Young Ninjas vs. Apeks Rebels Preview & Prediction - Free 12/06 CS: GO

The opponents will meet at the group stage of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals this Monday. So far, both teams have won 1 and lost 2 matches. The top 8 teams will get a spot at the Main Qualifier.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 87th in the world ranking. At the group stage of the ongoing Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals, the team won their first match against hREDS (2:0) but could not maintain their form during the second and third rounds. The team also failed to progress to the second stage of the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4 when they lost to cowana (1:2). Considering their performance in other events, they finished 1-2nd at the WePlay Academy League Season 2, 13-15th at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021, and 3rd at the WePlay Academy League Season 2 Finals. The team won 2 out of their last 8 games and has a win rate of 50.0%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Vertigo (64.3%) and Overpass (60.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (44.4%), Inferno (42.9%), Ancient (40.0%), and Nuke (28.6%). The team has a line-up that consists of Sapec (1.04), ztr (0.99), phzy (1.08), LNZ (0.82), and Ro1f (0.95).

Apeks Rebels Team Stats and Latest Results

Apeks Rebels is ranked 133rd in the world ranking. The team was invited to this tournament based on their performance at the Norway Qualifier. Meanwhile, they have defeated INDE IRAE (2:0) but lost to Finest (1:2) and Enterprise (0:2). The Norwegian team finished 3-4th at the Telia League Fall 2021 Finals and 25-40th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 4. They won 3 out of their last 8 matches and hold a win rate of 33.3%.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team attained an excellent performance on Vertigo (100.0%) and Inferno (75.0%) but failed to show a decent performance on Overpass (50.0%), Ancient (0.0%), and Nuke (0.0%). The team roster consists of SLY (1.18), shyyne (1.08), sense (0.94), H0land (1.04), and Trax (0.97).

Young Ninjas vs. Apeks Rebels H2H Record

The opponents have never clashed in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

Young Ninjas vs. Apeks Rebels Betting Preview

In this match, we are predicting a win for Young Ninjas based on the fact that they have a better position in the world ranking, a higher win rate, and also impressive stats on the maps. Map statistics shows that Young Ninjas has an advantage on Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while Apeks Rebels leads in only 1 map (Inferno).

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.