Young Ninjas vs. fnatic Rising, Preview and Prediction-Free 8/27 CS: GO

Brace for an interesting matchup between Young Ninjas and fnatic Rising when they meet at the opening round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals. In this match, the winner will progress to the upper final while the loser is dropped to the lower opening round 1.

Young Ninjas Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is placed 43rd on the world ranking. They finished second at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 and booked a spot at the Finals where they will clash for the top prize of $45,000. At this stage, they will not leave the tournament empty because the runners-up will receive $20,000 while the third and fourth placed will get $15,000 and $8,000 respectively. Meanwhile, they failed to progress to the playoffs of the European Development Championship 5 after winning 1 out of their 3 matches at the group stage. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 5 matches and lost 3. Their win rate over the last 3 months is 52.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Train (100.0%), Overpass (77.8%), and Inferno (52.4%). They attained an average performance on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (37.5%), Nuke (27.3%), Vertigo (16.7%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up consists of Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.97), phzy (1.07), Ro1f (0.94), and Mann3n (0.93).

fnatic Rising Stats and Latest Results

fnatic Rising is ranked 85th on the world ranking. They finished fourth at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 after winning 9 out of their 15 matches. They defeated FURIA Academy and Astralis Talent twice to qualify for the finals where they will clash for the $50,000 prize pool. They are coming to the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals with a new coach “slap” who brings significant experience. They have a 3-match win streak and a 60.0% win rate.

Considering map performance in the last 3 months, they displayed an impressive performance on Ancient (100.0% win rate), Dust2 (66.7%), Inferno (66.7%), and Overpass (60.0%). Meanwhile, they registered an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%). The team line-up includes Kevve (0.78), Peppzor (0.98), kst (1.00), prosus (1.10), and regali (1.25).

Young Ninjas vs. fnatic Rising H2H Record

Head-to-head meetings show 2 records between the opponents. They met at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 round robin and each side won once.

Young Ninjas vs. fnatic Rising Betting Preview

fnatic Rising won their last 3 matches and displayed above-average performances in all the maps they played. On the other hand, Young Ninjas has won 1 out of their last 4 matches and has only 1 map with above 50% win rate. Based on the fact that fnatic Rising is coming with a new coach, we expect them to win this matchup and progress to the upper final.

The Pick: fnatic Rising to win.