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Banger Gang vs Younglings: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe

Banger Gang
World #– · 1-4
VS
2026-09-09 17:30 UTC
ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe · Best of 3
Younglings
World #191 · 3-6
49%
Win probability
51%
47%
1.971.72Market · 2 booksBookmakerBANYOUGGBet1.971.72Sweatbet 1.971.72
53%
The call

Too close to call. Our model has it 49–51. Bookmakers lean Younglings at 53%. Form slightly favours Younglings, firepower clearly favours Younglings.

Likely mapsDust2 · Mirage · Cache

Recent form

Banger Gang

NAVI JuniorStompStomp1-132d ago0-2DONSTUOvertimeOT3mo ago1-2ZOTIX3mo ago2-1NEW VISIONPistolsPist3/43mo ago0-2QWENTRY5mo ago1-2

Younglings

FORZE Reload15d ago0-2IMHOWeRGOAT16d ago2-1TrafficPillsPistolsPist3/417d ago2-0FORZE Reload18d ago0-2WWPistolsPist5/6OvertimeOT5mo ago1-2ARCREDOvertimeOT5mo ago0-2WHITEBIRD6mo ago1-25Actors6mo ago2-1Nuclear TigeRESPistolsPist4/46mo ago0-2

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents
No prior meetings or shared opponents in the sampled window.

Firepower

roster ratings

Banger Gang · avg 0.79 · top +0.24

PlayerMpK-DADRKASTHSRating
Viresse110.9775.263.7%56%1.03
hatex130.7875.164.3%63%0.93
duggy70.6961.757.1%53%0.77
licaNy20.5259.335.7%67%0.64
qw120.4848.850%78%0.57

Younglings · avg 1.05 · top +0.15

PlayerMpK-DADRKASTHSRating
cheerful91.167669.3%63%1.2
MoNaTy70.9176.771.7%57%1.09
eLa1z22177.368.5%47%1.07
Shed0Z220.8970.866%48%0.97
arun210.8962.772%53%0.94

Projected veto

likely picks & bans
ihow this projection works

A hypothetical veto for this matchup, projected from how each team has picked and banned before (Bo3, Banger Gang 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.
MapBANYOU
AncientBAN ban0%0-120%1-4
Banger Gang on Ancient
LNAVI Junior3–132d ago
Younglings on Ancient
LFORZE Reload10–1315d agoLIMHOWeRGOAT11–1316d agoLFORZE Reload8–1318d agoW5Actors13–86mo agoLNuclear TigeRES6–136mo ago
NukeYOU ban50%1-10%0-1
Banger Gang on Nuke
WZOTIX13–73mo agoLNEW VISION9–133mo ago
Younglings on Nuke
LWHITEBIRD7–136mo ago
Dust2BAN pick25%1-320%1-4
Banger Gang on Dust2
LNAVI Junior1–132d agoLDONSTU5–133mo agoLNEW VISION8–133mo agoWQWENTRY13–85mo ago
Younglings on Dust2
LFORZE Reload7–1315d agoWIMHOWeRGOAT13–716d agoLWW4–135mo agoLWHITEBIRD7–136mo agoL5Actors5–136mo ago
MirageYOU pick0%0-150%3-3
Banger Gang on Mirage
LQWENTRY3–135mo ago
Younglings on Mirage
WIMHOWeRGOAT13–616d agoWTrafficPills13–917d agoLFORZE Reload7–1318d agoLARCRED13–165mo agoWWHITEBIRD13–116mo agoLNuclear TigeRES11–136mo ago
InfernoBAN bann/a0gn/a0g
Banger Gang on Inferno
no recent maps
Younglings on Inferno
no recent maps
AnubisYOU ban50%1-150%1-1
Banger Gang on Anubis
WDONSTU13–63mo agoLZOTIX8–133mo ago
Younglings on Anubis
WWW22–205mo agoLARCRED5–135mo ago
Cachedecidern/a0g100%1-0
Banger Gang on Cache
no recent maps
Younglings on Cache
WTrafficPills13–717d ago
Each team's usual first ban: Banger Gang Ancient · Younglings Nuke.

Map lab

Three ways the map pool could fall: each side's best-case Bo3 and the most likely draw. Pick a card to load its series odds and the map-by-map head-to-head underneath.

