Astralis vs. NIP Preview & Prediction- Free 4/30 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the semi-final of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe tournament this Saturday. BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 is a global circuit of events that deliver elite-level Counter-Strike and world-class entertainment for everyone. The prize pool of this event adds up to $67,500 and the playoff matches are played in a single-elimination best-of-three series. The winner of this duel will face either Heroic or ENCE at the grand finals.

Astralis Team Stats and Latest Results

Astralis is ranked #10 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 25 weeks. The team has attained a significant improvement over the past 1 month. They were part of the ESL Pro League Season 15 and managed to advance to the quarterfinals. At the same time, they finished 7-8th at the IEM Katowice 2022 and 6th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. Over the past 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 56.0% and won 6 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Nuke (85.7%), Ancient (73.3%), and Overpass (66.7%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (33.3%), Inferno (33.3%), Vertigo (25.0%), and Dust2 (12.5%). Their current line-up has Xyp9x (1.07 player rating), gla1ve (1.03), k0nfig (1.09), Farlig (1.02), and blameF (1.18).

NIP Team Stats and Latest Results

Ninjas in Pyjamas is ranked #7 in the global ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 101 weeks. The Swedish team was invited to the ongoing BLAST tournament based on their performance at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. So far, they have defeated Bad News Eagles (2:1) and advanced to the semi-finals where they will clash with Astralis. They finished 3-4th at the ESL Pro League Season 15 and 3rd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B. The team has managed a win rate of 65.2% over the past 3 months and won 7 out of their last 10 matches.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show that their best-played cards are Inferno (80.0%-win rate) and Ancient (75.0%). On the flip-side, the team failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%), Mirage (50.0%), Nuke (42.9%), and Vertigo (40.0%). The team’s current line-up has es3tag (0.95 player rating), REZ (1.08), hampus (1.03), Brollan (1.18), and Plopski (1.04).

Astralis vs. NIP H2H Record

Head-to-head has 33 meetings between the rivals. So far, Astralis has won 20 times while NIP won during their last 13 encounters. The last meeting was at the BLAST Premier World Final 2021 on December 16, 2021, and Astralis won with a score of 1:2.

Astralis vs. NIP Betting Preview

We are predicting a win for Astralis in this upcoming matchup. This is because the Danes have shown significant progress recently and we expect more from them. The team has an advantage on 4 cards while NIP leads in 3 maps. When we consider both teams’ rosters, there is no doubt that Astralis will advance to the grand final.

The Pick: Astralis to win.