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Nemiga vs Astralis — match prediction & analysis

4 October at 18:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: Astralis sit 27 places above Nemiga 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.

Nemiga come in ranked #38 in the world, Astralis #11.

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Nemiga

✅ Mirage strength: 82% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 35 wins in last 46 (80%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (70% bans) limits their map bargaining

Astralis

✅ Cache strength: 83% winrate over 12 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (80% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 14 wins in last 23 (65%) shows momentum

❌ Only 17% winrate on Dust2 over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Recent form

NemigaWWWWW5 of 5 won
AstralisWWWWL4 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.

NemigaAstralis
79%14 maps Cache 83%12 maps
60%20 maps Dust2 17%6 maps
82%17 maps Mirage 40%5 maps
-1 maps Inferno 33%9 maps
71%14 maps Nuke 30%10 maps
60%25 maps Ancient 76%17 maps
80%15 maps Anubis -2 maps

The maps

Mirage — Nemiga's pick

Ancient — Astralis's pick

Nuke — Nemiga's pick

Cache — Astralis's pick

Dust2 — the decider

Our picks

🔒 2 picks 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

Nemiga
robo robo1.04
★ KaiR0N- KaiR0N-1.20
Xant3r Xant3r1.09
khaN khaN1.11
syph0 syph01.12
Astralis
phzy phzy1.10
HooXi HooXi0.93
jabbi jabbi1.07
★ Staehr Staehr1.20
ryu ryu1.12

More on these teams

All Nemiga predictions and results
All Astralis predictions and results

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