Match Prediction: OG - NiP | Counter-Strike (CS2)
ESL Pro League Season 17OG and Ninjas in Pyjamas will play in the Last Chance grid in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17. Who would have thought that both teams would suffer defeats to paiN Gaming and Grayhound Gaming respectively to put themselves in a tight spot.
And it's not to say that anyone particularly failed, although the Swedish squad did believe in themselves after defeating them on the first map. On their part, OG played too casually, for which they gave up the finishing spurt on the decisive map.
In general, I have more questions about the Ninjas in Pyjamas game, as even from the start the team shows something inaudible. Moreover, the guys are floating around in roles, which has a direct impact on performance. Nonsense, but the best player now has a rating of 1.04, which is a complete failure.
So I'm forced to choose the lesser of two evils here. And I think the OG has slightly less of a problem, despite the overall weakness and lack of a strong captain's hand.
OG's form
The world eighth ranked team almost similarly failed in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, where after a tough win over MOUZ they suffered two straight defeats and didn't make the playoffs.
The European side was without their captain, but even so qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR, albeit with a very poor display.
As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, OG managed to outplay 00NATION here, but suffered two defeats to Vitality and paiN Gaming next, ending up here.
OG's latest results:
- A 16-13 win over Anonymo Esports.
- A 2-0 win over Aurora Gaming.
- A 2-0 win over 00NATION.
- 0-2 defeat to Vitality.
- 1-2 defeat to paiN Gaming.
Best OG cards:
- Overpass - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 64% wins.
- Ancient - 57% wins.
- Anubis - 50% wins.
Let's not forget that the European squad still doesn't risk playing the Nuke card.
Ninjas in Pyjamas uniforms
The seventeenth team in the world rankings failed back in the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they suffered two group defeats from Natus Vincere and then lost to Astralis in the first round of the Play-In.
Next up, the Swedish squad played awful in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, where they failed to cope with Vitality and Outsiders to go to rest.
If we take apart the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here Ninjas in Pyjamas beat paiN Gaming with great difficulty, but further failed to cope with FaZe Clan and Grayhound Gaming. And the extreme defeat by the Aussies is a real indicator that things are very bad.
Ninjas in Pyjamas latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Vitality.
- A 1-2 defeat to the Outsiders.
- A 2-0 win over paiN Gaming.
- Defeat to FaZe Clan by a score of 0-2.
- 1-3 loss to Grayhound Gaming.
Ninjas in Pyjamas top cards:
- Nuke - 100% wins.
- Vertigo - 67% wins.
- Mirage - 57% wins.
In turn, the Ninjas in Pyjamas team does not risk showing up on the Anubis map.
OG - Ninjas in Pyjamas encounter statistics
Last season, the teams met once - at the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0) won.
OG vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
Looking back at the game Ninjas in Pyjamas against the Australians, I don't understand how such a terrible game can be played with such a squad. Apparently Aleksib overdid it badly, for which the Ninjas are picking up lumps.
In turn, OG's problems are due to the departure of nexa, who is forced to be replaced by degster. However, along with that, the team's firepower has sagged and they are no longer pushing their opponents.
Nevertheless, the boys should do well against the troubled Scandinavians. So in this case, I'd recommend betting on an OG team win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in NiP victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.442. According to bookmakers data, OG are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 2.638.
How did the participants perform in the last matches
Last Matches | OG | NiP |
5 matches (wins) | 3 | 1 |
10 matches (wins) | 5 | 4 |
The statistics of personal battles between teams is also important for successful bets. The teams played 9 matches with each other before. In these matches OG won 4 times, NiP active consisits of 5 wins.