SKADE vs. NIP, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/01 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at the second round of the group stage this Friday. By this time, NIP won their first round of the group stage while SKADE were defeated at the first round of the group stage. There are 4 groups in this tournament and each group will produce 2 teams to the playoffs.
SKADE Team Stats and Latest Results
SKADE is ranked 22nd in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 25 weeks. They finished 1-8th at the Closed Qualifier and qualified for the IEM Fall 2021 Europe tournament where they lost their first round of the group stage against DBL PONEY (15: 19). SKADE is also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 where they have won all their first 3 matches. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and have a win rate of 64.0%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Mirage (79.2%), Inferno (75.0%), Dust2 (62.1%), Overpass (58.3%), and Vertigo (53.3%). They attained an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (37.5%). The team line-up includes SHiPZ (1.11), dennyslaw (1.13), KalubeR (1.01), Duplicate (1.01), and Rainwaker (1.11).
NIP Team Stats and Latest Results
NIP Team is ranked 7th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 71 weeks. They defeated Fiend (16:4) at the first round of the group stage and are psyched up to continue with their impressive start at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe tournament. At the same time, they finished 1-4th at the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In, 9-12th at the IEM Cologne 2021, and 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and lost 2. The Swedish team has attained a win rate of 68.8% in the last 3 months.
Considering their performance over the last 3 months, they have displayed a decent performance on Ancient (77.8%), Mirage (66.7%), Nuke (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), and Inferno (62.5%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Dust2 (42.9%) and Vertigo (0.0%). At the same time, their line-up consists of device (1.11), REZ (1.08), hampus (1.03), Plopski (1.06), and LNZ (0.92).
SKADE vs. NIP H2H Record
Both teams have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head encounter.
SKADE vs. NIP Betting Preview
NIP won their last 4 matches and fell among the top 10 teams in the world ranking. On the other hand, SKADE won 1 match out of their last 4 games. Considering their performance on the maps, SKADE leads on Dust2, Mirage, Inferno, and Vertigo while the Swedish side has a better performance on Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient. Based on these stats, we believe SKADE will bounce back and win this match.
The Pick: SKADE to win.
