Match Prediction: SK Gaming - Ninjas in Pyjamas | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 7 FinalsThe teams played together for the last time at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 in the middle of April and a victory was achieved with a score of 16:13 by NiP. Before that, the teams had faced at the beginning of December in 2017 and have already changed rosters, so there is no sense in considering that results.
The team Ninjas in Pyjamas has recently started playing a way better and has already placed seventh in the rate of the best teams by HLTV.org, however, the guys can’t boast of some achievements in 2018 - the roster held the 7th-8th place at cs_summit 2 and the 5th-6th place at Intel Extreme Masters XII - World Championship and DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018. The team has recently managed to achieve the second place in the European division of ESL Pro League Season 7, which brought them there.
In its turn, SK Gaming has a decline now, however, it doesn’t prevent them from placing eighth in the rate of the best teams by HLTV. This year, the guys held the 3rd-4th place at ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018, the first place at WESG 2017 North American Finals and the 3rd-4th place at cs_summit 2. The team was unlucky to enter the top four in various large championships in March, April and at the beginning of May.
Bookmakers can’t determine a favorite in the match. We think that a victory in the match will depend on a map, however, we prefer the Brazilian team as the championship is hosted in the USA and they didn’t have to fly 20 hours from Europe.