NIP vs. FaZe Preview & Prediction- Free 5/19 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 tournament this Thursday. This is the 3rd Major Tournament organized by PGL and will take place in Belgium for a $1,000,000 prize pool. The tournament format is divided into three stages; The Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champion Stage. The tournament is currently at the Champions Stage and is played in the single-elimination format and all matches will be best-of-three.
NIP Team Stats and Latest Results
Ninjas in Pyjamas is ranked #7 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 104 weeks. The Swedish team has a 1-match win streak and has managed 7 wins from its last 10 games. In the group stage of the ongoing PGL tournament, the team has won 3 out of their 4 matches and advanced to the Champions Stage. They finished 3-4th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 and were awarded $55,000. They also finished 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B and 3-4th at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe. They attained a win rate of 66.7% over the past 3 months.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent win rate on Inferno (75.0%), Nuke (66.7%), Ancient (60.0%), and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%) and Vertigo (37.5%). The team’s current line-up has es3tag (0.95 player rating), REZ (1.08), Plopski (1.04), Hampus (1.03), and Brollan (1.16).
FaZe Clan Team Stats and Latest Results
FaZe Clan is ranked #1 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 64 weeks. The team has a 3-match win streak and has managed 8 wins from the last 10 games. At the group legends stage of the ongoing PGL tournament, the team won 3 out of their 4 matches to progress to the Champions Stage. Their last achievement was 3rd place in the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp European RMR A tournament which ended on April 20, 2022, and was awarded $14,250. At the same time, the team won the ESL Pro League Season 15 and was awarded $190,000 plus a spot at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022. Meanwhile, FaZe has managed a win rate of 78.3% over the last 3 months.
Map win statistics over the past 3 months shows an impressive performance on Nuke (100.0%-win rate), Ancient (100.0%), Vertigo (100.0%), Inferno (66.7%), Overpass (66.7%), Mirage (63.6%), and Dust2 (55.6%). The team has maintained its team for the last 4 months and consists of rain (1.10 player rating), broky (1.10), Twistzz (1.13), ropz (1.16), and karrigan (0.91).
NIP vs. FaZe Clan H2H Record
Head-to-head has 26 meetings between the rivals. By this time, both teams have won 12 times and drawn twice. Their last encounter was at the group stage of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe on September 30, 2021, and NIP won 1:0.
NIP vs. FaZe Clan Betting Preview
FaZe Clan is the favorite side to win this matchup. They are coming to this matchup on a 3-match win streak and has an advantage in 5 maps. FaZe Clan leads on Dust2, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient while NIP has an advantage on Inferno and Vertigo. Besides, FaZe Clan is the best team in the global ranking and will triumph.
The Pick: FaZe Clan to win.
