CS2 eşleşmesine ilişkin tahmin NiP - Cloud9

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Cloud9 will meet in the semi-finals of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe. Building on Long Songpeg's performance in this championship, Cloud9 have a very good chance of picking up another win and reaching the grand final.

Interestingly, Ninjas in Pyjamas played very nervously against OG, showing terrible play on the Mirage map. Yes, further the team closed Vertigo and Overpass perfectly, but it should be understood that we are talking about the opponent's running maps.

In turn, Cloud9 handled the Danes of Copenhagen Flames with experience, and if the team keeps the same mindset, they won't really have much competition in this tournament. Moreover, the Russian team has played enough matches in recent weeks that it makes no sense to talk about a lack of practice.

So here I would take a closer look at the Cloud9 team's victory, taking the overall Forum by rounds. Still, in their current state, Ninjas in Pyjamas are unlikely to be able to compete in such encounters.

Ninjas in Pyjamas form

The 20th ranked team in the world played miserably in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17 and did not even make the play-offs. Moreover, the team managed to lose to Grayhound Gaming and 00NATION, which clearly shows the problems.

Ninjas in Pyjamas qualified to IEM Dallas 2023 only from the second attempt, falling in the same trap again. In general, the team is not doing well, and the game clearly leaves much to be desired.

As for Long Song in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to beat OG here. However, with this game it's too early to think about the finals, so don't count on an upset.

Ninjas in Pyjamas' latest results:

• A 13-16 loss to 9 Pandas.
• A 16-5 win over HEET.
• Victory over Iron Branch, 16-11.
• 2-0 win over Monte.
• Beat OG 2-1.

Best Ninjas in Pyjamas:

• Vertigo - 83% wins.
• Nuke - 75% wins.
• Mirage - 64% wins.

Let's not forget that the Ninjas in Pyjamas team decided not to play the Anubis map.

Cloud9 uniforms

The seventh team in the world ranking won the RES Eastern European Masters Spring 2023 qualifying championship, thanks to which they got here.

At the same time, the Russian team reached the final of ESL Pro League Season 17, not only winning Group A, but also showing a confident play-offs. And yet in the main game Cloud9 couldn't get FaZe Clan down, actually giving the game away.

Well, at the Long Conger BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe the team confidently crushed the Copenhagen Flames. And the Cloud9s were almost effortless, playing with real experience.

The latest Cloud9 results:

• A 2-0 win over VOYVODA.
• A 2-1 win over MOUZ.
• 2-1 win over ENCE.
• Defeat by FaZe Clan 1-3.
• 2-0 win over Copenhagen Flames.

Top scorers Cloud9:

• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Mirage - 78% wins.
• Overpass - 67% wins.

In turn, the Russian team continues to give up Nuke maps.

Ninjas in Pyjamas - Cloud9 match statistics

The teams met once last season when IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A won by Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-1).

Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Cloud9

I doubt that in such a situation Ninjas in Pyjamas is capable of giving the "game of life". Given the recent matches, the team is not playing at all and has huge problems in mutual understanding. Judge for yourself, when the captain, in a 2-1 situation, sets himself up first, such a game makes minimum sense.

The Russian team, on the other hand, have been fairly well dispersed, and are sitting on a bootcamp at the same time. In contrast to Ninjas in Pyjamas, there is simply a huge difference in approach.

Therefore, in this case I would recommend betting on Cloud9's victory with a Handicap (-6.5).