Heroic - NiP — Teletype

Heroic and NiP will fight for the right to reach the semifinals of ESL Pro League Season 13. The team that loses will not lose anything - they will just end up in the quarterfinals of the other grid. It remains to be seen whether the Danes are ready to continue their victorious march against the background of the Swedes' blatantly weak play.

Heroic form

The No. 12 team in the world rankings renewed their roster in early March, thus beginning their "honeymoon period. Since then the Danish team has not lost a single match, along with winning the group at ESL Pro League Season 13. And Heroic has shown a really decent game, which is not a shame to appear in the semifinals, because the team got the most suitable opponent.

The latest results of the team:

2-0 victory over Renegades.
Victory over BIG with a score of 2-1.
Victory over FunPlus Phoenix 2-0.
Victory over OG by a score of 2-1.
Defeated Complexity 2-1.
Best Heroic cards:

Overpass - 100% wins.
Vertigo - 83% wins.
Nuke - 80% wins.
Inferno - 56% wins.
Mirage - 50% wins.
The only exception is Dust 2, which has long been flying into a permanent ban. However, here we are also unlikely to see Train, where the Danes haven't shown a great game for a long time.

NiP form.

The 11th team in the world ranking sensationally won their group at ESL Pro League Season 13, although we cannot say that they showed any unique game. The Swedish team simply swept through opponents with problems. And in the match with the configured opponent the team just lost. But NiP didn't stop there, heading to the Pinnacle Cup 2021 quarterfinals. And it is this fact that casts doubt on the Swedes' prospects, for the umpteenth time.

The latest results of the team:

2-1 victory over ENCE.
Victory over FaZe Clan with a score of 2-0.
Defeat mousesports 2-1.
Beat Vitality 2-0.
1-3 loss to HAVU.
NiP top cards:

Train - 67% wins.
Nuke - 60% wins.
Dust 2 - 60% wins.
Inferno - 56% wins.
However, the Swedish team can play any card, which promises a certain advantage before the start of the match.

Statistics of head-to-head encounters

Within last season, the teams held three meetings:

NiP victory at cs_summit 6 Europe with a score of 2-1.
Victory for Heroic at DreamHack Open Fall 2020 by a score of 2-1.
Victory for Heroic in IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe 2-1.
Interestingly, there was a Vertigo card in each match.

Prediction for the match Heroic - NiP

Frankly speaking, there are no real prerequisites for a NiP win. The team as a whole looks unsure. And the Swedes' playoff appearance is more the merit of their group rivals' problems. In turn, the Danish team showed a really solid game that would not be embarrassing to be in the semifinals. So here I propose to bet on the victory of the team Heroic.