Finest vs. Young Ninjas Preview & Prediction- Free 2/12 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at stage 1 round of 16 in the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament this Saturday. The winner of this duel will advance to Stage 2 while the loser will be eliminated. The prize pool of this tournament is $50,000 and matches are played in best of 3 format.
Finest Team Stats and Latest Results
Finest is ranked 55th in the world ranking. The European team is coming to this tournament at a 50%-win rate. They recently finished 13-15th at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 after winning 2 out of their 5 matches. At the same time, they came 7-8th at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Europe and 9-11th at the Pinnacle Winter Series 1 Regionals. At the ongoing Thunderpick Bitcoin Series 2022, Finest has won 1 out of their 3 matches at the group stage. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they won 4 and lost 4 games.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team attained a decent win rate on Nuke (100.0%), Mirage (80.0%), and Overpass (63.6%). The team failed to impress on Ancient (43.8%), Vertigo (37.5%), Dust2 (35.7%), and Inferno (35.3%). The team has a line-up that includes kreaz (1.05), shokz (1.09), anarkez (1.10), lollipop21k (1.04), and Golden (0.79).
Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results
Young Ninjas is ranked 101st in the world ranking. At the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 6 tournament, the Swedish team has defeated fnatic Rising (2:0) at the round of 32. Considering the team’s performance in past events, they finished 4th at the Svenska Elitserien Fall 2021 Finals, 5-6th at the WePlay Academy League Season 3, and 9-16th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 5. The team won 5 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 45.8%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent win rate on Overpass (63.6%) and Vertigo (60.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Mirage (40.0%), Ancient (33.3%), Nuke (16.7%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of Sapec (1.04), Ro1f (0.95), ztr (0.98), LNZ (1.00), and Larva (0.99).
Finest vs. Young Ninjas H2H Record
The opponents have met once. They crossed paths at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals and Finest won 2:0.
Finest vs. Young Ninjas Betting Preview
Finest is the favorite to win this matchup because they have a better position in the world ranking and have a better win rate. Maps performance shows that Finest leads on Dust2, Mirage, and Ancient while Young Ninjas has an advantage on Inferno, Vertigo, and a slight lead on Nuke. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Finest in this matchup.
The Pick: Finest to win.
