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3DMAX vs EYEBALLERS: CS2 match prediction · Logitech G Play Connect 2026
3DMAX
World #23 · 32-40
VS
2026-09-18 09:00 UTC
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3
EYEBALLERS
World #49 · 31-30
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3
61%39%
53%
1.751.98Market · 2 books
47%The call
3DMAX are favoured: our model gives them 61% against EYEBALLERS. Bookmakers lean 3DMAX at 53%. Strength slightly favours 3DMAX, form clearly favours 3DMAX, firepower clearly favours 3DMAX, head-to-head slightly favours EYEBALLERS.
Likely mapsCache · Ancient · Inferno
How the model gets there
One number from the signals below. Each row shows which side it pulls toward and how hard; the weights are learned from every match in our history (team strength and roster rating do most of the work), and the blend is shrunk toward the betting market based on how much data backs it, so a thin sample can never read as a lock.
3DMAXpullEYEBALLERS
Team strength1574
153558/42 3DM
Track record32–4031–3050/50
Recent formLLWWW
LLLLW73/27 3DM
Roster rating1.07
1.0690/10 3DM
Head-to-head0 maps
1 maps67/33 EYE
Bookmakers imply 53% for 3DMAX (1.75 / 1.98); we land 8 points higher at 61%: that gap is where we think the value is. This read is 97% our own signal (156 maps of 3DMAX, 136 of EYEBALLERS). Head-to-head they've met 1 time: EYEBALLERS leads 1–0.
Bottom line: 3DMAX to beat EYEBALLERS, but it's closer than it looks. Everything below is the data behind that call.
Firepower
roster ratings3DMAX · avg 1.07 · star gap +0.05iStar gap: the best player rates 0.05 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.
EYEBALLERS · avg 1.06 · star gap +0.09iStar gap: the best player rates 0.09 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.
Recent form
3DMAX
Head-to-head
past meetings & common opponents
Vitality#50-20-2
3DMAX vs Vitality
Feb 2LInferno6-13Dust26-13EYEBALLERS vs Vitality
Jan 18LAnubis16-19Overpass8-13
FUT#76-12-0
Astralis#110-61-2
3DMAX vs Astralis
Apr 10LDust211-13Overpass10-13Mar 4LDust26-13Overpass5-13Feb 15LOverpass2-13Nuke11-13EYEBALLERS vs Astralis
Apr 9LMirage13-8Ancient14-16Inferno2-13
FaZe#132-23-5
9z#140-11-0
3DMAX vs 9z
Jul 3LDust29-13EYEBALLERS vs 9z
Jul 1WAncient13-10
The MongolZ#151-40-2
EYEBALLERS vs The MongolZ
Apr 5LOverpass7-13Mirage7-13
B8#165-40-2
magic#172-50-2
3DMAX vs magic
Aug 15LDust26-13Ancient7-13Jul 24WCache7-13Ancient16-14Dust213-6May 27LAncient9-13Inferno15-19EYEBALLERS vs magic
Feb 5LAncient2-13Mirage5-13Map lab
3DMAX59%to win the Bo3 · most likely 3DMAX 2-0
If the veto goes
3DMAX 59%how the series ends41% EYEBALLERS
31%2-011%
27%2-131%
3DMAX82%7-5vsEYEBALLERS18%0-5
58%Win0%
56%CT36%
48%T20%
58%Pistol40%
86%Conv75%
3DMAX38%11-16vsEYEBALLERS62%14-12
41%Win54%
45%CT61%
49%T42%
41%Pistol48%
91%Conv76%
3DMAX47%12-20vsEYEBALLERS53%8-12
38%Win40%
44%CT50%
53%T45%
45%Pistol48%
79%Conv84%
Pistol, eco & sides
who wins pistols, what happens next, which side each team ownsCT side / T side rounds won on that side · Pistol opening pistol rounds won · After win won the round right after taking the pistol · After loss won the round right after losing it. Colour is the value against the league average on that map: above average below, and the tick marks the average.
3DMAXCacheEYEBALLERS
56%CT side36%
48%T side20%
58%Pistol40%
86%After win75%
10%After loss0%
3DMAXAncientEYEBALLERS
45%CT side61%
49%T side42%
41%Pistol48%
91%After win76%
6%After loss4%
3DMAXInfernoEYEBALLERS
44%CT side50%
53%T side45%
45%Pistol48%
79%After win84%
23%After loss24%
Pistol rounds46% · 47% · level, no edge
After a won pistol84% · 79% · 3DMAX keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol14% · 11% · both bounce back about the same
Projected veto
likely picks & bansihow this projection works
A hypothetical veto for this matchup, projected from how each team has picked and banned before (Bo3, 3DMAX vetoes first). It's a guide to the likely map pool and each side's win% on those maps, not a guarantee: teams adapt to the opponent and the event.
Neither side's habitual bans cleanly remove the other's best maps, so the veto could realistically go several ways.
Map3DMEYE
Mirage3DM bann/a0g52%16-15
3DMAX on Mirage
no recent maps
Dust2EYE ban53%20-1838%5-8
Cache3DM pick58%7-50%0-5
AncientEYE pick41%11-1654%14-12
Anubis3DM ban50%6-647%8-9
NukeEYE ban54%14-1262%8-5
Infernodecider38%12-2040%8-12
Each team's usual first ban: 3DMAX Mirage · EYEBALLERS Nuke.
Mentality & map flow
comebacks, blown leadsHover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.
3DMAX
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i16/73 (22%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 73 maps they won, 16 (22%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 22% of their wins were comebacks, not 22% of all games.vs B8Nukefrom 9 downvs INFINITECachefrom 8 downvs FUTAnubisfrom 7 downvs LiquidNukefrom 7 downvs VocaAncientfrom 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i21/82 (26%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 82 maps they lost, 21 (26%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs FalconsInfernoled 8 · lost 10-13vs magicDust2led 7 · lost 6-13vs VocaDust2led 6 · lost 10-13vs AllianceInfernoled 6 · lost 17-19vs BESTIADust2led 5 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 9 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs B8Nukefrom 9 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs FalconsInfernoled 8 · lost 10-13
Avg map margini5.8 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi27% · 20Close maps (≤3) · OT27% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 20 went to overtime.vs Inner CircleNuke16-13vs FUTAncient13-16vs FUTAnubis16-13vs paiNInferno14-16vs Gaimin GladiatorsDust216-14
EYEBALLERS
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i19/64 (30%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 64 maps they won, 19 (30%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 30% of their wins were comebacks, not 30% of all games.vs FUTAnubisfrom 8 downvs BetclicAnubisfrom 6 downvs FOKUSInfernofrom 6 downvs NemesisInfernofrom 6 downvs AllianceInfernofrom 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i22/71 (31%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 71 maps they lost, 22 (31%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Gentle MatesInfernoled 7 · lost 13-16vs AstralisAncientled 7 · lost 14-16vs BetclicAnubisled 6 · lost 9-13vs CYBERSHOKEDust2led 5 · lost 11-13vs 1winInfernoled 4 · lost 7-13
Biggest comebackifrom 8 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs FUTAnubisfrom 8 down · won 13-10
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Gentle MatesInfernoled 7 · lost 13-16
Avg map margini5.4 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi33% · 23Close maps (≤3) · OT33% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 23 went to overtime.vs NemesisInferno22-18vs UrsaMirage14-16vs VitalityAnubis16-19vs BET-MDust213-16vs TrickedOverpass14-16