.
