Match preview · PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

G2 vs Natus Vincere — match preview

24 October at 18:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Best of 3 (LAN)

G2 come in ranked #8 in the world, Natus Vincere #10.

G2 meet Natus Vincere at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. The model has not priced this one yet — it waits for the map veto, because which maps get played moves the number more than anything else on this page. What follows is what we already know about both teams.

G2 — recent form

1 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

L vs PARIVISION — 1–2 6 October at 14:00

W vs ShindeN — 2–0 5 October at 11:00

L vs 1win — 1–2 4 October at 16:00

L vs Natus Vincere — 0–2 3 October at 18:30

L vs Legacy — 0–3 13 September at 11:10

Across everything we have covered: G2 won 12 of 20, and our own call was right in 13 of 20.

Natus Vincere — recent form

2 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

L vs PARIVISION — 1–2 7 October at 16:30

L vs Falcons — 1–2 6 October at 21:00

W vs 9z — 2–0 5 October at 14:20

L vs Vitality — 1–2 4 October at 18:30

W vs G2 — 2–0 3 October at 18:30

Across everything we have covered: Natus Vincere won 5 of 13, and our own call was right in 9 of 13.

Head to head

These two have met 2 times in matches we covered.

L vs Natus Vincere — 0–2 3 October at 18:30

W vs Natus Vincere — 2–0 30 August at 11:05

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.

How they veto

The maps each side removes most often. Two teams that ban the same map hand the series to a third one neither wanted.

G2 ban most often: Nuke 95%, Cache 35%, Anubis 31%

Natus Vincere ban most often: Dust2 71%, Ancient 31%, Cache 24%

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

G2

r1nkle0.98

MATYS1.02

huNter-0.97

★ NertZ1.16

HeavyGod1.08

Natus Vincere

Aleksib0.89

iM1.01

b1t1.06

★ w0nderful1.14

makazze1.04

Also at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 that day

Aurora vs The MongolZ 24 October at 09:00
FUT vs TYLOO 24 October at 09:00
Spirit vs BETBOOM 24 October at 12:00
MOUZ vs Liquid 24 October at 12:00
Vitality vs 9z 24 October at 15:00
Legacy vs Nemiga 24 October at 15:00

When the prediction goes up

Our call publishes before kickoff, never after — that is the whole point of keeping a public record. When it does, this page fills in with the probability for each team, the per-map calls once the veto is done, and afterwards the result and whether we were right.

More on these teams

All G2 predictions and results
All Natus Vincere predictions and results

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