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Match preview · PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

Liquid vs Legacy — match prediction & analysis

26 October at 15:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: Legacy sit 20 places above Liquid in the world ranking. Those gaps close more often than people expect, so here is what the numbers say once form, head-to-head and the map pool get a vote.

Liquid come in ranked #27 in the world, Legacy #7.

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Liquid

✅ Inferno strength: 88% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (56% pick rate)

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

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

Legacy

✅ Mirage strength: 69% winrate over 13 maps is a strong tactical pick

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

Recent form

LiquidLWLLL1 of 5 won
LegacyWLLLW2 of 5 won

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.

LiquidLegacy
57%14 maps Cache 60%5 maps
30%10 maps Dust2 53%15 maps
80%10 maps Mirage 69%13 maps
88%8 maps Inferno 67%6 maps
50%12 maps Nuke 67%6 maps
-2 maps Ancient 50%12 maps
64%11 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

🔒 1 pick for this match — unlocked for premium members on csedge.io (today's featured matches are free for everyone).

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Liquid
NAF NAF1.14
★ EliGE EliGE1.19
malbsMd malbsMd1.07
JT JT0.95
Jorko Jorko1.06
Legacy
arT arT0.85
dumau dumau1.08
★ latto latto1.17
n1ssim n1ssim1.03
try try1.13

More on these teams

All Liquid predictions and results
All Legacy predictions and results

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