Prediction on match CS2 OG - NiP

The third round of the lower bracket of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 playoffs starts. And in one of the meetings we will see a confrontation between OG and Ninjas in Pajamas. And if NiP had already been at the very top, then OG was waiting for its opponent in the lower bracket.

OG form

The 8th collective of the planet, after silver at IEM New York 2020 Europe, began to repeat the recent success. However, the team faced problems in the group stage with fnatic. OG lost two matches to the Swedish team (1: 2, 1: 2), leaving only insignificant chances to continue the struggle. But the victory over mousesports (2: 0) allowed the team to stay afloat and still reach the playoffs, if not from second, then from third place in the group.

In the lower bracket, OG has already defeated the uncompromising Balkan-French from G2 (2: 0), going to the next round. And now the team will have to play with another traveler from the upper bracket - NiP.

OG card pool:

• Inferno - 67% wins.
• Overpass - 67% wins.

But will OG be able to compete with NiP with this alignment?

Ninjas in Pajamas Form

The Swedish team, currently ranked 15th in the world rankings, played five matches in the championship. NiP, having started the group stage with a defeat to Sprout (0: 2), quickly recovered in the game with ENCE (2: 0). And in the final round, the team defeated their abuser - the Sprout team - securing the second place in the group.

Nevertheless, already in the quarterfinals of the tournament, the team got to Vitality. The French defeated the Swedish team without any problems (2: 0) and stepped further, while NiP set off to conquer the open spaces of the “losers” grid. There, the team won a principled game with FaZe Clan (2: 0), while spending too much energy and emotion.

Best NiP cards:

• Train - 71% wins.
• Overpass - 60% wins.

In this encounter, we will definitely skip Dust 2 and Vertigo, while all the remaining cards can appear equally likely in the pool.

Personal meetings statistics

This year, the teams have met each other only twice. In this case, the score in a series of personal meetings is equal - 1: 1. However, the last game of ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe was won by OG (2: 1).

Forecast for the match OG - NiP

A very difficult match for analysis, in which anything can happen. However, I tip the scales in favor of OG. The Swedes were seriously exhausted playing with the FaZe Clan, while the Europeans had a day of rest. Therefore, I propose to bet on OG to win with odds of 1.55.