Match Prediction: NiP - Heroic | CS2 (CS:GO)

Ninjas in Pajamas and Heroic will compete for the last ticket to the Fall Final. In turn, the losing team will go to conquer the Fall Showdown, where there will be even less chances.

As for this match, I don't quite believe in the prospects of the Danish team, which is understandable, given Heroic's performance in the match against Team Liquid. There, the guys made so many mistakes that it was enough to get eliminated from BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022.

Of course, Ninjas in Pajamas also has its own problems, but the Swedes at least try to dictate their pace, while the structure and logic from the Danes is not entirely clear to me.

Uniform Ninjas in Pajamas

The ninth team of the world ranking had a great start in the group stage of BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, getting a confident victory over the Danes from Astralis.

However, the Swedish team managed to swim further, quickly losing two fights and going to rest.

The adventures of Ninjas in Pajamas did not end there, as the team managed to give an equal battle with Evil Geniuses. And then the Swedes lost to Team Liquid, where, relying on the result of the opponent, they at least imposed a fight.

Latest Ninjas in Pajamas results:

• Victory over Astralis with a score of 16:10.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 12:16.
• Lost to Astralis with a score of 9:16.
• Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.

Best Ninjas in Pajamas cards:

• Vertigo - 67% of wins.
• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 60% win rate.
• Overpass - 50% of wins.

Do not forget that the Swedish team usually refuses the Dust 2 map.

Form Heroic

The thirteenth team of the world ranking became the winner of the group stage of BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2022, although, looking ahead, they did not deserve a game at all.

Firstly, the Danish team beat BIG twice with difficulty. Secondly, it seems to me that Heroic was simply lucky to catch the wave and break the economy with FaZe Clan.

And yet, the Play-In dotted the “i”, as the team was tritely moved by the guys from Team Liquid. I don’t know why cadiaN didn’t shout, but with such a game plan, there’s definitely nothing to do at TIER-1.

Heroic's latest results:

• Victory over BIG with a score of 16:13.
• Lost to FaZe Clan with a score of 10:16.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 16:14.
• Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 16:10.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 0:2.

Best Heroic Maps:

• Mirage - 100% wins.
• Overpass - 83% of wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.
• Nuke - 60% win rate.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

Do not forget that the Danish team is also consistently refusing the Dust 2 map.

Ninjas in Pajamas vs Heroic Match Statistics

As part of the current season, the teams held one meeting - at IEM Cologne 2022, the victory went to Ninjas in Pajamas (2:0).

Prediction for the match Ninjas in Pajamas vs Heroic

It sounds trite, but the team that won't ban Dust 2 will win. Instead, they prefer to push off from the opponent's best card. In any case, Heroic won their quartet by mistake, as well as a real shame happened to Team Liquid.

As for the Swedes, it seems to me that the guys will get together and carefully look at the opponent's game. However, Heroic clearly didn't play enough for the slot in the autumn finals.

Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Ninjas in Pajamas team.