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SINNERS vs Ninjas in Pyjamas — match prediction & analysis

26 September at 17:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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SINNERS and Ninjas in Pyjamas 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.

SINNERS come in ranked #47 in the world, Ninjas in Pyjamas #38.

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SINNERS

✅ Dust2 strength: 67% winrate over 18 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (67% pick rate)

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

❌ Only 40% winrate on Inferno over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (97% banned), reducing veto flexibility

Ninjas in Pyjamas

✅ Nuke strength: 76% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Nuke (88% pick rate)

❌ Only 14% winrate on Cache over 7 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (58% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Form slump: 19 losses in last 32 points to recent inconsistency

Recent form

SINNERSLWLLW2 of 5 won
Ninjas in PyjamasWLLWL2 of 5 won

Head to head

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

9 Sept 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Europe Closed Qualifier · Ancient — SINNERS13 - 7
9 Sept 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Europe Closed Qualifier · Nuke — Ninjas in Pyjamas11 - 13
9 Sept 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 Europe Closed Qualifier · Dust2 — SINNERS13 - 3

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.

SINNERSNinjas in Pyjamas
42%12 maps Cache 14%7 maps
67%18 maps Dust2 20%5 maps
54%13 maps Mirage 38%13 maps
40%10 maps Inferno 57%7 maps
25%4 maps Nuke 76%17 maps
54%13 maps Ancient 53%15 maps
-0 maps Anubis 40%5 maps

The maps

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Our picks

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

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

SINNERS
SHOCK SHOCK1.04
MoDo MoDo1.08
kisserek kisserek1.04
beastik beastik0.94
★ stressarN stressarN1.13
Ninjas in Pyjamas
sjuush sjuush1.02
stavn stavn1.07
xKacpersky xKacpersky1.08
★ adamb adamb1.09
Krimbo Krimbo1.01

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