Young Ninjas vs. KOVA, Preview, & Prediction - Free 9/06 CS: GO

The opponents will meet at the fourth round of the group stage this Monday. Both sides have won 2 out of their 3 matches and we expect an interesting matchup when they play. The winner of this match will automatically book a spot at the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 and the loser will have to play another match to qualify.

Young Ninjas Team Stats and Latest Results

Young Ninjas is ranked 41st on the world ranking. At the ongoing Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 Regionals, they have won 2 matches and lost 1. They defeated X Gamer (2-0) and Tricked (2-0) but lost the third round against Finest. Meanwhile, they finished second at the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals and were awarded $20,000. At the same time, they were also part of the European Development Championship 5 and finished 9-12th. Considering their performance over the last 8 matches, they won 4 matches and has a win rate of 56.0%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that the team has been impressive on Overpass (72.2%) and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (47.8%), Vertigo (42.9%), Mirage (37.5%), Nuke (25.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). Their line-up consists of Sapec (1.03), ztr (0.98), phzy (1.07), Mann3n (1.00), and Ro1f (0.95).

KOVA Team Stats and Latest Results

KOVA is ranked 108th on the world ranking. They started the Elisa Invitational Fall 2021 on a positive note by defeating GORILLAZ (2-1), but lost to Lyngby Vikings (0-2) in the second round, then bounced back to defeat AaB (2-0) at the third round of the group stage. Meanwhile, they won 2 out of their 5 matches at the Pinnacle Fall Series 1 Regionals and finished 9-11th. Out of their last 8 matches, they have won 4 matches and lost 4. Currently, they have a win rate of 36.8%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months indicates that they have shown an impressive performance on Nuke (80.0%). They were average on Overpass (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), Mirage (28.6%), Ancient (16.7%), and Dust2 (0.0%). The team line-up consists of uli (1.07), Twixie (1.00), Spargo (1.05), zks (1.06), and Airax (0.91).

Young Ninjas vs. KOVA H2H Record

There have been 6 head-to-head meetings between the opponents. So far, Young Ninjas has won in all the meetings. The last meeting was at the Domination League Season 2 and Young Ninjas won 2-1.

Young Ninjas vs. KOVA Betting Preview

Over the last 3 months, KOVA has attained above-average performance on Nuke. On the other hand, Young Ninjas has an above-average win rate on Overpass & Ancient and also leads on Mirage and Inferno. Based on the fact that Young Ninjas displayed an impressive performance at the recently concluded WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals, we believe that they are still in form and will win this matchup.

The Pick: Young Ninjas to win.