Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior, Preview, & Prediction - Free 10/04 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the grand final of Group A this Monday. Group winners advance directly to LAN Finals, while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each group proceed to the Play-in (double elimination bracket) to determine the last 2 teams that qualify for the LAN Finals.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 48th in the world ranking. The Swedish team was part of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals and finished 2nd. At the ongoing WePlay Academy League Season 2, they have defeated Astralis Talent (2-0) and NAVI Junior (2-1). At the same time, they finished 6-8th at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals and 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2. Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they won 6 matches and hold a win rate of 62.2%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that they have displayed a decent performance on Vertigo (78.6%), Overpass (75.0%), Ancient (57.1%), and Inferno (52.9%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Mirage (47.6%) and Nuke (27.3%). The team line-up includes Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.98), phzy (1.08), Ro1f (0.95), and debo (0.85).

NAVI Junior Team Stats and Latest Results

NAVI Junior is placed 100th in the world ranking. At the ongoing WePlay Academy League Season 2, they defeated BIG Academy (2-0) at the UB opening round, lost to Young Ninjas (1-2) at the upper final, then crossed paths again with BIG Academy at the consolidated final and won 2-0. Considering their performance in other tourneys, the Russian team won 3 out of their 8 matches at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 and finished 5th. They also came 5-8th at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and hold a win rate of 50.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that NAVI Junior has displayed a decent performance on Inferno (60.0%) and Dust2 (57.1%). They maintained an average performance on Mirage (50.0%), Ancient (50.0%), and Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Vertigo (40.0%). The team line-up consists of flamie (0.91), Aunkere (1.16), fear (0.99), m0NESY (1.29), and Synyx (0.88).

Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior H2H Record

Head-to-head record has 3 meetings between the opponents. Young Ninjas has won in 2 meetings including the last encounter at the upper final of WePlay Academy League Season 2; Group A.

Young Ninjas vs. NAVI Junior Betting Preview

More recently, NAVI Junior lost to Young Ninjas (2-1) at the upper final of WePlay Academy League Season 2. We expect a similar result because the Swedish team won all their last 3 matches while NAVI Junior won only 2 out of their last 6 matches. When we compare their performance on the maps, Young Ninjas is the better side because they have an advantage on Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while NAVI Junior takes Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.