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Vitality vs MOUZ — match prediction & analysis

31 October at 09:00 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.

Vitality come in ranked #2 in the world, MOUZ #4.

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Vitality

✅ Dust2 strength: 78% winrate over 18 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (55% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 21 wins in last 28 (77%) shows momentum

❌ Only 40% winrate on Anubis over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

MOUZ

✅ Mirage strength: 83% winrate over 18 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Mirage (58% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 20 wins in last 28 (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 (28% versus Vitality) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

VitalityLWWLW3 of 5 won
MOUZLWWWW4 of 5 won

Head to head

Vitality and MOUZ have met 43 times in the period we track — Vitality 31, MOUZ 12.

11 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Dust2 — Vitality16 - 12
11 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Inferno — Vitality13 - 7
11 Oct 2026ESL Pro League Season 24 · Cache — Vitality13 - 8
5 Sept 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Mirage — MOUZ7 - 13
5 Sept 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Dust2 — MOUZ11 - 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.

VitalityMOUZ
75%12 maps Cache 44%9 maps
78%18 maps Dust2 64%14 maps
77%13 maps Mirage 83%18 maps
75%8 maps Inferno 71%7 maps
57%7 maps Nuke 67%12 maps
-0 maps Ancient 33%9 maps
40%10 maps Anubis -0 maps

The maps

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Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Vitality
ropz ropz1.12
★ ZywOo ZywOo1.38
flameZ flameZ1.13
mezii mezii1.08
jL jL1.00
MOUZ
torzsi torzsi1.09
★ Spinx Spinx1.14
xertioN xertioN1.09
PR PR1.04
xelex xelex1.04

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