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Nemesis vs UPGRADE — match prediction & analysis

16 September at 15:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran Nemesis vs UPGRADE through.

Our call: Nemesis to win — 74% (a medium-risk pick)

How it ended

Nemesis won 2–0. ✅ Our call was right — we said Nemesis at 74%.

Cache — 13–5

Inferno — 13–8

Ancient — –

Nemesis

✅ Strong recent form: 17 wins in last 30 (60%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus UPGRADE historically gives veto and psychological advantage

UPGRADE

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus Nemesis) undermines matchup confidence

Head to head

Nemesis and UPGRADE have met 2 times in the period we track — Nemesis 2, UPGRADE 0.

The maps

Cache — UPGRADE's pick

Inferno — Nemesis's pick

Ancient — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — Nemesis to win 2-0

🎯 Nemesis to win Cache

🎯 Nemesis to win Inferno

More on these teams

All Nemesis predictions and results
All UPGRADE predictions and results

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