OG vs. NIP, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/09 CS: GO
OG and NIP will clash at the quarter-finals of the ESL Pro League Season 14 this Thursday. The winner of this match will play Gambit or Vitality at the Semi-finals while the loser will be eliminated from the tournament. The overall winner of the tournament will get $175,000 and a chance to play at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021.
OG Team Stats and Latest Results
OG is ranked 10th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 91 weeks. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 14, they won all their 5 matches to advance to the playoffs. They defeated Virtus.pro (2-0), G2 (2-0), forZe (2-1), Sinners (2-1), and Complexity (2-0). They were also part of the previous ESL Pro League Season 13 but failed to progress to the playoffs after winning 2 out of their 5 matches. Meanwhile, they won the Spring Sweet Spring 2 in June and finished second at the IEM Summer 2021. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and have a win rate of 70.0%.
Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Inferno (80.0%) and Overpass (66.7%). They attained an average win rate on Mirage (50.0%) and Dust2 (50.0%) but failed to show a decent performance on Nuke (33.3%). The team line-up includes valde (1.11), Aleksib (1.01), niko (0.99), mantuu (1.14), and flameZ (1.12).
NIP Team Stats and Latest Results
NIP is ranked 8th on the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 68 weeks. The Swedish team won 3 out of their 5 matches at the group stage of the ESL Pro League Season 14 and finished 3rd in Group D. They played mousesports at the Playoffs Round 1 and defeated them 2-1. Considering their performance at the previous ESL Pro League Season 13, they finished 3-4th and were awarded $50,000. At the same time, they were also part of the IEM Cologne 2021 and finished 9-12th. Out of their last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and holds a win rate of 55.6%.
Map statistics in the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Nuke (75.0%), Ancient (66.7%), Overpass (60.0%), and Dust2 (57.1%). They attained an average win rate on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (42.9%) and Mirage (33.3%). The team line-up consists of device (1.09), REZ (1.07), hampus (1.02), Plopski (1.06), and LNZ (0.92).
OG vs. NIP H2H Record
Head-to-head record shows 4 meetings between the opponents and both sides won 2 matches. The last meeting was at the IEM Summer 2021 and OG won.
OG vs. NIP Betting Preview
OG is currently on an upswing because they won their last 5 matches. At the same time, NIP has only lost 1 in their last 5 matches. Based on the team win rate over the last 3 months and map performance, we believe that OG is the better side to win. They lead on Mirage, Inferno, and Overpass while NIP has better performance on Dust2, Nuke, and Ancient.
The Pick: OG to win.
