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Spirit vs MOUZ — match prediction & analysis

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

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Barely anything separates these two in the ranking, and that is usually where a series is decided in the veto rather than on aim. We looked at which maps each side can actually steer to.

Spirit come in ranked #1 in the world, MOUZ #4.

Our call: Spirit to win — 76% (a medium-risk pick)

Spirit

✅ Anubis strength: 80% winrate over 10 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (67% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 19 wins in last 26 (67%) shows momentum

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

MOUZ

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

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (57% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 18 wins in last 25 (70%) shows momentum

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

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

❌ Weak head-to-head (41% versus Spirit) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

SpiritWWLLL2 of 5 won
MOUZWWLLW3 of 5 won

Head to head

Spirit and MOUZ have met 39 times in the period we track — Spirit 23, MOUZ 16.

10 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Nuke — MOUZ11 - 13
10 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Mirage — Spirit13 - 5
10 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Dust2 — MOUZ7 - 13
5 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Mirage — MOUZ11 - 13
5 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Dust2 — MOUZ5 - 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.

SpiritMOUZ
50%8 maps Cache 43%7 maps
71%14 maps Dust2 62%13 maps
57%14 maps Mirage 80%15 maps
-0 maps Inferno 75%8 maps
62%8 maps Nuke 75%12 maps
73%11 maps Ancient 33%9 maps
80%10 maps Anubis -0 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

🎯 Series — Spirit to win 2-0

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Spirit
sh1ro sh1ro1.12
magixx magixx0.97
★ donk donk1.34
tN1R tN1R1.04
zont1x zont1x0.99
MOUZ
torzsi torzsi1.09
★ Spinx Spinx1.15
xertioN xertioN1.09
PR PR1.03
xelex xelex1.05

More on these teams

All Spirit predictions and results
All MOUZ predictions and results

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