NIP vs HERO Prediction 30 April 2024

The legendary tag makes its debut at ESL Pro League with a new lineup. Ninjas in Pyjamas are placed in Group D and will face a strong opponent in their very first match. The strength of the revamped Ninjas in Pyjamas lineup will be tested against the well-coordinated team of HEROIC.

Team descriptions and trends
NIP are already facing losses, even though the tournament hasn't started yet. One of the key players of the team, REZ, caught a virus and couldn't travel to the tournament, and his replacement is the 17-year-old xKacpersky, who was recently signed to the Young Ninjas academy team. The young talent has not yet had time to adapt to the tier-2 level before heading off to a world-class tournament. Any rookie player could only dream of such an opportunity.

• NIP wins with a handicap of +4.5 rounds on the first map in 5 consecutive matches and with a handicap of +5.5 rounds on the second map in 10 out of the last 11 matches. You can bet on these outcomes with odds of 1.63 and 1.53 respectively.

The current HEROIC lineup was formed 4 months ago and consists of individually strong players. However, despite all its potential, the team has not yet managed to achieve high results and currently holds only the 9th place in the HLTV ranking. More than two weeks have passed since the team's last performance, during which they could have worked on their mistakes and introduced something new into their gameplay.

• Total under 2.5 maps (in bo3 series) occurred in 6 out of the last 7 matches of Team Heroic. Bookmakers offer odds of 1.6 for this outcome.

Editorial forecast
The first matches of NIP in their new guise were played online. Back then, the guys looked unpolished and showed quite unimpressive results. What to expect from the "Ninjas" in this tournament remains only a guess. We believe that for Heroic, this is a great opportunity to start the tournament with a victory, and they will not miss it. Therefore, our bet is on a Heroic win with an exact score of 2-0 at 1.95.