forZe vs. Young Ninjas, Preview & Prediction - Free 6/10 CS: GO

forZe is a favorite for this lower semi-finals match of the REPUBLEAGUE TIPOS Season 1 as they take on Young Ninjas this Thursday.

forZe Team Stats and Latest Results

forZe is one of the best teams at the moment and stands at position 17. They have shown significant improvement this year after moving from position 46 in April to position 17. forZe featured in several tournaments such as FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final where they finished 3rd and ROG COLIZEUM Championship 2021 where they finished number 1. The Russian team won the Spring Sweet Spring 1 and received $44,000 plus a spot at the LAN Sweet LAN 2022. forZe also played at the recently concluded EPIC League CIS 2021 where they managed to finished 7-8th and were awarded $1,500 plus 950 RMR points. In the last 8 matches, they have won 5 games and have a 63.0% win rate.

Over the last 3 months, the Russian team has managed a decent performance on Ancient (100.0%), Train (83.3%), Mirage (71.4%), Inferno (56.2%), Nuke (52.9%), and Dust2 (50.0%). On the other hand, there hasn’t been an impressive performance on Overpass (40.0%). The team has a mix of both old and new signings with the newest player having signed in February 2021. The lineup consists of almazer (1.02), FL1T (1.18), Jerry (1.06), zorte (1.12), and KENSI (1.02).

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is currently at position 49 based on the global rankings. They finished 3-4th at Elisa Invitational Spring 2021, 3rd at BLAST Rising 2021, and 2nd at Svenska Elitserien Spring 2021 tournament where they were awarded $8,400. They failed to reach the grand final of the BLAST Rising 2021 after they were defeated by the Danish side Copenhagen Flames. Over the last 8 matches, the team managed to win 5 matches and currently has a win rate of 64.0%.

Over the last 3 months, the team has managed to show an impressive performance on Mirage (71.4%), Inferno (66.7%), Nuke (53.3%), and Overpass (52.0%). On the other hand, there was a below-average performance on Vertigo (45.5%) and Train (45.0%). The Swedish team has maintained 1 team over the last 4 months. Meanwhile, the current lineup consists of Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.87), phzy (1.06), nilo (1.03), and Ro1f (0.90).

forZe vs. Young Ninjas H2H Record

This will be the first encounter between these two teams.

forZe vs. Young Ninjas Betting Preview

In this lower semi-final, we expect a tight matchup, because both teams have new coaches who yearn to showcase their experience and add trophies to their names. Additionally, both teams have good lineups. Nevertheless, considering the current win streak that forZe has, I believe they are the better team to carry the day. They have won all their 4 previous matches. Their performance at the group play also play a role in this upcoming game and, forZe showed a better performance than Young Ninjas. They had a 3-1 record while Young Ninjas had 3-2. With that said, forZe is the favorite to progress to the next stage.

The Pick: forZe to win