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MOUZ vs Natus Vincere — match prediction & analysis

18 September at 12:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Some matches you feel, some you count. For MOUZ vs Natus Vincere at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Our call: MOUZ to win — 85% (a medium-risk pick)

How it ended

MOUZ won 2–1. ✅ Our call was right — we said MOUZ at 85%.

Cache — –

Inferno — –

Mirage — –

MOUZ

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

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (58% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 12 wins in last 16 (69%) shows momentum

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

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

Natus Vincere

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (75% pick rate)

❌ Heavy Dust2 ban usage (78% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Form slump: 4 losses in last 7 points to recent inconsistency

❌ Weak head-to-head (20% versus MOUZ) undermines matchup confidence

Head to head

MOUZ and Natus Vincere have met 10 times in the period we track — MOUZ 8, Natus Vincere 2.

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.

MOUZNatus Vincere
100%4 maps Inferno 40%5 maps
88%8 maps Mirage 50%4 maps
60%10 maps Dust2 -0 maps
75%8 maps Nuke -2 maps
33%9 maps Ancient 0%3 maps

The maps

Cache — Natus Vincere's pick

Inferno — MOUZ's pick

Mirage — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — MOUZ to win 2-0

🎯 MOUZ to win Inferno

🎯 MOUZ to win Mirage

More on these teams

All MOUZ predictions and results
All Natus Vincere predictions and results

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