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HOTU vs Nemesis — match prediction & analysis

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

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Nemesis arrive in far better shape than HOTU — 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.

HOTU come in ranked #35 in the world, Nemesis #43.

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HOTU

✅ Anubis strength: 71% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (54% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 30 wins in last 42 (71%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (84% bans) limits their map bargaining

Nemesis

✅ Cache strength: 75% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 21 wins in last 33 (70%) shows momentum

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (97% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (25% versus HOTU) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

HOTUWWLLW3 of 5 won
NemesisWWWWW5 of 5 won

Head to head

HOTU and Nemesis have met 4 times in the period we track — HOTU 3, Nemesis 1.

10 Sept 2026Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Closed Qualifier · Ancient — HOTU13 - 3
10 Sept 2026Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Closed Qualifier · Nuke — HOTU13 - 8
10 Sept 2026Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Closed Qualifier · Cache — Nemesis2 - 13
3 Sept 2026NODWIN Clutch Series 11 · Nuke — HOTU13 - 8

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.

HOTUNemesis
65%23 maps Cache 75%8 maps
67%21 maps Dust2 67%15 maps
69%13 maps Mirage 50%10 maps
-1 maps Inferno 67%15 maps
64%11 maps Nuke 67%9 maps
64%14 maps Ancient 57%21 maps
71%17 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

HOTU
dwushka dwushka1.11
frontales frontales1.13
★ mizu mizu1.20
n0rb3r7 n0rb3r71.08
kade0 kade01.03
Nemesis
mag1k3Y mag1k3Y1.08
★ Sdaim Sdaim1.12
★ tex1y tex1y1.12
SELLTER SELLTER0.93
r3salt r3salt1.09

More on these teams

All HOTU predictions and results
All Nemesis predictions and results

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