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Luminosity vs Nexus — match prediction & analysis

20 October at 16:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: Luminosity sit 118 places above Nexus 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.

Luminosity come in ranked #28 in the world, Nexus #146.

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Luminosity

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

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (60% pick rate)

❌ Only 20% winrate on Cache over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (67% bans) limits their map bargaining

Nexus

✅ Ancient strength: 86% winrate over 7 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Anubis (63% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 14 wins in last 25 (60%) shows momentum

❌ Only 40% winrate on Inferno over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Nuke ban usage (88% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

LuminosityLLWWL2 of 5 won
NexusWWLLW3 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.

LuminosityNexus
20%5 maps Cache 44%9 maps
25%8 maps Dust2 46%13 maps
100%6 maps Mirage 67%6 maps
67%6 maps Inferno 40%5 maps
43%7 maps Nuke -1 maps
67%6 maps Ancient 86%7 maps
-0 maps Anubis 57%14 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

Luminosity
lux lux1.00
AZUWU AZUWU0.99
Rainwaker Rainwaker1.07
★ afro afro1.17
yxngstxr yxngstxr1.13
Nexus
fNk fNk0.96
s0und s0und1.11
★ shield shield1.19
Nexius Nexius1.09
HOLY HOLY1.09

More on these teams

All Luminosity predictions and results
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