NIP vs. Heroic Preview & Prediction- Free 7/07 CS: GO

The rivals will cross paths at Group A upper bracket quarter-final in the IEM Cologne 2022 tournament this Thursday. This is one of the most awaited tournaments and is organized by ESL, the world's largest esports company (the great provider of world-class CS: GO tournaments around the globe). The prize pool of this tournament adds up to $972,000. The Playoff matches are played in a double-elimination format. The upcoming match will be played in the best-of-three series.

NIP Team Stats and Latest Results

Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) is ranked #7 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 111 weeks. The Swedish team is currently on a 3-match win streak and has attained a win rate of 65.0% over the past 3 months. The team’s last match took place at the grand final of the Global Esports Tour Dubai 2022 tournament on June 11, 2022, and Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated MOUZ with a score of 2:1. They finished 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, 5-8th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, and 9-12th at the IEM Dallas 2022. NIP has managed 6 wins from its last 10 games.

Map win statistics over the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Inferno (75.0%), Overpass (70.0%), and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (42.9%), and Vertigo (25.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of es3tag (0.95 player rating), REZ (1.08), Plopski (1.04), Hampus (1.03), and Brollan (1.15).

Heroic Team Stats and Latest Results

Heroic ranks #10 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 116 weeks. The Danish team won all its last 7 matches and has attained a win rate of 70.0% over the past 3 months. Their last match took place at the IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In tournament on July 5, 2022, and Heroic defeated MOUZ with a score of 2:1. Their last achievement was 1st place at the Pinnacle Cup Championship (CS: GO) tournament which ended on June 11, 2022, and received $150,000.

Map win statistics over the last 3 months show an impressive win rate on Overpass (88.9%), Inferno (75.0%), and Mirage (62.5%). At the same time, they managed an average performance on Nuke (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but was dismal on Ancient (40.0%). The team’s line-up has sjuush (1.06 player rating), stavn (1.13), TeSeS (1.10), cadiaN (1.09), and jabbi (1.22).

NIP vs. Heroic H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 15 meetings between the rivals. By this time, NIP has won 7 times while Heroic has 8 wins. Their last encounter was at the Group Stage of the Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI – Summer on June 05, 2021, and NIP won with a score of 2:0.

NIP vs. Heroic Betting Preview

This is going to be an explosive matchup because both teams seem prepared to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Heroic has a 7-match win streak while NIP won all its last 3 games. Heroic has an advantage on the maps because they lead on Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo while NIP has attained a better win rate on Ancient. There is no doubt about the unique strengths that each side has. In our opinion, we believe Heroic will win but NIP will snatch one of the maps.

The Pick: Heroic to win/ Over 2.5 maps.