Ninjas in Pyjamas and 9INE will play in the semi-finals of the lower group stage of IEM Rio 2023. I'd love to see the Poles in such a match, but I'm not entirely convinced of their abilities yet.

Ninjas in Pyjamas, on the other hand, is nothing, as the last meeting with NAVI showed. No development prospects with such a captain - so you can safely discount the guys in the majors.

In general, I want to understand what the Poles are like. So here I would rely on the card from the 9INE team. Although, given the victory over MOUZ, the guys may surprise even more.

Ninjas in Pyjamas uniform

The eighteenth ranked team in the world managed to fail at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe and the IEM Dallas 2023 closed qualification with a terrible performance.

After that, however, Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to make it to the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, even despite show losses to Vitality and FORZE.

As for Long Sogpeg in the group stage of IEM Rio 2023, here the European team managed to outplay Imperial Esports, but after a couple of hours without a chance Ledgegeil Natus Vincere and jumped into the bottom net.

Ninjas in Pyjamas latest results:

• A 12-16 loss to FORZE.
• A 2-0 win over Astralis.
• 2-0 win over BIG.
• 16-5 win over Imperial Esports.
• Defeat by Natus Vincere 0-2.

Ninjas in Pyjamas top scorers:

• Nuke - 80% wins.
• Mirage - 69% wins.
• Vertigo - 69% of wins.

It should be remembered that the European squad usually gives up maps Anubis.

Form 9INE

The 21st ranked team in the world started to surprise back in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, where they almost reached the final, narrowly missing out on a victory against BIG.

However, the Polish team then fully revealed themselves at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Europe RMR B, where they managed to beat G2 Esports, BIG and Vitality to go straight into the Legends,

Speaking about the Long Corner in the group stage of IEM Rio 2023, here 9INE couldn't cope with Heroic, but found the strength to knock MOUZ off the table at night. All in all, the Poles can bite, which I expect this time too.

Latest 9INE results:

• Victory over G2 Esports with a score of 16-14.
• Victory over BIG with a score of 19-15.
• A 2-0 win over Vitality.
• 12-16 defeat by Heroic.
• 2-1 win over MOUZ.

Top 9INE scores:

• Vertigo - 89% wins.
• Nuke - 89% wins.
• Anubis - 75% wins.
• Overpass - 65% wins.
• Mirage - 61% wins.

In turn, the Polish team has not played on the Inferno map for a long time.

Ninjas in Pyjamas - 9INE match statistics

The teams have not met before.

Prediction for the match Ninjas in Pyjamas - 9INE

The International is really heresy here, as Ninjas in Pyjamas is definitely not a favorite in my view. Everything rests on the capabilities of the Polish team, who need to prove their worth.

On the other hand, 9INE have their own weaknesses, which are especially noticeable when compared to the failures of the leaders. Ninjas in Pyjamas can take advantage of this, but everything is very controversial.

Still, in this case I would recommend betting on the Forum on the cards (+1.5) for the 9INE team.