Match Prediction: Grayhound Gaming - NiP | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Paris Major 2023 Challengers StageGrayhound Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas will meet in the fourth round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage to play for a trip to the Legends Stage.
It doesn't even ring a bell how the Australian squad can make it to the Legends. No, Grayhound Gaming have made a big impression in the last couple of months, but still 0:16 really hurts the eye.
The Ninjas, on the other hand, even managed to show some character, snatching victory from the hands of OG. The team also had a much tougher time at the net, so objectively the boys deserved more. Therefore here I would rely on the victory of Ninjas in Pyjamas team.
Grayhound Gaming uniforms
The 28th ranked team in the world went through the regional BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Asia RMR without a chance, where they picked up three solid wins to break through to the majors.
After a short rest, Grayhound Gaming played at their home ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, where they even made the play-offs, but lost badly to Bad News Eagles in the semi-finals.
As for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, the Australian squad posted wins over FORZE and TheMongolz, but also lost to Apeks without a chance.
Grayhound Gaming's latest results:
- A 16-11 win over Complexity Gaming.
- A 1-2 loss to Bad News Eagles.
- 16-14 win over FORZE.
- 0-16 defeat at the hands of Apeks.
- 16-10 win over TheMongolz.
Grayhound Gaming's best scores:
- Nuke - 86% wins.
- Ancient - 80% wins.
- Inferno - 79% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 50% wins.
It should be remembered that the Australian squad still doesn't play on the Overpass map.
Ninjas in Pyjamas fixtures
Fourteenth team of the world ranking ambiguously played in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, but still noted victories over Eternal Fire, Astralis and BIG.
Next European team played at IEM Rio 2023, where they defeated Imperial Esports and 9INE, but after defeats from Natus Vincere and Heroic not even made it to the play-offs.
Fortunately on the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to beat MOUZ and OG, but the team also fell short against ENCE, showing some problems in close games.
Ninjas in Pyjamas latest results:
- A 2-1 win over 9INE.
- A 0-2 loss to Heroic.
- 16-9 victory over MOUZ.
- 9-16 defeat of ENCE.
- 19-17 victory over OG.
Best Ninjas in Pyjamas:
- Mirage - 77% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 57% wins.
- Overpass - 56% wins.
It should be remembered that the European squad has long refused to play Anubis.
Grayhound Gaming - Ninjas in Pyjamas meeting statistics
During the current season, the teams held one meeting - at ESL Pro League Season 17, the victory went to Grayhound Gaming (2-1).
Grayhound Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
I wouldn't go with the result from ESL Pro League Season 17, as Ninjas in Pyjamas have played enough matches against direct rivals since then.
Yes, the European squad has stability problems, and sometimes the leaders are off. But so far Ninjas in Pyjamas have played better than expected. As for Grayhound Gaming, apart from a strong victory over FORZE, the Australians have shown nothing.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Ninjas in Pyjamas team to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
According to leading bookmakers predictions, the team NiP are the favorite with average odds 1.129 at the moment. Respectively, bookmakers consider Grayhound Gaming to be the outsider of the match with odds on a victory in the sum of about 7.815.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | Grayhound Gaming | NiP |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 6 |
It will also be necessary to mention the history of face-to-face meetings between the opponents. The competitors have held 2 matches. And Grayhound Gaming won 1 times while NiP correspondingly became the winner 1 times.