paiN Gaming and Ninjas in Pajamas will meet as part of the starting quarter-final of the upper bracket of the ESL Pro League Season 17 group stage. I don’t think there is any intrigue here, since the Brazilians have come to Europe again, where they will receive two cards from the favorites.
And you need to understand that the Swedish team had enough time to play after the last line-up changes. And if now Ninjas in Pajamas fails to return, then the organization will have to take the next steps.
As for paiN Gaming, this is a very controversial verdict, since the team shows a stable game by the standards of North America, but fails over and over again at LAN tournaments, where even IHC Esports manages to lose.
Therefore, here I would not look for a sensation, since the Swedes must close the meeting with a dry score. Therefore, here I would take a closer look at the crushing victory of Ninjas in Pajamas, which is two heads stronger than the Brazilians.
form paiN Gaming
The 31st team of the world ranking managed to visit the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where they suffered two defeats without even winning a single map. Moreover, the Brazilians managed to lose both cards to IHC Esports, which directly speaks of the inability of the guys to fight in difficult conditions.
Then the team returned to their region, where they failed in the closed qualifiers for IEM Rio 2023, but at the same time they qualified for BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 America RMR.
Of the latter, paiN Gaming also won ESEA Winter 2023 Cash Cup 3 North America, making it to the playoffs of ESL Challenger League Season 44 North America along the way, suffering one loss to ATK.
paiN Gaming latest results:
- Victory over Detonate with a score of 2:1.
- Defeat from ATK with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Limitless with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ex-Villainous with a score of 2:0.
The best paiN Gaming cards:
- Mirage - 86% of wins.
- Ancient - 83% of wins.
- Nuke - 72% of wins.
- Anubis - 67% of wins.
- Vertigo - 64% of wins.
- Inferno - 60% of wins.
It is worth noting that the Brazilian team has practically stopped playing on the Overpass map.
Uniform Ninjas in Pajamas
The seventeenth team of the world ranking failed at the January BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023, where they suffered two defeats from Natus Vincere in the group, and then failed to cope with Astralis in the first round of Play-In.
Then the Swedish team made changes in the line-up to invite k0nfig. Moreover, together with the Dane Ninjas in Pajamas, she confidently walked through the IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In, where she got two victories.
However, in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, the team lost to Vitality and Outsiders, thus going home. Nevertheless, in a month Ninjas in Pajamas had excellent chances to prepare and come up with options to return to the cohort of leaders.
Latest Ninjas in Pajamas results:
- Defeated by Astralis with a score of 1:2.
- Victory over MIBR with a score of 16:13.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
- Defeat from Vitality with a score of 0:2.
- Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 1:2.
Best Ninjas in Pajamas cards:
In turn, the Ninjas in Pajamas team does not appear on the Anubis map.
PaiN Gaming vs Ninjas in Pajamas Match Statistics
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for paiN Gaming — Ninjas in Pajamas
Despite the high numbers and quite good statistics, you need to understand that paiN Gaming earns its points in North America, where it plays with rivals of the level of Limitless and Detonate.
Moreover, as soon as the Brazilian team arrives in Europe, they immediately stop playing and suffer one defeat after another.
Yes, Ninjas in Pajamas failed at the start of the new season, but in some places the team stood out. Now, when a month of preparation has passed, everything should fall into place.
Therefore, given the difficulties of the opponent, I would recommend betting on the victory of the Ninjas in Pajamas team with a score of 2:0.
