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Ninjas in Pyjamas vs XEPT — match prediction & analysis

2 October at 14:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Ninjas in Pyjamas vs XEPT at ROG JOURNEY Autumn 2026 is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

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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)

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

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

Recent form

Ninjas in PyjamasWWWWL4 of 5 won

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 PyjamasXEPT
33%9 maps Cache -0 maps
20%5 maps Dust2 -0 maps
47%15 maps Mirage -0 maps
56%9 maps Inferno -0 maps
72%18 maps Nuke -0 maps
56%18 maps Ancient -0 maps
50%4 maps Anubis -0 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
XEPT
★ caravaggio caravaggio-
★ Valtr1x Valtr1x-
★ Gibsand Gibsand-
★ zern zern-
★ T1mpa T1mpa-

More on these teams

All Ninjas in Pyjamas predictions and results
All XEPT predictions and results

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