Young Ninjas vs. Spirit Academy, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/18 CS: GO

After winning their matches at stage 1-round of 32, the opponents progressed to the round of 16 where they will clash for a chance to play at the second stage of the tournament. The winner at the grand final will receive $16,000.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 41st on the world ranking. They defeated Levadia (2-0) at the round of 32 in the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2 and are psyched up to progress to the second stage of the tournament. Meanwhile, they finished 6-8th at the recently concluded Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals and 2nd at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals. At the previous Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1, they failed to progress to the second stage after losing to K23 (2-0) at the round of 16. Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and has a win rate of 58.0%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (76.5%), Vertigo (60.0%), and Inferno (54.5%). On the other hand, they failed to give an impressive performance on Ancient (44.4%), Mirage (39.1%), Nuke (33.3%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up consists of Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.98), phzy (1.08), Mann3n (1.06), and Ro1f (0.94).

Spirit Academy Team Stats and Latest Results

Spirit Academy is ranked 75th on the global ranking. They were invited to the first stage of the ongoing Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2 after finishing 9-16th at Malta Vibes Knockout Series 1. In the second series, they managed to defeat South (2-1) at stage 1-round of 32. At the same time, they finished 3-4th at the Insane FASTCUP 1 and 2nd at the IronWar 2021. Considering the team’s performance in their last 8 games, they have won 4 matches and lost 4. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a win rate of 56.0%.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has achieved a decent performance on Dust2 (75.0%), Overpass (66.7%), and Inferno (62.5%). They managed an average on Mirage (50.0%) but failed to attain a good win rate on Vertigo (46.2%), and Nuke (27.3%). The team squad consists of Patsi (1.19), s1ren (1.05), znx (1.13), zont1x (1.05), and Donk (0.97).

Young Ninjas vs. Spirit Academy H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first head-to-head encounter.

Young Ninjas vs. Spirit Academy Betting Preview

This is a very tough match for both sides and can go either way. Young Ninjas failed to progress to the second stage at the previous Series 1 while Spirit Academy was eliminated at Stage 2 of The Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2. At the same time, Young Ninjas leads on Ancient, Vertigo, Overpass, and Nuke while Spirit Academy has attained a better performance on Dust2, Mirage, and Inferno. For this reason, we will avoid predicting the winner and opt for over 2.5 maps.

The Pick: Over 2.5 maps.