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FUT vs Liquid — match prediction & analysis

25 October at 09:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: FUT sit 17 places above Liquid 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.

FUT come in ranked #10 in the world, Liquid #27.

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FUT

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (78% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 8 wins in last 12 (72%) shows momentum

❌ Only 33% winrate on Dust2 over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Liquid

✅ Inferno strength: 88% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (61% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 19 wins in last 30 (60%) shows momentum

❌ Only 33% winrate on Dust2 over 9 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Recent form

FUTWLWWL3 of 5 won
LiquidWLLLW2 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.

FUTLiquid
-1 maps Cache 62%13 maps
33%6 maps Dust2 33%9 maps
100%4 maps Mirage 82%11 maps
-0 maps Inferno 88%8 maps
40%5 maps Nuke 50%12 maps
56%9 maps Ancient -2 maps
50%4 maps Anubis 67%12 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

FUT
★ SunPayus SunPayus1.47
xfl0ud xfl0ud1.06
dem0n dem0n1.18
Krabeni Krabeni1.05
dziugss dziugss1.07
Liquid
NAF NAF1.14
★ EliGE EliGE1.21
malbsMd malbsMd1.08
JT JT0.96
Jorko Jorko1.07

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