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Match preview · 1win Private Club Season 2

BIG vs The MongolZ — match prediction & analysis

22 October at 13:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: The MongolZ sit 17 places above BIG in the world ranking. Those gaps close more often than people expect, so here is what the numbers say once form, head-to-head and the map pool get a vote.

BIG come in ranked #37 in the world, The MongolZ #20.

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BIG

✅ Inferno strength: 75% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

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

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus The MongolZ historically gives veto and psychological advantage

The MongolZ

✅ Ancient strength: 80% winrate over 5 maps is a strong tactical pick

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

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (100% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus BIG) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

BIGLWWLL2 of 5 won
The MongolZWWLWL3 of 5 won

Head to head

BIG and The MongolZ have met 2 times in the period we track — BIG 2, The MongolZ 0.

20 Oct 20261win Private Club Season 2 · Mirage — BIG13 - 4
20 Oct 20261win Private Club Season 2 · Cache — BIG13 - 8

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.

BIGThe MongolZ
54%13 maps Cache -2 maps
50%4 maps Dust2 75%4 maps
50%10 maps Mirage 50%6 maps
75%8 maps Inferno 50%8 maps
67%3 maps Nuke 25%4 maps
43%7 maps Ancient 80%5 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

BIG
tabseN tabseN0.99
faveN faveN1.02
★ blameF blameF1.22
gr1ks gr1ks1.11
JDC JDC1.00
The MongolZ
bLitz bLitz1.08
★ cobrazera cobrazera1.21
Techno Techno0.94
910 9101.19
nin9 nin91.06

More on these teams

All BIG predictions and results
All The MongolZ predictions and results

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