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FOKUS vs MTX — match prediction & analysis

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

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On paper this is lopsided: FOKUS sit 299 places above MTX 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.

FOKUS come in ranked #48 in the world, MTX #347.

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FOKUS

✅ Cache strength: 90% winrate over 10 maps is a strong tactical pick

❌ Only 38% winrate on Mirage over 8 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (57% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

FOKUSLWWLL2 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.

FOKUSMTX
90%10 maps Cache -0 maps
42%12 maps Dust2 -0 maps
38%8 maps Mirage -0 maps
25%4 maps Inferno -0 maps
45%11 maps Nuke -0 maps
45%11 maps Ancient -0 maps
75%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

FOKUS
Banjo Banjo1.00
Matheos Matheos1.08
ztr ztr0.92
★ jocab jocab1.11
podi podi1.04
MTX
★ yab0ku yab0ku-
★ md262 md262-
★ EgorMercedes EgorMercedes-
★ frakenzor frakenzor-
sen1ar sen1ar1.02

More on these teams

All FOKUS predictions and results
All MTX predictions and results

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Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.