Match preview · PGL Masters Bucharest 2026

Vitality vs FUT — match prediction & analysis

26 October at 12:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Vitality and FUT have shared a server 8 times in the period we track, which makes this one of the rarer matchups where the head-to-head actually means something. We weighed it against form, ranking and the map pool.

Vitality come in ranked #2 in the world, FUT #10.

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Vitality

✅ Cache strength: 90% winrate over 10 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (50% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 19 wins in last 24 (85%) shows momentum

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

FUT

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (78% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 9 wins in last 13 (77%) shows momentum

❌ Only 40% winrate on Nuke over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (71% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Weak head-to-head (25% versus Vitality) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

VitalityWWWWW5 of 5 won

FUTWWLWW4 of 5 won

Head to head

Vitality and FUT have met 8 times in the period we track — Vitality 6, FUT 2.

31 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Dust2 — Vitality13 - 8

31 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Anubis — Vitality13 - 7

11 Jun 2026IEM Cologne Major 2026 · Nuke — Vitality13 - 8

11 Jun 2026IEM Cologne Major 2026 · Overpass — Vitality13 - 2

11 Jun 2026IEM Cologne Major 2026 · Anubis — FUT5 - 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.

VitalityFUT

90%10 maps Cache -2 maps

86%14 maps Dust2 43%7 maps

73%11 maps Mirage 100%4 maps

71%7 maps Inferno -0 maps

57%7 maps Nuke 40%5 maps

-0 maps Ancient 56%9 maps

44%9 maps Anubis 50%4 maps

The maps

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

Our picks

🔒 1 pick 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

Vitality

ropz1.14

★

ZywOo1.39

flameZ1.16

mezii1.08

jL1.05

FUT

★

SunPayus1.38

xfl0ud1.06

dem0n1.22

Krabeni1.06

dziugss1.07

More on these teams

All Vitality predictions and results
All FUT predictions and results

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