Match preview · Esports World Cup 2026

Astralis vs Ninjas in Pyjamas — match prediction & analysis

16 August at 18:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Every call we publish goes up before the match and stays up afterwards, right or wrong. This is the reasoning behind Astralis vs Ninjas in Pyjamas at Esports World Cup 2026.

Our call: Astralis to win — 60% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

Astralis won 2–1. ✅ Our call was right — we said Astralis at 60%.

Nuke — 13–3

Inferno — 10–13

Cache — 13–7

Head to head

Astralis and Ninjas in Pyjamas have met once in the period we track — Astralis 0, Ninjas in Pyjamas 1.

The maps

Nuke — Ninjas in Pyjamas's pick

Inferno — Astralis's pick

Cache — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — Astralis to win 2-1

🎯 Astralis to win Inferno

🎯 Astralis to win Cache

More on these teams

All Astralis predictions and results
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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.