Vitality vs. NiP, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/20 CS:GO
Vitality is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they take on NiP in the Upper bracket quarter-final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020. The winner of this duel will face the better side of the clash between BIG and G2 in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Vitality Team Stats and Latest Results
Vitality is hoping to reach the semi-finals of this tournament after doing so at the IEM New York 2020 Europe, where they lost to FaZe and had to settle with $12,000. Since that defeat, Vitality beat mousesports and fnatic to make it to the quarter-finals at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, and now is a favorite to advance to the semis with a win over NiP. Vitality won ten of the previous 16 matches.
In the past three months, Vitality was unbeaten on Overpass (played four times), while they displayed solid performances on Dust2 (72.7% win rate). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Nuke (37.5%) and Vertigo (40.0%). Vitality is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 42 maps with a record of 24 wins and 18 losses. The lineup consists of shox (1.02 rating), RpK (1.00), apex (1.00), ZywOo (1.29), and misutaaa (0.97).
NiP Stats and Latest Results
NiP has been in a disastrous form of late and they even lost the opening game of this tournament to Sprout but managed to bounce back with wins over ENCE and Sprout to make it this far. Even though they won the last two games, NiP’s form is not encouraging and they are not considered as one of the teams capable of winning the trophy here. NiP lost eight of the last 11 games.
During the previous three months, NiP played well on Train (71.4%) and Mirage (62.5%), while they failed to get a win on Vertigo (played twice) and Dust2 (played three times) and disappointed on Nuke (14.3%). Since August 2020, NiP is playing with the current lineup and appeared on 32 maps with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses. The team members are twist (0.95), REZ (1.07), hampus (1.03), nawwk (1.07), and Plopski (1.04).
Vitality vs. NiP H2H Record
These rivals have met on 12 occasions so far, and Vitality is leading the all-time series 8-4. They won each of the last three H2H encounters, including the most recent one at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe.
Vitality vs. NiP Betting Preview
NiP didn’t convince me with wins over ENCE and Sprout as I still think they have a lot of problems and that they will not advance to the semis here. Vitality, on the other hand, has a strong chance to make it to the Upper final, and I actually see them playing against Astralis there. I am backing the favorites to get a win for a couple of reasons. They are in a better form and they have a better H2H record.