Banger Gang50%to win the seriesiMap edgesDust2: Banger Gang 54% toss-up · Mirage: Younglings 53% toss-up · Cache: Banger Gang 50% toss-upWhyBanger Gang hold the edge across the maps (2 of 3 lean their way).OutcomesBanger Gang 50%: 2-0 25%, 2-1 25%  ·  Younglings 50%: 2-1 25%, 2-0 24%
series odds add up every way a team can win, not just one scoreline
Banger Gang 50%It’s nearly a coin-flip. Banger Gang only lead because their pick is strong enough that nicking just one of the close maps wins the series.50% Younglings
Dust2
Banger Gang54%
Younglings46%
1-3record1-4
25%win20%
52%CT win37%
27%T win40%
50%pistol50%
75%convert80%
Mirage
Banger Gang47%
Younglings53%
0-1record3-3
0%win50%
25%CT win57%
17%T win47%
50%pistol75%
0%convert67%
Cache
Banger Gang50%
Younglings50%
thin sample, read with caution
0-0record1-0
–win100%
–CT win67%
–T win63%
–pistol50%
–convert100%

Pistol, eco & sides

win% · convert if won · eco if lost · CT/T per map
ct / t side win% (Nuke skews CT, Dust2 T)pistol won the opening pistolconv then won round 2eco lost pistol, won round 2
Map
BANct
BANt
YOUct
YOUt
BANpistol
BANconv
BANeco
YOUpistol
YOUconv
YOUeco
Dust2pool
52%15/29
27%12/45
37%22/60
40%14/35
50%4/8
75%3/4
25%1/4
50%5/10
80%4/5
20%1/5
Miragepool
25%1/4
17%2/12
57%37/65
47%32/68
50%1/2
0%0/1
0%0/1
75%9/12
67%6/9
0%0/3
Cachepool
n/a
n/a
67%8/12
63%5/8
n/a
n/a
n/a
50%1/2
100%1/1
0%0/1
Ancientban
17%2/12
25%1/4
45%24/53
44%24/55
50%1/2
100%1/1
0%0/1
50%5/10
100%5/5
0%0/5
Nukeban
50%12/24
56%10/18
63%5/8
17%2/12
25%1/4
100%1/1
0%0/3
100%2/2
50%1/2
n/a
Infernoban
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Anubisban
63%15/24
38%6/16
46%11/24
33%6/18
50%2/4
100%2/2
50%1/2
75%3/4
67%2/3
0%0/1
colour = vs averagebelowavgabove
Younglings wins more pistol rounds: 63% vs 50%. Winning a pistol usually wins you the next few rounds too, so this is a small head start.
Win the pistol → Younglings usually win the next round too (73% vs 60%). Lose the pistol → Banger Gang fight back to win the next round more often (20% vs 11%).

Mentality & map flow

comebacks, blown leads
Hover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.

Banger Gang

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i0/4 (0%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 4 maps they won, 0 (0%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 0% of their wins were comebacks, not 0% of all games.none in the sample
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i1/9 (11%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 9 maps they lost, 1 (11%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs QWENTRYOverpassled 3 · lost 8-13
Biggest comebackifrom 2 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.none in the sample
Biggest lead blowni3 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs QWENTRYOverpassled 3 · lost 8-13
Avg map margini6.6 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi8% · 1Close maps (≤3) · OT8% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 1 went to overtime.vs DONSTUOverpass14-16

Younglings

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i5/8 (63%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 8 maps they won, 5 (63%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 63% of their wins were comebacks, not 63% of all games.vs IMHOWeRGOATDust2from 10 downvs 5ActorsAncientfrom 5 downvs 5ActorsOverpassfrom 5 downvs WHITEBIRDMiragefrom 4 downvs WWAnubisfrom 4 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i3/14 (21%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 14 maps they lost, 3 (21%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs ARCREDMirageled 4 · lost 13-16vs 5ActorsDust2led 3 · lost 5-13vs WWOverpassled 3 · lost 13-16
Biggest comebackifrom 10 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs IMHOWeRGOATDust2from 10 down · won 13-7
Biggest lead blowni4 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs ARCREDMirageled 4 · lost 13-16
Avg map margini5 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi32% · 3Close maps (≤3) · OT32% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 3 went to overtime.vs ARCREDMirage13-16vs WWAnubis22-20vs WWOverpass13-16

Banger Gang vs Younglings FAQ

Who is favored to win Banger Gang vs Younglings?

Younglings are favored with a 51% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for Banger Gang vs Younglings?

Bookmakers price Banger Gang at 1.97 and Younglings at 1.72 (implied 47% vs 53%).

When do Banger Gang and Younglings play?

Banger Gang vs Younglings is scheduled for 2026-09-09 17:30 UTC at ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe.