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Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Sangal — match prediction & analysis

2 October at 15:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Ninjas in Pyjamas and Sangal have shared a server 3 times in the period we track, which makes this one of the rarer matchups where the head-to-head actually means something. We weighed it against form, ranking and the map pool.

Ninjas in Pyjamas come in ranked #37 in the world, Sangal #53.

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Ninjas in Pyjamas

✅ Nuke strength: 72% winrate over 18 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Nuke (89% pick rate)

✅ Head-to-head edge: 67% versus Sangal historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Only 20% winrate on Dust2 over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (59% bans) limits their map bargaining

Sangal

✅ Nuke strength: 86% winrate over 7 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (50% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 10 wins in last 16 (68%) shows momentum

❌ Only 33% winrate on Dust2 over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Inferno (93% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (33% versus Ninjas in Pyjamas) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

Ninjas in PyjamasWWWWL4 of 5 won
SangalWWWWW5 of 5 won

Head to head

Ninjas in Pyjamas and Sangal have met 3 times in the period we track — Ninjas in Pyjamas 2, Sangal 1.

3 Sept 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 Closed Qualifier · Nuke — Ninjas in Pyjamas16 - 12
3 Sept 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 Closed Qualifier · Ancient — Ninjas in Pyjamas13 - 8
3 Sept 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 Closed Qualifier · Cache — Sangal10 - 13

The map pool

Win, pick and ban rates over the last three months. This is where a series is often decided before it starts — a team can steer the veto onto a map the opponent rarely plays.

Ninjas in PyjamasSangal
33%9 maps Cache 75%8 maps
20%5 maps Dust2 33%6 maps
47%15 maps Mirage 40%5 maps
56%9 maps Inferno -0 maps
72%18 maps Nuke 86%7 maps
56%18 maps Ancient 60%5 maps
50%4 maps Anubis 75%4 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Ninjas in Pyjamas
sjuush sjuush1.02
stavn stavn1.09
xKacpersky xKacpersky1.09
★ adamb adamb1.11
Krimbo Krimbo1.07
Sangal
R4DYX R4DYX1.09
Joey Joey1.11
bnox bnox1.08
★ adamS adamS1.14
puuha puuha1.00

More on these teams

All Ninjas in Pyjamas predictions and results
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