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FURIA vs Natus Vincere — match prediction & analysis

3 November at 10:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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FURIA arrive in far better shape than Natus Vincere — the recent results are not close. Form is the loudest signal in CS2 and the easiest to over-read, so it is one input here, not the answer.

FURIA come in ranked #3 in the world, Natus Vincere #11.

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FURIA

✅ Inferno strength: 82% winrate over 11 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 25 wins in last 38 (70%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (75% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Weak head-to-head (43% versus Natus Vincere) undermines matchup confidence

Natus Vincere

✅ Cache strength: 83% winrate over 6 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (50% pick rate)

✅ Head-to-head edge: 57% versus FURIA historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Only 30% winrate on Mirage over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (52% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

FURIAWWWWW5 of 5 won
Natus VincereWWLWL3 of 5 won

Head to head

FURIA and Natus Vincere have met 28 times in the period we track — FURIA 12, Natus Vincere 16.

25 Oct 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 · Dust2 — Natus Vincere5 - 13
25 Oct 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 · Ancient — Natus Vincere10 - 13
14 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Nuke — FURIA16 - 13
14 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Dust2 — FURIA13 - 4
14 Apr 2026IEM Rio 2026 · Mirage — Natus Vincere3 - 13

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.

FURIANatus Vincere
62%16 maps Cache 83%6 maps
65%17 maps Dust2 33%6 maps
53%19 maps Mirage 30%10 maps
82%11 maps Inferno 40%10 maps
60%15 maps Nuke 71%7 maps
44%16 maps Ancient 50%6 maps
-2 maps Anubis 75%4 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

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Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

FURIA
FalleN FalleN0.91
yuurih yuurih0.99
★ KSCERATO KSCERATO1.20
YEKINDAR YEKINDAR1.12
molodoy molodoy1.13
Natus Vincere
Aleksib Aleksib0.89
iM iM1.02
b1t b1t1.09
★ w0nderful w0nderful1.18
makazze makazze1.08

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