Match preview · Logitech G Play Connect 2026

Liquid vs INFINITE — match prediction & analysis

18 September at 11:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Some matches you feel, some you count. For Liquid vs INFINITE at Logitech G Play Connect 2026 we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Our call: Liquid to win — 73% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

Liquid won 13–8. ✅ Our call was right — we said Liquid at 73%.

Mirage — 8–4

Liquid

✅ Anubis strength: 70% winrate over 10 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (69% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 11 wins in last 15 (75%) shows momentum

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

❌ Heavy Ancient ban usage (87% bans) limits their map bargaining

INFINITE

✅ Mirage strength: 67% winrate over 12 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (71% pick rate)

❌ Only 17% winrate on Ancient over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (86% bans) limits their map bargaining

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.

LiquidINFINITE

100%3 maps Mirage 67%12 maps

67%6 maps Cache 50%4 maps

33%6 maps Dust2 29%7 maps

100%3 maps Inferno 40%5 maps

67%9 maps Nuke 25%4 maps

-1 maps Ancient 17%6 maps

70%10 maps Anubis -1 maps

The maps

Mirage — the decider

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

More on these teams

All Liquid predictions and results
All INFINITE predictions and results

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