G2 vs. NIP Preview & Prediction - Free 11/04 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the quarter-finals of the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 this Thursday. The winner of this matchup will progress to the Semi-finals while the loser will exit this tournament.

G2 Team Stats and Latest Results

G2 Team is ranked 9th in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 109 weeks. The team holds a 7-match win streak and holds a win rate of 53.8%. At the ongoing PGL Major Stockholm 2021 tournament, they won all their first 3 matches at the group stage and advanced to the playoffs. They defeated Copenhagen Flames (16:11), FaZe (16:7), and Entropiq (2-0). Considering the team’s performance in other tournaments, they came sixth at the IEM Fall 2021 Europe, 5-8th at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021, and won the Battle of Betway 2021 in October.

Map performance over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Cobblestone (100.0%), Train (100.0%), Tuscan (100.0%), Ancient (75.0%), and Nuke (66.7%). On the other hand, they were weak on Inferno (50.0%), Mirage (46.7%), Dust2 (40.0%), Vertigo (20.0%), and Cache (0.0%). The team has a roster that consists of JaCkz (0.94), huNter- (1.13), AmaNEk (1.02), and nexa (1.03).

NIP Team Stats and Latest Results

NIP Team is second in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 76 weeks. The Swedish team has attained an impressive performance over the last 3 months and attained a win rate of 70.4%. They won the IEM Fall 2021 Europe, finished 4th at the Battle of Betway 2021, and 1-3rd at the BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2021. At the ongoing PGL Major Stockholm 2021, they played 5 matches at the group stage and won 3 matches. Considering their performance in the last 8 matches, the team has won 4 and lost 4 matches.

Map win rate over the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Cobblestone (100.0%), Ancient (88.9%), Overpass (83.3%), Inferno (71.4%), and Nuke (55.6%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (40.0%), Dust2 (33.3%), Cache (0.0%), Train (0.0%), and Vertigo (0.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of device (1.13), REZ (1.08), hampus (1.03), Plopski (1.05), and LNZ (0.91).

G2 vs. NIP H2H Record

Head-to-head record shows 7 meetings between the opponents. So far, G2 has 4 wins while NIP won in 3 encounters. Their last H2H meeting was at the Battle of Betway 2021 and G2 won 1:0.

G2 vs. NIP Betting Preview

It's tough to say which team will come out on top when these two meet in the upcoming match, but there are some clear trends that might point towards an outcome for sure! G2 has had an impressive performance and won 7 matches in a row. At the same time, G2 has an advantage in 4 maps while the Swedish side leads on 3 maps. NIP won 1 out of their last 3 matches and seems to be the underdogs in this upcoming match. Hence, we would advise bettors to place on a win for G2.

The Pick: G2 to win.