NIP vs Heroic Preview and Predictions: IEM Rio 2023
| Tags: CS2
| Author The Old One
The NIP vs Heroic game will give us one more team from Group A that will advance to the Playoffs
One of these teams will be sent home, while the other squad will join NAVI and BIG from Group A to compete in the Playoffs. Therefore, this is a crucial encounter for both teams to reach the Quarterfinals of IEM Rio 2023. If you love eSports and CSGO betting, here is a quick preview of this matchup, with our predictions!
Contents
NIP
After their loss against NAVI in the upper bracket, NIP fought and won their last match against 9INE in the lowers. The Bo3 didn’t start as NIP intended, losing Vertigo with nine rounds to their name. So, the Europeans took control of the next two maps and gathered their win to stay another day at Rio.
Players
Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke
- HLTV Rating: 1.08
- Impact Rating: 1.19
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 69.6%
- Average Damage Round: 80.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.75
Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen
- HLTV Rating: 0.95
- Impact Rating: 1.01
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.1%
- Average Damage Round: 73.8
- Kills Per Round: 0.63
Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
- HLTV Rating: 1.03
- Impact Rating: 1.10
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
- Average Damage Round: 77.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.70
Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov
- HLTV Rating: 1.14
- Impact Rating: 1.06
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 73.4%
- Average Damage Round: 75.8
- Kills Per Round: 0.73
Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin
- HLTV Rating: 1.11
- Impact Rating: 1.18
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.4%
- Average Damage Round: 79.0
- Kills Per Round: 0.72
Player To Watch
headtr1ck
Heroic
On their last Bo3 against The MongolZ, Heroic only lost their own map pick, grabbing the series with a 2-1 score. Inferno and Mirage looked like the playgrounds of Heroic, as the team unleashed TeSeS and stavn in those maps to dominate their opponents. While this squad is the favorite going against NIP, each player needs to be on top of their game to avoid an upset.
Players
Martin “stavn” Lund
- HLTV Rating: 1.12
- Impact Rating: 1.14
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.9%
- Average Damage Round: 81.0
- Kills Per Round: 0.73
Casper “cadiaN” Møller
- HLTV Rating: 1.04
- Impact Rating: 1.11
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.7%
- Average Damage Round: 73.2
- Kills Per Round:0.69
René “TeSeS” Madsen
- HLTV Rating: 1.10
- Impact Rating: 1.11
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 71.5%
- Average Damage Round: 78.0
- Kills Per Round: 0.71
Rasmus “sjuush” Beck
- HLTV Rating: 1.09
- Impact Rating: 1.03
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 72.3%
- Average Damage Round: 75.5
- Kills Per Round: 0.68
Jakob “Jabbi” Nygaard
- HLTV Rating: 1.04
- Impact Rating: 1.00
- Kill/Assist/Survived/Traded: 70.3%
- Average Damage Round:71.7
- Kills Per Round: 0.67
Player to Watch
stavn
NIP vs Heroic Predictions: IEM Rio 2023
It will be an intensely close match where Heroic will emerge victorious against NIP with a 2-1 score.
NIP vs Heroic Head to Head Record
NIP 1 – 2 Heroic
NIP vs Heroic Maps
- Mirage
- Vertigo
- Nuke
NIP vs Heroic Score
- Map 1: Heroic to win by +3<
- Map 2: NIP to win by OT
- Map 3: Heroic to win by OT
NIP vs Heroic Top Fragger
stavn
IEM Rio 2023 Heroic vs NIP Match Links
NIP vs Heroic Match Time
April 19, 2023 – 13:30 ET/12:30 CST/10:30 PT
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