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

NAVI Junior
World #114 · 15-15
VS
2026-09-18 17:30 UTC
ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe · Best of 3
Banger Gang
World # · 5-4
ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe · Best of 3
60%
Win probability
40%
61%
1.52.36Market · 3 booksBookmakerNAVBANGGBet1.52.36Sweatbet 1.52.36Thunderpick Row1.52.36
39%
The call

NAVI Junior are favoured: our model gives them 60% against Banger Gang. Bookmakers lean NAVI Junior at 61%. Firepower slightly favours Banger Gang, head-to-head clearly favours NAVI Junior.

Likely mapsMirage · Dust2 · Nuke

Firepower

roster ratings

NAVI Junior · avg 1.09 · star gap +0.14iStar gap: the best player rates 0.14 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
MahaR1.118071.9%61%1.23
FAZERY1.0678.172.5%61%1.19
yoki1.0770.671.1%37%1.05
skizzyee0.8271.269.8%68%1.02
kodak0.8165.369.4%55%0.97

Banger Gang · avg 1.06 · star gap +0.06iStar gap: the best player rates 0.06 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
Viresse1.0277.969.7%59%1.12
hatex0.9477.468.9%64%1.12
duggy1.0270.867.7%40%1.07
licaNy0.8570.267.1%61%1.01
Rip0.8664.168.3%51%0.99

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents

Map lab

Banger Gang51%to win the Bo3 · most likely Banger Gang 2-1
If the veto goes
NAVI Junior 49%how the series ends51% Banger Gang
25%2-023%
24%2-128%
Map 1MirageNAVI Junior pick
NAVI Junior60%13-3vsBanger Gang40%2-1
81%Win67%
66%CT54%
49%T44%
59%Pistol50%
89%Conv67%
Map 2Dust2Banger Gang pick
NAVI Junior42%4-6vsBanger Gang58%4-4
40%Win50%
54%CT55%
49%T49%
35%Pistol63%
71%Conv90%
Map 3Nukedecider
NAVI Junior47%3-5vsBanger Gang53%1-1
38%Win50%
42%CT50%
46%T56%
44%Pistol25%
57%Conv100%

Pistol, eco & sides

who wins pistols, what happens next, which side each team owns

CT 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.

NAVI JuniorMirageBanger Gang
66%CT side54%
49%T side44%
59%Pistol50%
89%After win67%
31%After loss0%
NAVI JuniorDust2Banger Gang
54%CT side55%
49%T side49%
35%Pistol63%
71%After win90%
31%After loss17%
NAVI JuniorNukeBanger Gang
42%CT side50%
46%T side56%
44%Pistol25%
57%After win100%
0%After loss0%
Pistol rounds49% · 54% · Banger Gang win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol79% · 86% · Banger Gang keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol23% · 8% · NAVI Junior fight back and win the next round more often

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, NAVI Junior 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.
MapNAVBAN
CacheNAV ban0%0-2100%1-0
AncientBAN ban27%3-80%0-1
MirageNAV pick81%13-367%2-1
Dust2BAN pick40%4-650%4-4
AnubisNAV ban44%4-575%3-1
InfernoBAN ban29%2-50%0-1
Nukedecider38%3-550%1-1
Each team's usual first ban: NAVI Junior Cache · Banger Gang Ancient.

Mentality & map flow

comebacks, blown leads
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NAVI Junior

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i12/29 (41%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 29 maps they won, 12 (41%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 41% of their wins were comebacks, not 41% of all games.vs OLDBOYS PLNukefrom 6 downvs LPHInfernofrom 5 downvs GamersLabNukefrom 5 downvs Falcons ForceNukefrom 5 downvs Just PlayersMiragefrom 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i7/36 (19%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 36 maps they lost, 7 (19%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Bushido WildcatsDust2led 6 · lost 19-22vs JamAnubisled 4 · lost 11-13vs JamNukeled 4 · lost 14-16vs UNiTYAncientled 4 · lost 10-13vs GamersLabDust2led 3 · lost 12-16
Biggest comebackifrom 6 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs OLDBOYS PLNukefrom 6 down · won 13-10
Biggest lead blowni6 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Bushido WildcatsDust2led 6 · lost 19-22
Avg map margini5.8 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi32% · 13Close maps (≤3) · OT32% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 13 went to overtime.vs ASTRALNuke15-19vs GamersLabDust212-16vs GamersLabMirage16-12vs eSubaInferno14-16vs JamNuke14-16

Banger Gang

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i3/12 (25%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 12 maps they won, 3 (25%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 25% of their wins were comebacks, not 25% of all games.vs YounglingsMiragefrom 4 downvs WBT AcademyMiragefrom 3 downvs ZOTIXCachefrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i3/11 (27%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 11 maps they lost, 3 (27%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs WBT AcademyDust2led 4 · lost 11-13vs ZOTIXInfernoled 4 · lost 11-13vs QWENTRYOverpassled 3 · lost 8-13
Biggest comebackifrom 4 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs YounglingsMiragefrom 4 down · won 13-9
Biggest lead blowni4 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs WBT AcademyDust2led 4 · lost 11-13
Avg map margini6 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi17% · 1Close maps (≤3) · OT17% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 1 went to overtime.vs DONSTUOverpass14-16

NAVI Junior vs Banger Gang FAQ

Who is favored to win NAVI Junior vs Banger Gang?

NAVI Junior are favored with a 60% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for NAVI Junior vs Banger Gang?

Bookmakers price NAVI Junior at 1.5 and Banger Gang at 2.36 (implied 61% vs 39%).

When do NAVI Junior and Banger Gang play?

NAVI Junior vs Banger Gang is scheduled for 2026-09-18 17:30 UTC at ESEA Advanced Season 58 Europe.

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