Прогноз на матч CS2 Cloud9 - NiP

Cloud9 and NIP will meet in the second round of PGL Major Antwerp 2022. To be honest, I don't believe in the Swedes who, at least, play without a full-fledged sniper. Well, Cloud9 continues to show a clear and disciplined game, just as NIP is not a kryptonite for the team.

Form Cloud9

The fourth team in the world ranking got three everyday victories in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, losing only one map. As for the start at the major itself, the Russian team coped with the Outsiders without any problems in the first round. It can be seen that Cloud9 is close to optimal conditions, since such a confident CS performed by the guys can hardly be called sleepy.

Latest Cloud9 results:

• Defeat from FaZe Clan with a score of 1:2.
• Victory over Sangal with a score of 16:7.
• Victory over Anonymo with a score of 16:10.
• Victory over Astralis with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over the Outsiders with a score of 16:12.

Best Cloud9 Maps:

• Mirage - 100% wins.
• Vertigo - 100% wins.
• Ancient - 67% of wins.
• Overpass - 57% of wins.
• Inferno - 50% win rate.

Let me remind you that the Russian team has not played on the Nuke map for a long time.

Form N.I.P.

The eighth team of the world ranking became the third at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR B, showing far from the most confident CS. Then the Swedish team reached the semi-finals of BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 Europe, where they lost to Astralis. However, in the first round of the Major, NIP managed to defeat Vitality, which, in my opinion, still does not allow us to consider the team a favorite in any equal confrontation.

Latest NIP results:

• Victory over SINNERS with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over ENCE with a score of 2:1.
• 2-1 victory over the Bad News Eagles.
• Defeated by Astralis with a score of 0:2.
• Victory over Vitality with a score of 16:4.

Best NIP cards:

• Inferno - 80% win rate.
• Ancient - 73% of wins.
• Overpass - 60% of wins.
• Nuke - 50% win rate.

I note that now the Swedish team is refusing the Dust 2 map.

Cloud9 meeting statistics - NIP

Within the framework of the current season, the teams held two meetings:

• NIP victory at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:1.
• Cloud9 won at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:0.

Both times the teams played Vertigo and Ancient.

Prediction for the match Cloud9 — NIP

Personally, I have a distrust of the Swedes, who have been playing monotonously for months, relying on starting aggression. Yes, and Cloud9 constantly counters this, from which the structure of NIP will break over and over again. Otherwise, the Swedes have all the same problems - the lack of a sniper and logic. Therefore, here I would recommend betting on the victory of the Cloud9 team.