Liquid vs. NIP Preview & Prediction - Free 11/26 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the Lower Bracket (Lower round 1) in the ongoing BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021 this Friday. The winner of this game will advance to the Lower semi-finals while the loser will leave the tournament. The overall winner of this tournament will be awarded $225,000 plus a chance to play at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021.

Liquid Team Stats and Latest Results

Liquid Team is ranked 15th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 153 weeks. The team finished 1-2nd at the Fall Showdown and received $30,000 plus a chance to play at the ongoing BLAST Premier Fall Final 2021. So far, they lost to Vitality (0:2) at the upper bracket of the Fall Final 2021 and will be playing NIP at the lower bracket. Meanwhile, they finished 7-9th at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021, 3rd at the IEM Fall 2021 North America, and 12-14th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021. In the 8 matches, they have won 4 games and hold a win rate of 64.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (100.0%), Vertigo (70.0%), Inferno (64.3%), and Dust2 (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Mirage (50.0%) and Nuke (37.5%). The team has a roster that consists of FalleN (1.02), NAF (1.15), EliGE (1.16), Stewie2K (1.03), and Grim (1.03).

NIP Team Stats and Latest Results

NIP Team is ranked 6th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 79 weeks. The Swedish team has participated in numerous tournaments since the beginning of the year and showed impressive results. They were part of the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In and came 1-4th, came 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021, won the IEM Fall 2021 Europe in October, and finished 4th at the Battle of Betway 2021. In the last 8 matches, they won 3 matches and hold a win rate of 65.5%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Cobblestone (100.0%), Ancient (88.9%), Overpass (71.4%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to show a decent win rate on Nuke (50.0%), Dust2 (33.3%), Mirage (33.3%), Cache (0.0%), Train (0.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of device (1.12), es3tag (0.69), REZ (1.08), Hampus (1.03), and Plopski (1.05).

Liquid vs. NIP H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 2 meetings between the opponents. So far, both sides have 1 win to their side. Their last encounter was at the ESL Pro League Season 14 and Liquid won 2:0.

Liquid vs. NIP Betting Preview

Both teams fall among the top 20 teams on the global ranking. Nevertheless, they have been struggling to win matches lately because they all lost their last 2 matches. When we compare their win rates over the last 3 months, NIP slightly leads at 65.5% while Liquid has a 64.0-win rate. Based on these stats, there is no doubt that this will be a tough matchup. Since NIP has a better position in the world ranking, we predict a win for them.

The Pick: NIP to win.