fnatic vs. NiP, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/23 CS:GO
fnatic is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter when they face NiP in the Lower bracket semi-final of the DreamHack Open Fall 2020, which is going to be played on Friday. Both sides still have an opportunity to make it to the Grand final at this tournament, but they have no room for mistakes anymore. The winner of this duel will meet a better side from a clash between BIG and Heroic.
fnatic Team Stats and Latest Results
fnatic failed to reach the Grand final at the IEM New York 2020 Europe as they lost to OG in the semi-finals, but they are trying to make it at this tournament, although it’s not going to be easy. They have three more steps to make before that, and the first one will be against NiP on Friday. fnatic beat OG twice at the DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and North, but lost to Astralis and dropped to the Lower bracket. fnatic won seven of the previous 14 matches.
In the last three months, fnatic displayed strong performances on Inferno (73.3% win rate) and played well on Vertigo (60.0%), while they disappointed on Dust2 (25.0%) and Mirage (33.3%). fnatic is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and appeared on 49 maps with a record of 25 wins and 24 losses. The lineup consists of flusha (1.00 rating), JW (0.98), KRIMZ (1.10), Golden (0.95), and Brollan (1.06).
NiP Team Stats and Latest Results
NiP opened this tournament with a 2-0 loss to Sprout but got revenge two games later when they defeated Sprout in three maps. In the meantime, the Swedes beat ENCE but were forced to try reaching the Grand final through the Lower bracket after a loss to Vitality. However, NiP didn’t drop a map in two wins over FaZe and OG, losing just 14 rounds in the latter match. NiP lost nine of the last 14 games.
During the previous three months, NiP played very well on Train (75.0%) and Overpass (60.0%), while they failed to get a victory on Vertigo (played twice) and Dust2 (played three times) and were weak on Nuke (22.2%). Since August this year, NiP is playing with the current lineup that appeared on 38 maps and has a record of 19 wins and 19 losses. The team members are twist (0.94), REZ (1.09), hampus (1.03), nawwk (1.09), and Plopski (1.03).
fnatic vs. NiP H2H Record
These rivals have met on five occasions before, and fnatic leads the all-time series 4-1. They won the last two H2H duels, including the most recent one at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe a month ago.
fnatic vs. NiP Betting Preview
NiP did impress in big wins over FaZe and OG, but I don’t think they are good enough to defeat fnatic, which proved to be the case in the last two H2Hs, in which they failed to win a single map. I am not saying NiP will fail to win a map this time around, but I am saying they will not get a win in the end. The odds on fnatic are not great but considering these previous two encounters, I prefer betting on fnatic to win than going with Over 2.5 maps.