Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/30 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the group stage of the ongoing WePlay Academy League Season 2 this Thursday. Group winners advance directly to LAN Finals, while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each group proceed to a Last Chance double elimination bracket to determine the last 2 teams that qualify for the LAN Finals.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is 48th in the world ranking. The Swedish team is coming to this tournament after they finished second at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals and received $20,000. At the same time, they were part of the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals and finished 6-8th and 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2. They are also part of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 and have won all their 3 matches. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and have a win rate of 60.0%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the Swedish team has achieved a decent performance on Overpass (72.2%), Vertigo (71.4%), Inferno (60.0%), and Ancient (57.1%) but failed to impress on Mirage (42.9%), and Nuke (33.3%). Their line-up includes Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.98), phzy (1.08), Ro1f (0.95), and debo (0.90).

NAVI Junior Team Stats and Latest Results

NAVI Junior is ranked 100th on the world ranking. They won 4 out of their 10 matches at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 and finished 5th. Meanwhile, they finished 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2 and 5-8th at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2. Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and lost 4. Meanwhile, they have a win rate of 52.2%.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has achieved a decent performance on Mirage (57.1%) and maintained an average performance on Dust2 (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), and Overpass (50.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Vertigo (44.4%) and Inferno (33.3%). Their line-up includes Aunkere (1.15), fear (0.98), m0NESY (1.28), headtr1ck (1.20), and flamie (0.95).

Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior H2H Record

Head-to-head stats show 2 meetings between the opponents and both sides has 1 win to their side.

Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior Betting Preview

Young Ninjas is the best side to win this matchup based on the fact they have a better ranking, better performance on the maps, and better win rate. Young Ninjas have a better win rate on Inferno, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while NAVI Junior leads on Dust2 and Mirage. For this reason, we believe that the Swedish team will win.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.