Match Prediction: NiP - Grayhound Gaming | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 17Ninjas in Pyjamas and Grayhound Gaming will meet in the semi-finals of the lower group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17. This is a controversial encounter as the Ninjas are narrowly missing out on the championship, while the Australian outfit have already met their mark months in advance with a surprise win over 00NATION the day before.
And it is noticeable that both teams have tremendous problems with stability and cannot find the makings of any sensible game. Still, you have to understand that there is a big difference in class, which does not speak in favour of the Aussies.
Ninjas in Pyjamas probably have all the chances to rehabilitate themselves and score a resounding victory, otherwise it's hard to imagine another scenario. Grayhound Gaming, on the other hand, hasn't impressed so far, although, again, they already have one win over the Brazilians from 00NATION.
Nevertheless, here I would take a closer look at the smashing victory of Ninjas in Pyjamas. I will explain this by saying that even in such realities, the Australian team remains exactly the Australian team without any chance of competing against the top sides.
Ninjas in Pyjamas uniform
The seventeenth team of the world ranking failed back in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they suffered two defeats from Natus Vincere in the group and then lost to Astralis in the first round of the Play-In.
Next, the Swedish squad played horribly in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, where they failed to cope with Vitality and Outsiders to go to rest.
As for their start to the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, Ninjas in Pyjamas got a very controversial win over paiN Gaming and then crushed FaZe Clan before losing to Rooster.
Ninjas in Pyjamas latest results:
- A 2-0 win over Team Spirit.
- A 0-2 defeat at the hands of Vitality.
- A 1-2 loss to the Outsiders.
- 2-0 win over paiN Gaming.
- Defeat by FaZe Clan 0-2.
Ninjas in Pyjamas top cards:
- Nuke - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 67% wins.
It is worth remembering that the Ninjas in Pyjamas team does not risk showing up on the Anubis map.
Grayhound Gaming uniforms
The world's 40th ranked team managed to win ESL Pro League Season 17 Conference Oceania, but then completely failed at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where they suffered two defeats.
Grayhound Gaming then returned home to win a close qualification for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Oceania RMR, leaving all their opponents with a nosedive.
When it comes to the start of the ESL Pro League Season 17 group stage, here the Australian squad came up with nothing against Vitality, but managed to snatch victory from 00NATION the day before.
Grayhound Gaming's latest results:
- Victory over KZG with a score of 16-10.
- A 16-6 win over Antic.
- 2-0 win over Encore.
- 0-2 defeat of Vitality.
- Beat 00NATION 2-1.
Grayhound Gaming top cards:
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 67% of wins.
In turn, the Australian team continues to give up on the Overpass card.
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Grayhound Gaming match statistics
The teams have not met before.
Ninjas in Pyjamas - Grayhound Gaming match prediction
I don't think the Australian team will be able to show a confident game with the current inputs. Grayhound Gaming, after all, have a long-standing problem with consistency when it comes to big matches.
Ninjas in Pyjamas, on the other hand, have a great chance to rehabilitate the embarrassment in the last meeting, where the team did not come up with anything to compete with FaZe Clan.
However, the main factor here should be the difference in the level of players, as the Aussies have no one to cling to. Therefore, in this case I would recommend to bet on Ninjas in Pyjamas to win 2-0.
Bookmakers & Statistics
At the moment, the majority of bookmakers unanimously see the team NiP as the favorite of the game with average odds on a victory in the sum of 1.903. Grayhound Gaming chances to prevail are evaluated with average odds 4.838 by bookmakers.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | NiP | Grayhound Gaming |
5 matches (wins) | 2 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 4 | 7 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The competitors have held 1 matches. In these battles NiP got 1 victories while Grayhound Gaming managed to take 0 matches.