Maç Tahmini: NaVi - NiP | CS2 (CS:GO)

NAVI and Ninjas in Pajamas will meet in the first round of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 group stage. Frankly speaking, the Swedish team can surprise and even win.

However, this is the very beginning of the season, so it's hard to judge specifically. And yet, there is every right to believe that NAVI has problems that the team is unlikely to have dealt with in one month.

And in recent meetings, Ninjas in Pajamas invariably beat "Born to Win", which definitely should not be forgotten. So nothing is predetermined in this match.

Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the map from the Swedish team, which, with the arrival of a sniper, will definitely be ready to return to the leaders of the scene. In turn, NAVI runs the risk of falling even further at the start of the season, since big questions were revealed regarding npl at the last BLAST.

Form NAVI

The ninth team in the world ranking did not play well at IEM Rio Major 2022, where it hardly made it to the playoffs, and then in fact lost to FURIA in the quarterfinals.

Then the Ukrainian team went to BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022, where they got only one victory over Fluxo and suddenly flew out of the championship.

Of the latter, NAVI also visited the BLAST Premier World Final 2022, where again they showed nothing and limited themselves to another elimination from the quarterfinals.

In general, the team has big problems, as well as changes in the composition arrived. So I would not count on the "Born to Win" in the short term, especially not to talk about some devastating victories.

Latest NAVI results:

• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.
• Lost to Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 1:2.
• Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Heroic with a score of 2:1.
• Lost to Team Liquid with a score of 1:2.

The best NAVI maps:

• Nuke - 75% win rate.
• Mirage - 50% of wins.

At the same time, "Born to Win" has not yet played on Anubis, but also abandoned the Vertigo card.

Uniform Ninjas in Pajamas

The sixteenth team of the world ranking performed even weaker at IEM Rio Major 2022, where they did not get a single victory in the “legends” at all and went to pack their bags among the first.

Then the Swedish team had a little rest to come to BLAST Premier World Final 2022. Frankly speaking, Ninjas in Pajamas didn't succeed there.

However, it is worth noting that the Swedes managed to close OG and NAVI, having reached the semi-finals. And in the last match, the team did their best and imposed a fight on FaZe Clan, and this is with all the problems that Ninjas in Pajamas had back then.

Latest Ninjas in Pajamas results:

• Defeated by Sprout with a score of 0:2.
• Defeat from Heroic with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over OG with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over Natus Vincere with a score of 2:1.
• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.

Best Ninjas in Pajamas cards:

• Inferno - 67% of wins.
• Overpass - 67% of wins.

In turn, the Swedish team has not lost anything and is now banning the Anubis map.

Match statistics NAVI — Ninjas in Pajamas

The teams played four games last season:

• NAVI's victory at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• NAVI's victory at IEM Cologne 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• The victory of Ninjas in Pajamas within the ESL Pro League Season 16 with a score of 2:1.
• The victory of Ninjas in Pajamas at BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022 with a score of 2:1.

And in three cases, the teams broke through the total.

Prediction for the match NAVI — Ninjas in Pajamas

First of all, we will definitely miss Vertigo and Anubis, which teams are unlikely to want to risk. Secondly, NAVI has nothing left to do but pick Mirage.

In turn, the Swedish team can build on Overpass and Inferno, where the Born to Win had problems throughout the past season.

Yes, and according to the logic of NAVI, although the favorite, but with a big stretch for past merits and position in the ranking. But in fact, the Swedes can surprise, especially with the young headtr1ck.

Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on Handicap by cards (+1.5) for the Ninjas in Pajamas team.