Galaxy Racer vs. Young Ninjas, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/23 CS: GO

Galaxy Racer and Young Ninjas will meet for their second round of the group stage this Thursday. Both sides lost their first round and are optimistic to come back and finish among the top 8 teams. The overall winner will take $50,000.

Galaxy Racer Team Stats and Latest Results

Galaxy Racer Team is placed 57th on the world ranking. At the ongoing Elisa Invitational Fall 2021, they lost to Dignitas (1-2) at the first round of the group stage. At the same time, they finished 6-8th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 1 Regionals, 1-2nd at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals, and 9-12th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 1. In the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and have a win rate of 45.8%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (78.6%) and attained an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) and Ancient (50.0%). On the other hand, they failed to show an impressive win rate on Mirage (37.5%), Dust2 (33.3%), and Vertigo (20.0%). They have maintained 1 line-up since August that includes twist (1.05), disco doplan (1.00), PlesseN (1.08), dezon (0.99), and chawzyyy (1.11).

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 40th on the global ranking. The Swedish team lost their first match at the ongoing Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 when they played AGO. Meanwhile, they finished 9-12th at the European Development Championship 5 and 17-24th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1. They were awarded $20,000 at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals after finishing 2nd in August. Out of their last 8 games, they won 4 matches and lost 4. They have acquired a win rate of 60.0% over the last 3 months.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has attained a decent performance on Overpass (68.4% win rate), Vertigo (61.5%), Ancient (55.6%), and Inferno (55.0%). On the flip side, they failed to achieve a decent win rate on Mirage (39.1%), Nuke (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up consists of Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.98), phzy (1.08), Mann3n (1.06), and Ro1f (0.94).

Galaxy Racer vs. Young Ninjas H2H Record

Head-to-head record has 3 meetings between the opponents and Young Ninjas has 2 wins to their side. The last clash was at the Spring Sweet Spring 1 Regionals in April and Young Ninjas won 2-1.

Galaxy Racer vs. Young Ninjas Betting Preview

Galaxy Racer is currently on a sharp downswing because they have lost their last 4 matches. Young Ninjas managed to win 4 out of their last 8 matches and leads on Mirage, Overpass, Vertigo, and Nuke while Galaxy Racer has a lead on Inferno and Dust2. In this matchup, we are predicting Young Ninjas to succeed but since Galaxy Racer has a relatively better line-up, we believe they will snatch one map.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win/ Over 2.5 maps.