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Match preview · PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

Vitality vs 9z — match preview

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

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Best of 3 (LAN)

Vitality come in ranked #2 in the world, 9z #17.

Vitality meet 9z at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. The model has not priced this one yet — it waits for the map veto, because which maps get played moves the number more than anything else on this page. What follows is what we already know about both teams.

Vitality — recent form

5 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

W vs MOUZ — 3–0 11 October at 17:00

W vs Aurora — 2–1 10 October at 15:45

W vs PARIVISION — 2–0 9 October at 13:25

W vs Falcons — 2–1 5 October at 18:30

W vs Natus Vincere — 2–1 4 October at 18:30

Across everything we have covered: Vitality won 16 of 21, and our own call was right in 17 of 21.

9z — recent form

2 wins in their last 5 matches we covered.

L vs Aurora — 0–2 16 October at 16:00

L vs Falcons — 1–2 15 October at 13:30

W vs Aurora — 2–0 14 October at 10:55

L vs FURIA — 0–2 7 October at 14:00

W vs BETBOOM — 2–0 6 October at 16:30

Across everything we have covered: 9z won 5 of 16, and our own call was right in 12 of 16.

Head to head

These two have met once in matches we covered.

W vs 9z — 2–0 29 August at 11:00

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.

Vitality9z
88%8 maps Cache 40%5 maps
86%14 maps Dust2 43%7 maps
70%10 maps Mirage 67%6 maps
67%6 maps Inferno 20%5 maps
50%8 maps Nuke 30%10 maps
40%10 maps Anubis -0 maps

How they veto

The maps each side removes most often. Two teams that ban the same map hand the series to a third one neither wanted.

Vitality ban most often: Ancient 100%, Mirage 28%, Nuke 15%

9z ban most often: Anubis 94%, Mirage 22%, Inferno 19%

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Vitality
ropz ropz1.12
★ ZywOo ZywOo1.37
flameZ flameZ1.15
mezii mezii1.04
jL jL1.06
9z
dgt dgt1.06
max max0.84
meyern meyern0.94
luchov luchov0.97
★ HUASOPEEK HUASOPEEK1.08

Also at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 that day

Aurora vs The MongolZ 24 October at 09:00
FUT vs TYLOO 24 October at 09:00
Spirit vs BETBOOM 24 October at 12:00
MOUZ vs Liquid 24 October at 12:00
Legacy vs Nemiga 24 October at 15:00

When the prediction goes up

Our call publishes before kickoff, never after — that is the whole point of keeping a public record. When it does, this page fills in with the probability for each team, the per-map calls once the veto is done, and afterwards the result and whether we were right.

More on these teams

All Vitality predictions and results
All 9z predictions and results

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