Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Tips & Live Stream – Spirit to Continue Their PGL Astana 2025 Title Chase

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Last updated: 15 May 2025

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Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike 2 betting picks for Friday, May 16, 2025, in the PGL Astana 2025 Quarterfinals (19:00 UTC+5)
Team Spirit bested Ninjas in Pyjamas once before
This is Spirit's game to lose

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Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Predictions

Team Spirit and Ninjas in Pyjamas meet again this Friday, May 16, in a rematch from the PGL Astana 2025 Swiss Stage, when Spirit won in two maps.

Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Predictions
Head to Head
Where to Watch Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Live?
Team Spirit Form
Team Spirit Squad & Team News
Ninjas in Pyjamas Form
Ninjas in Pyjamas Squad & Team News

The series was closer than expected, with NiP taking 13 rounds on Train (13-16), before Team Spirit showed their true colours on Dust 2 and won 13-4 for a combined round record of 29-17.

For the rematch, Team Spirit are expected to cruise past Ninjas in Pyjamas, and there are not many reasons to question that assessment. They're the tournament favourites and, unlike in the first match, they're better prepared to face NiP.

Ninjas in Pyjamas have a mountain to climb
Team Spirit are the top-performing team of the tournament
A 2-0 sweep for Spirit is likely on the cards

Head to Head

Team Spirit and Ninjas in Pyjamas met during the PGL Astana 2025 Swiss Stage, when Spirit won in a 2-0 sweep.

Team Spirit 2-0 Ninjas in Pyjamas – May 11, 2025

Where to Watch Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas Live?

Live stream for Team Spirit vs Ninjas in Pyjamas in the PGL Astana 2025 quarterfinals is available via the best betting sites with live streaming services.

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Team Spirit Form

Team Spirit entered PGL Astana 2025 as the leading favourites, and so far they've been delivering on the promise. Spirit finished the Swiss Stage with a perfect record, which includes victories against GamerLegion (2-0), Astralis (2-0), and Ninjas in Pyjamas (2-0).

Much of their success in the tournament is thanks to Danil "donk" Kryshkovets and Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov, who are the highest-rated individuals of PGL Astana 2025, and the two players Spirit's opponents will have to stop to find any success. This, however, is much easier said than done.

Team Spirit Squad & Team News

Team Spirit have not made any roster changes.

Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov
Boris "magixx" Vorobyev
Myroslav "zont1x" Plakhotja
Danil "donk" Kryshkovets
Dmitriy "sh1ro" Sokolov

Ninjas in Pyjamas Form

PGL Astana 2025 is Ninjas in Pyjamas' first S-Tier tournament of the 2025 Counter-Strike 2 esports season. However, despite struggling to accomplish much this year, NiP have managed to reach the playoffs, which in itself is a significant accomplishment.

Unfortunately, they've drawn the most formidable possible opponent for the first round of the knockout stage and an opponent who bested NiP once before this event.

The series started much closer than expected, with NiP forcing Spirit to overtime on Train (13-16), yet they were far less effective on Dust 2, which ended in a comfortable 13-4 victory for the faovurites.