Young Ninjas vs. hREDS Preview & Prediction - Free 11/18 CS: GO

The opponents will play their first game at the group stage of the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals tournament this Thursday. The top 8 teams at the group stage will book a spot at the Main Qualifier.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 68th in the world ranking. The Swedish team is coming to this tournament after finishing third at the WePlay Academy League Season 2 Finals where they were awarded $15,000. Basically, the team is psyched up to show better performance at the Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 Regionals tournament. Additionally, the team finished 5-8th at the Malta Vibes Knockout Series 2, 1-2nd at the WePlay Academy League Season 2, and finished second at the Ace X Stockholm Open 2021. In the last 8 matches, they won 3 and hold a win rate of 51.7%.

Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that the team has been impressive on Overpass (70.0%), Vertigo (66.7%), and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to show a decent performance on Inferno (46.7%), Mirage (35.7%), and Nuke (11.1%). Their line-up includes Sapec (1.04), ztr (0.99), phzy (1.08), Ro1f (0.95), and debo (0.83).

hREDS Team Stats and Latest Results

hREDS team is ranked 95th in the world ranking. The team qualified for this tournament after coming 1-2nd at the Finland Qualifier. Nevertheless, their performance hasn’t been impressive because they won 4 out of their last 8 matches and holds a win rate of 36.4%. Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 2nd at the Finnish Esports League Season 9, 15-16th at the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 Regionals, and 11-12th at the William Hill Cup 2021. They are also part of the ongoing Pinnacle Fall Series 3 Regionals and have won 1 out of their 2 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months shows that hREDS team has attained a decent win rate on Nuke (66.7%) but failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), Overpass (25.0%), Ancient (22.2%), and Mirage (0.0%). The team roster consists of xartE (0.99), oopee (1.02), eDi (0.95), Sm1llee (0.99), and LYNXi (1.02).

Young Ninjas vs. hREDS H2H Record

The opponents have never met in any tournament and this will be their first H2H encounter.

Young Ninjas vs. hREDS Betting Preview

There is no doubt that both sides have been struggling over the last 3 months and this is reflected in their win rates. Young Ninjas has an advantage on Mirage, Overpass, Vertigo, and Ancient while hREDS has shown better performance on Inferno and Nuke. When we compare their rank in the global ranking, we believe Young Ninjas will triumph.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.