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INFINITE vs 3DMAX: CS2 match prediction · Logitech G Play Connect 2026
INFINITE
World #64 · 33-27
VS
2026-09-18 15:00 UTC
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3
3DMAX
World #23 · 32-40
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3
38%62%
30%
3.091.33Market · 2 books
70%The call
3DMAX are favoured: our model gives them 62% against INFINITE. Bookmakers lean 3DMAX at 70%. Form slightly favours 3DMAX, firepower clearly favours 3DMAX, head-to-head clearly favours 3DMAX.
Likely mapsDust2 · Cache · 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.
INFINITEpull3DMAX
Team strength1558
157453/47 3DM
Track record33–27
32–4054/46 INF
Recent formLLLWW
LLWWW61/39 3DM
Roster rating0.99
1.0789/11 3DM
Head-to-head0 maps
2 maps75/25 3DM
Bookmakers imply 30% for INFINITE (3.09 / 1.33); we land 8 points higher at 38%: that gap is where we think the value is. This read is 96% our own signal (115 maps of INFINITE, 156 of 3DMAX). Head-to-head they've met 1 time: 3DMAX leads 1–0.
Bottom line: 3DMAX to beat INFINITE, but it's closer than it looks. Everything below is the data behind that call.
Firepower
roster ratingsINFINITE · avg 0.99 · 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.
3DMAX · 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.
Recent form
INFINITE
Head-to-head
past meetings & common opponents
Inner Circle#241-01-2
INFINITE vs Inner Circle
May 21WAncient13-53DMAX vs Inner Circle
Jan 15LAncient9-13Nuke16-13Dust26-13
HOTU#280-22-1
INFINITE vs HOTU
Jul 25LMirage9-13Anubis5-133DMAX vs HOTU
Sep 3WDust213-7Anubis17-19Ancient13-6
Ninjas in Pyjamas#290-21-0
INFINITE vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
Sep 10LAncient5-13Mirage9-133DMAX vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
Jul 1WAnubis16-14
HEROIC#320-22-6
INFINITE vs HEROIC
Feb 25LDust210-13Inferno3-13
100 Thieves#350-20-2
INFINITE vs 100 Thieves
Aug 9LNuke5-13Dust28-133DMAX vs 100 Thieves
Sep 11LAncient9-13Dust27-13
K27#412-00-2
INFINITE vs K27
Jul 23WNuke16-14Mirage13-113DMAX vs K27
Jul 17LAncient3-13Cache6-13
FOKUS#432-01-3
INFINITE vs FOKUS
Jun 25WNuke13-4Mirage13-5
Acend#580-32-0
3DMAX vs Acend
Sep 9WCache13-2Inferno13-9Map lab
INFINITE56%to win the Bo3 · most likely INFINITE 2-1
If the veto goes
INFINITE 56%how the series ends44% 3DMAX
23%2-026%
33%2-118%
INFINITE52%12-10vs3DMAX48%20-18
55%Win53%
56%CT50%
50%T48%
59%Pistol64%
73%Conv80%
INFINITE45%2-2vs3DMAX55%7-5
50%Win58%
67%CT56%
47%T48%
50%Pistol58%
100%Conv86%
INFINITE65%7-6vs3DMAX35%12-20
54%Win38%
51%CT44%
44%T53%
35%Pistol45%
78%Conv79%
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.
INFINITEDust23DMAX
56%CT side50%
50%T side48%
59%Pistol64%
73%After win80%
22%After loss33%
INFINITECache3DMAX
67%CT side56%
47%T side48%
50%Pistol58%
100%After win86%
50%After loss10%
INFINITEInferno3DMAX
51%CT side44%
44%T side53%
35%Pistol45%
78%After win79%
41%After loss23%
Pistol rounds50% · 56% · 3DMAX win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol77% · 80% · both convert about the same
After a lost pistol33% · 25% · INFINITE fight back and win the next round more often
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, INFINITE 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.
MapINF3DM
AnubisINF ban33%1-250%6-6
Mirage3DM ban58%18-13n/a0g
INFINITE on Mirage
LNinjas in Pyjamas9–136d agoW
1win16–147d agoW
QUAZAR13–1111d agoW
Phantom13–1012d agoW
Black Phoenix13–1014d agoW
Inner Circle Academy13–1115d agoL
Betclic9–131mo agoWAogiri13–61mo ago3DMAX on Mirage
no recent maps
Dust2INF pick55%12-1053%20-18
Cache3DM pick50%2-258%7-5
NukeINF ban33%5-1054%14-12
Ancient3DM ban55%11-941%11-16
Infernodecider54%7-638%12-20
Each team's usual first ban: INFINITE Anubis · 3DMAX Mirage.
Mentality & map flow
comebacks, blown leadsHover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.
INFINITE
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i27/58 (47%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 58 maps they won, 27 (47%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 47% of their wins were comebacks, not 47% of all games.vs FOKUSMiragefrom 8 downvs HAVUInfernofrom 7 downvs ex-RUBYAncientfrom 7 downvs K27Nukefrom 7 downvs K27Miragefrom 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i18/56 (32%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 56 maps they lost, 18 (32%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs RebelsNukeled 9 · lost 14-16vs 3DMAXCacheled 8 · lost 16-19vs 1winDust2led 6 · lost 9-13vs aimclubMirageled 5 · lost 7-13vs zajezdzaczeMirageled 5 · lost 14-16
Biggest comebackifrom 8 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs FOKUSMiragefrom 8 down · won 13-5
Biggest lead blowni9 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs RebelsNukeled 9 · lost 14-16
Avg map margini5.5 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi33% · 7Close maps (≤3) · OT33% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 7 went to overtime.vs PrestigeOverpass19-17vs zajezdzaczeMirage14-16vs RebelsNuke14-16vs SPARTADust213-16vs K27Nuke16-14
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