NIP vs. Cloud9, Preview & Prediction - Free 1/27 CS:GO

We don’t have a clear favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when NIP meets Cloud 9 in the Group C elimination match of the cs_summit 7 on Wednesday. The loser of this tilt will be eliminated out of the tournament, while the winning side will get another chance to make it to the playoffs against Virtus.pro or FURIA.

NIP Team Stats and Latest Results

NIP is in a bad form of four consecutive defeats as they opened 2021 in the same fashion they closed 2020. They lost to Heroic and BIG at the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe, while their final loss last year was to Cloud9 BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown. At this tournament, NIP won just 11 rounds in the opening loss against Virtus.pro. NIP lost six of the previous eight matches.

During the last three months, NIP was above average only on Overpass (66.7% win rate), while they failed to impress on Vertigo (25.0%) and Mirage (25.0%). NIP assembled its current squad in October 2020 but appeared on just 20 maps with a record of seven wins and 13 losses. The lineup is made of twist (0.87 rating), REZ (1.09), hampus (1.02), nawwk (1.00), and Plopski (0.97).

Cloud9 Team Stats and Latest Results

Cloud9 also didn’t have a lot of luck late in 2020 as they ended the year with two losses in three matches. After defeating PACT at the MIDNITE Nine to Five 7, Cloud9 lost to forZe and closed the previous year with a loss. They opened the cs_summit 7 with a 2-1 defeat to FURIA. Cloud9 lost seven of the last 12 games.

In the previous three months, Cloud9 was unbeaten on Dust2 (played three times) and was above average on Nuke (55.6%), while they failed to get a victory on Overpass (played twice) and Train (played once) and disappointed on Inferno (16.7%). Cloud9 is playing with the new lineup since January this year. The team members are ALEX (0.99), es3tag (1.04), floppy (1.00), Xeppaa (1.12), and mezii (0.97).

NIP vs. Cloud9 H2H Record

These rivals have met once before, and Cloud9 won that clash 2-0 at the BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown in November 2020.

NIP vs. Cloud9 Betting Preview

Despite the fact they are playing with the new lineup at this tournament, I am actually leaning toward Cloud9 in this one. However, it’s still early for them to record serious results at a major tournament, and even if they win, they will not get far here. Still, I can’t bet against them as well, so I am going with Over 2.5 maps as I expect an interesting, close battle that could go either way.

The Pick: Over 2.5 Maps (-108 @GG.BET)