Vega Squadron vs Ninjas In Pyjamas

Vega Squadron ranked #16 from Russia are facing team NiP ranked #8 from Sweden in the FACEIT Major 2018 that has 16 teams competing for the prize pool of $1,000,000. The tournament is held in London, the United Kingdom and it is played on LAN.

This is a best of 1 type of match. The loser is getting eliminated.

Team Vega Squadron map performance in the previous three months: Mirage is at 100,0% win rate on three played maps, Train 100,0% on two played maps, Inferno 25,0% on four played maps, Cache 0,0% on two played maps.

Map highlights for team Ninjas in Pyjamas for the last three months: Dust2 is at 100,0% win rate, Nuke 75,0%, Overpass 75,0%, Train 66,7%, Mirage 57,1%, Cache 33,3%, and Inferno with 25,0% win rate. Their most played maps are Train x9, Inferno x8, Nuke x8, Overpass x8, Mirage x7, Cache x3, and Dust2 x1.

Pistol performance goes to team Ninjas in Pyjamas who have a win percentage of 56,1 over team Vega Squadron who have 55,6%.

An interesting fact is the played games for team VS. They played nine maps in September and won five, convert those maps in games, they played eight games and won four. August was empty, July was blank, and in June they played only two games and won one.

On the other side, we have NiP who played ten maps in September and won six, converted, they played eight games and won five. In August they played only four maps and won three, converted, they played two games and won both of them. In July they played 20 maps and won ten, converted, they played ten games and won six. In June they played ten maps and won five, converted, they played four games and won two.

So far Vega is one slot below the playoffs with three matches played and one win. They won 34 rounds and lost 36. Ninjas also played three games and won only one. They won 32 rounds and lost 44. If we look at the opponents for both teams, Vega played against pretty much good teams, won against Cloud9, lost to Astralis and lost to fnatic in a close match. Ninjas played against outstanding opponents like mousesports where they won, lost to team Liquid and lost to Natus Vincere. So, we can say that NiP had a bit stronger opponents.

My bet here will definitely go to Ninjas in Pyjamas, because they have more experience, they have a better ranking on the world ladder, they played against stronger teams, and in qualifier defeated Astralis. Overall this is an excellent opportunity for them not to get eliminated. Yes this is a best of 1, and anything can happen, but i think pure experience will prevail today and NiP will be victorious.

Good luck to all who bet, and don't forget to gamble responsibly!