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Natus Vincere vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Tips & Odds – ESL Pro League Season 20

By Tit Krajnik

04 Sep 2024

Tit Krajnik 04 Sep 2024

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Natus Vincere vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike betting picks for Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the upper bracket semifinals at ESL Pro League Season 20 (19:30 CEST)
Natus Vincere are heavy favourites
Ninjas in Pyjamas are in shaky form

Fans of team Natus Vincere (Getty Images)

Natus Vincere vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Predictions

Natus Vincere and Ninjas in Pyjamas will clash on Wednesday, September 4, in the upper bracket semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 20. According to the esports betting odds, it should be a very one-sided game, and that does not sound too wrong.

Natus Vincere vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Predictions
Head to Head
Natus Vincere Form
Natus Vincere Squad & Team News
Ninjas in Pyjamas Form
Ninjas in Pyjamas Squad & Team News

Natus Vincere are priced as 1.12 favourites with the top Counter-Strike bookmakers, while Ninjas in Pyjamas enter the match as 6.00 outsiders. This gives NiP just 16.7% chance of winning, which is a low number but not a wrong one.

Natus Vincere (#1) are higher ranked than Ninjas in Pyjamas (#21)
Ninjas in Pyjamas have won just one of their last five games
Natus Vincere are one of the tournament favourites

Head to Head

Natus Vincere and Ninjas in Pyjamas have yet to meet this season.

Natus Vincere Form

Natus Vincere entered ESL Pro League Season 20 as one of the leading candidates to hoist the trophy and they remain on that path. They had a bit rougher showing in the opening round, when NaVi needed overtime on the first map to make it past Lynn Vision – however, NaVi are notorious for slow tournament starts, so that is not too shocking.

Before their trip to Malta, Natus Vincere placed second at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024, and in July, they won the Esports World Cup 2024. Given those results, it is not difficult to consider NaVi one of the top Counter-Strike esports teams in the world – and a squad that should never struggle against the world no.21.

Natus Vincere Squad & Team News

Natus Vincere have not made any roster changes.

Valerij "b1t" Vakhovsjkyj
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen
Justinas "jL" Lekavičius
Mihai "iM" Ivan
Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov

Ninjas in Pyjamas Form

Ninjas in Pyjamas are 1-4 from their last four series, which include defeats against Cloud9, AMKAL Esports, GUN5, and Monte. Their only victory over the five-game stretch came against HEROIC in the opening round of the ESL Pro League, yet even that success comes with an asterisk.

NiP won the match 2-1, but they were awarded the first map due to one of HEROIC players using Snap Tap. They won Vertigo 13-6, though which is a slight improvement but not enough to feel overly confident in this lineup and their chances to make it far.

Ninjas in Pyjamas Squad & Team News

Ninjas in Pyjamas have not announced any roster changes.

Fredrik "REZ" Sterner
Alejandro "alex" Masanet
Max "maxster" Jansson
Artem "r1nkle" Moroz
Isak "isak" Fahlén

Verdict

Natus Vincere v Ninjas in Pyjamas

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Natus Vincere will face off for a ticket leading into the next stage of ESL Pro League Season 20. While craizier things have happened at ESL Pro League, it is unlikely for NiP to come away with a victory on Wednesday.

They're in very shaky form and have not beaten a strong team once since BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024, and even there, their run was more of a fluke than anything else. Natus Vincere failed to look as dominant as expected in the first round of ESL Pro League, but that has become expected of this team, who tend to start tournamentss slower.

This should end in a very comfortable victory for Natus Vincere.

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