NIP vs. Movistar Riders, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/07 CS: GO
The opponents will cross paths at the playoffs of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe this Thursday. The winner will advance to the semi-finals while the loser will go to the 5th-8th Place Decider Bracket. The overall winner will take $27,500 plus 2500 RMR Points.
NIP Team Stats and Latest Results
NIP Team is 6th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 72 weeks. At the ongoing IEM Fall 2021 Europe, they have won all their 5 matches at the group stage and have advanced to the playoffs. Considering their performance in the last tournaments, they finished 9-12th at the IEM Cologne 2021, 5-8th at the ESL Pro League Season 14, and 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. They have won all their last 8 matches and have a win rate of 75.0%.
Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Ancient (80.0%), Nuke (75.0%), Overpass (75.0%), Inferno (66.7%), and Mirage (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Dust2 (42.9%) and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that includes device (1.12), REZ (1.08), hampus (1.03), Plopski (1.06), and LNZ (0.93).
Movistar Riders Team Stats and Latest Results
Movistar Riders is ranked 24th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 weeks for 1 week. The Spanish team has won 5 out of their 7 matches and will play NIP Team in the quarter-finals. At the same time, they finished 1-2nd at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 2, 13-14th at the ESEA Premier Season 38 Europe, and 1-8th at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe Closed Qualifier. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and have a win rate of 65.6%.
Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Nuke (78.6%), Inferno (75.0%), and Vertigo (62.5%). They attained an average performance on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Ancient (25.0%), Mirage (20.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up consists of alex (, mopoz, DeathZz, SunPayus, and dav1g.
NIP vs. Movistar Riders H2H Record
There is no head-to-head stat between the opponents and this will be their first encounter.
NIP vs. Movistar Riders Betting Preview
Both teams are in good form and we expect a spectacular Thursday. NIP won their last 8 matches while Movistar Riders won their last 5 matches. Considering their performance on the maps, NIP has an advantage on Dust2, Mirage, Overpass, and Ancient while Movistar Riders has a better performance on Inferno and Vertigo. For this reason, we believe NIP will win this matchup.
The Pick: NIP to win.
