Match preview · BLAST Open Porto 2026

G2 vs Spirit — match prediction & analysis

28 August at 13:50 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Every call we publish goes up before the match and stays up afterwards, right or wrong. This is the reasoning behind G2 vs Spirit at BLAST Open Porto 2026.

Our call: Spirit to win — 68% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

Spirit won 0–2. ✅ Our call was right — we said Spirit at 68%.

Dust2 — 6–13

Cache — 9–13

Ancient — –

G2

✅ Strong recent form: 11 wins in last 17 (62%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 63% versus Spirit historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Spirit

✅ Strong recent form: 18 wins in last 21 (83%) shows momentum

❌ Weak head-to-head (38% versus G2) undermines matchup confidence

Head to head

G2 and Spirit have met 40 times in the period we track — G2 25, Spirit 15.

The maps

Dust2 — Spirit's pick

Cache — G2's pick

Ancient — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Spirit to win Dust2

🎯 Spirit to win Ancient

More on these teams

All G2 predictions and results
All Spirit predictions and results

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