FURIA and Ninjas in Pyjamas will play in the second round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 to determine one of the first participants in the bottom basket.
Nothing good can be said about the Long Corner of either team, as the Brazilians didn't shoot at all and got completely lost on Ancient, and Ninjas in Pyjamas completely gave up the initiative to fnatic on defense.
Still, I have some reservations about the Brazilians, as they can suddenly wake up and open up, especially against the slow Ninjas in Pyjamas. So here I would rely on FURIA to win.
FURIA's form
The world's eighth ranked team had a great showing at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR where they managed to outplay TeamOne, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and paiN Gaming, earning a trip to the "legends".
Next, the Brazilian team played at home IEM Rio 2023 where they beat fnatic and FaZe Clan, but failed to defeat Cloud9 and Heroic and crashed out in the quarterfinals.
However, FURIA had an extremely disappointing showing at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 as they managed to lose to Monte. And now the Brazilians are hanging on by a thread as it won't get any easier with Ninjas in Pyjamas.
Latest FURIA results:
- Victory over fnatic with a score of 19-15.
- Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2-0.
- 1-2 defeat of Cloud9.
- 1-2 defeat at the hands of Heroic.
- 7-16 defeat at the hands of Monte.
FURIA's best scores:
- Vertigo - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 71% wins.
- Mirage - 63% wins.
- Nuke - 60% wins.
It is worth remembering that the Brazilian squad still refuses to use Overpass maps.
Ninjas in Pyjamas' uniforms
Fourteenth team of the world ranking has also recently visited the IEM Rio 2023, where they defeated Imperial Esports and 9INE, but after losses from Natus Vincere and Heroic and did not go to the play-offs.
As for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Stage, Ninjas in Pyjamas Ledge was defeated by ENCE, but with victories over MOUZ, OG and Grayhound Gaming were able to qualify for the Legends.
However, at the Long Stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the European side was far from successful, as they managed to lose to fnatic and make their situation even worse.
The latest results from Ninjas in Pyjamas:
- A 16-9 victory over MOUZ.
- A 9-16 loss to ENCE.
- Victory over OG with a score of 19-17.
- Beat Grayhound Gaming 2-0.
- 11-16 loss to fnatic.
Best Ninjas in Pyjamas:
- Mirage - 79% wins.
- Vertigo - 57% wins.
- Overpass - 56% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
In turn, the European squad has long since given up on Anubis.
FURIA - Ninjas in Pyjamas encounter statistics
The teams have not yet met in their current line-ups.
Forecast for the match FURIA - Ninjas in Pyjamas
There's a lot of inconsistency between the two teams in the "legends". The Brazilians played half of their game and lost on all fronts.
But Ninjas in Pyjamas also had their own tricks - they didn't do anything at all on the street and were safely punished for it by fnatic. It's hard to predict the map in advance, but in this format the Europeans may not wake up as mistakes are more likely to be systematic.
So in this case I would recommend to bet on FURIA team to win.
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