Young Ninjas vs. FURIA Academy, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/24 CS: GO

Young Ninjas and FURIA Academy play at the sixth round of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 tournament group stage this Saturday. So far, both teams have won 2 out of their 5 matches. But in this matchup, FURIA Academy is the favorite.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 57th on the world ranking. Generally, the Swedish team has shown significant improvement in the global ranking. This is because they were ranked 126th when the year started. At the WePlay Academy League Season 1, they have won 2 matches and lost 3. They defeated VP.Prodigy and Astralis Talent. They lost to NAVI Junior, mouz NXT, and fnatic Rising. Considering other tourneys, they finished 3-4th at the GameGune 23 and 5-8th at the Domination League Season 2. Out of their last 8 games, they managed to win 3. Meanwhile, they have a win rate of 54.0%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Overpass (71.4%), Train (57.1%), and Inferno (54.5%). They achieved an average execution rate on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Mirage (44.0%), Nuke (41.2%), Vertigo (38.5%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team lineup includes Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.92), phzy (1.06), nilo (1.01), and Ro1f (0.94).

FURIA Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

FURIA Academy is ranked 132nd at the global ranking. They were the favorite side when they met BIG Academy at the fifth round of the group stage but BIG Academy was more prepared. In this match, the Brazilian side lost 14: 16. Nevertheless, they expect to bounce back when they play Young Ninjas at the sixth round of the Academy tournament. Meanwhile, they have won 2 and lost 3 matches. They defeated Astralis Talent (16:10) in the first round and mouz NXT (16:2) in the second round. Considering other tournaments, they managed to finish 3rd at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A June Cup and were 5-6th placed at the Liga Gamers Club 2021 Serie A July Cup. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 2 and lost 6 matches. Their win rate currently stands at 40.0%.

Map statistics in the last 3 months show that the team has been impressive on Dust2 (75.0%) and Overpass (60.0%). They achieved an average performance on Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to give a median win rate on Inferno (40.0%), Nuke (33.3%), and Mirage (0.0%). They have a relatively new lineup that consists of zmb (0.99), piriaz1n (1.11), drop (1.05), ninjaZ (0.89), and decenty (1.10).

Young Ninjas vs. FURIA Academy H2H Record

There is no head-to-head record between the opponents and this will be their first clash.

Young Ninjas vs. FURIA Academy Betting Preview

In this matchup, we expect Young Ninjas to bounce back and win. This prediction is based on the fact that the Swedish team has a better execution on Ancient, Nuke, Inferno, and Mirage. FURIA Academy is better on Dust2 and Vertigo. For this reason, we believe Young Ninjas will dominate.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.