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9z vs Natus Vincere — match prediction & analysis

5 October at 13:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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9z vs Natus Vincere at ESL Pro League Season 24 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.

9z come in ranked #17 in the world, Natus Vincere #10.

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9z

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (62% pick rate)

❌ Only 40% winrate on Inferno over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Natus Vincere

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (60% pick rate)

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

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (69% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Form slump: 6 losses in last 10 points to recent inconsistency

Recent form

9zWLLLW2 of 5 won
Natus VincereLWLLL1 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.

9zNatus Vincere
67%3 maps Cache -2 maps
50%6 maps Dust2 -0 maps
57%7 maps Mirage 33%6 maps
40%5 maps Inferno 43%7 maps
56%9 maps Nuke 67%3 maps
33%3 maps Ancient 0%3 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

9z
dgt dgt1.10
max max0.91
meyern meyern0.98
luchov luchov1.01
★ HUASOPEEK HUASOPEEK1.14
Natus Vincere
iM iM1.00
makazze makazze1.05
b1t b1t1.03
★ w0nderful w0nderful1.10
Aleksib Aleksib0.89

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