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Liquid vs fnatic — match prediction & analysis

19 October at 17:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Liquid vs fnatic at 1win Private Club Season 2 is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

Liquid come in ranked #27 in the world, fnatic #36.

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Liquid

✅ Inferno strength: 100% winrate over 6 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (65% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 19 wins in last 28 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Only 38% winrate on Dust2 over 8 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

fnatic

✅ Cache strength: 82% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (46% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 22 wins in last 33 (64%) shows momentum

❌ Only 30% winrate on Dust2 over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (100% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus Liquid) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

LiquidLWLWW3 of 5 won
fnaticLWWLW3 of 5 won

Head to head

Liquid and fnatic have met 2 times in the period we track — Liquid 2, fnatic 0.

5 Aug 2026Stake Pulse Beat I · Anubis — Liquid13 - 5
5 Aug 2026Stake Pulse Beat I · Dust2 — Liquid13 - 10

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.

Liquidfnatic
67%12 maps Cache 82%17 maps
38%8 maps Dust2 30%10 maps
80%10 maps Mirage 36%11 maps
100%6 maps Inferno 67%12 maps
54%13 maps Nuke -0 maps
-1 maps Ancient 67%18 maps
75%12 maps Anubis 80%10 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

Liquid
Jorko Jorko1.08
malbsMd malbsMd1.11
NAF NAF1.15
★ EliGE EliGE1.25
JT JT0.98
fnatic
fEAR fEAR0.93
★ jambo jambo1.15
jackasmo jackasmo1.14
cairne cairne1.11
mazay mazay1.10

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