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MOUZ vs 9z — match prediction & analysis

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

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MOUZ arrive in far better shape than 9z — 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.

MOUZ come in ranked #4 in the world, 9z #15.

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MOUZ

✅ Mirage strength: 80% winrate over 15 maps is a strong tactical pick

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

✅ Strong recent form: 17 wins in last 24 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Only 33% winrate on Ancient over 9 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

9z

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (55% pick rate)

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

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (94% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Form slump: 12 losses in last 17 points to recent inconsistency

Recent form

MOUZLLWWW3 of 5 won
9zLLLWL1 of 5 won

Head to head

MOUZ and 9z have met 8 times in the period we track — MOUZ 4, 9z 4.

27 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Nuke — MOUZ13 - 7
27 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Cache — MOUZ13 - 4
11 May 2026PGL Astana 2026 · Ancient — 9z9 - 13
11 May 2026PGL Astana 2026 · Inferno — MOUZ13 - 4
11 May 2026PGL Astana 2026 · Nuke — 9z10 - 13

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.

MOUZ9z
43%7 maps Cache 33%6 maps
62%13 maps Dust2 43%7 maps
80%15 maps Mirage 57%7 maps
75%8 maps Inferno 20%5 maps
70%10 maps Nuke 30%10 maps
33%9 maps Ancient -2 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

MOUZ
torzsi torzsi1.10
★ Spinx Spinx1.14
xertioN xertioN1.09
PR PR1.00
xelex xelex1.05
9z
dgt dgt1.05
max max0.82
meyern meyern0.93
luchov luchov0.97
★ HUASOPEEK HUASOPEEK1.08

More on these teams

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