mousesports and NIP will meet in the first playoff round of ESL Pro League Season 14. The winner of the match will go to the quarterfinals, where they will play against OG. At the same time, it is quite difficult to single out a favorite in a duel, since the teams have sorted out relations more than once during the season, exchanging victories.
Mousesports form
The 14th team in the world rankings took second place in their group, having played only in the last rounds. However, one should not blame the team that played in the same group with NAVI. Moreover, all the direct competitors of the "mouse" passed, if we take FaZe Clan out of the brackets. And in the last three matches, mousesports has been unmatched, leaving no chances not only for EG, but also for fnatic with BIG.
Recent results mousesports:
- Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1: 2.
- Defeat against NAVI with a score of 0: 2.
- Victory over Evil Geniuses with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over fnatic with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over BIG with a score of 2: 1.
Best maps from mousesports:
- Nuke - 71% wins.
- Mirage - 62% wins.
- Inferno - 60% wins.
- Ancient - 50% wins.
It is worth noting that the team plays on all maps. However, at the same time, the "mice" have difficulties with Vertigo.
NIP form
The ninth team in the world rankings by chance made it to the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 14, failing the group stage. No, the Swedes are great for shutting down Gambit in the last round. However, at the same time, the team could fly away from Team One, losing along the way to FURIA. Now NIP should thank Liquid, who outplayed the Brazilians in overtime and allowed the Swedes into the playoffs. But on my own I would like to say that the team has nothing to do with such a bad game.
Recent results NiP:
- Defeat against Liquid with a score of 0: 2.
- Defeat Entropiq with a score of 2: 0.
- Victory over Team One with a score of 2: 0.
- Defeat from FURIA with a score of 1: 2.
- Victory over Gambit with a score of 2: 0.
Best NiP cards:
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Ancient - 64% wins.
- Overpass - 60% wins.
- Dust 2 - 57% wins.
Again, the team can play on any map. However, the Swedes have recently had problems with Vertigo.
Mousesports - NIP Meetings Statistics
During the current season, the teams held four meetings:
- NIP's victory at ESL Pro League Season 13 with a score of 2: 1.
- Mousesports win in FLASHPOINT 3 with a score of 2: 1.
- Mousesports win at Gamers Without Borders 2021 with a score of 2: 1.
- NIP wins at IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In with a score of 2: 0.
It is likely that in this meeting we will again see Total more.
Forecast for the match mousesports - NIP
If I didn't like the NIP game in the group, the mice showed a cool and well-coordinated CS in the ending. In addition, the Swedes have problems with their individual form, which I would not say about mousesports. And the frequent instability of the Swedes confuses me a lot. Therefore, here I offer several options:
- The victory of the mousesports team.
- The total on cards is 2.5 more, because now NIP has a very strong card Ancient.
