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G2 Ares vs WAZABI: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · NODWIN Clutch Series 12 Closed Qualifier

G2 Ares
World #98 · 37-36
VS
2026-09-07 17:00 UTC
NODWIN Clutch Series 12 Closed Qualifier · Best of 3
WAZABI
World #– · 6-11
65%
Win probability
35%
70%
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30%
The call

G2 Ares are favoured: our model gives them 65% against WAZABI. Bookmakers lean G2 Ares at 70%. Strength slightly favours G2 Ares, record slightly favours G2 Ares, form clearly favours G2 Ares, firepower slightly favours G2 Ares.

Likely mapsInferno · Anubis · Ancient

Recent form

G2 Ares

Bushido WildcatsPistolsPist5/6OvertimeOT1d ago2-1The Last ResortUpsetUpset3d ago0-2PsychoFaceOvertimeOT4d ago1-29INEPistolsPist3/4Blew leadBL89d ago0-2Rune EatersOvertimeOT10d ago1-2STATEPistolsPist3/4StompStomp13-210d ago2-0Bushido WildcatsBlew leadBL612d ago0-2ex-RUSTEC13d ago0-2HYPERSPIRITPistolsPist5/615d ago2-1BebopComebackCB7OvertimeOT18d ago2-0ex-Zero Tenacity19d ago0-2PermittaPistolsPist3/4Blew leadBL620d ago0-2NexusOvertimeOT21d ago2-0PermittaOvertimeOT22d ago1-2Johnny SpeedsStompStomp1-131mo ago0-2

WAZABI

Young Ninjas3mo ago0-2Atreides3mo ago0-2Project 913mo ago1-2Entropy4mo ago0-2MASONIC4mo ago1-2IMA PROBLEM5mo ago2-1EntropyPistolsPist4/4Blew leadBL65mo ago0-2AaB5mo ago0-2Entropy5mo ago2-1SAW5mo ago2-1Falcons Force5mo ago1-23DMAXOvertimeOT5mo ago0-2Z7PistolsPist2/25mo ago13-4maquinasPistolsPist2/2StompStomp13-15mo ago13-1AM5mo ago7-13

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents
Phantom#560-20-1
G2 Ares vs Phantom
Jul 24LMirage10-13Ancient14-16
WAZABI vs Phantom
Mar 31LNuke6-13
SAW#651-02-1
G2 Ares vs SAW
May 1WAncient13-7
WAZABI vs SAW
Apr 11WNuke11-13Anubis13-11Ancient13-7
Entropy#1392-02-5
G2 Ares vs Entropy
May 26WAnubis13-5Inferno13-8
WAZABI vs Entropy
May 24LAncient6-13Anubis7-13Apr 12LAnubis8-13Ancient14-16Apr 11WInferno13-11Ancient9-13Anubis13-4
Atreides#1471-20-2
G2 Ares vs Atreides
May 31LOverpass16-12Ancient14-16Inferno2-13
WAZABI vs Atreides
May 29LAncient5-13Nuke9-13
Falcons Force#1590-21-2
G2 Ares vs Falcons Force
May 17LDust210-13Mirage10-13
WAZABI vs Falcons Force
Apr 1LAncient8-13Nuke13-10Inferno6-13
MASONIC#2042-11-2
G2 Ares vs MASONIC
May 13WDust213-6Ancient10-13Inferno13-8
WAZABI vs MASONIC
Apr 26LDust25-13Nuke13-9Anubis11-13
Young Ninjas2-10-2
G2 Ares vs Young Ninjas
Jun 10WOverpass8-13Dust213-11Mirage13-2
WAZABI vs Young Ninjas
May 30LAnubis10-13Nuke3-13
Project 912-01-2
G2 Ares vs Project 91
Apr 24WInferno13-1Overpass13-7
WAZABI vs Project 91
May 28LNuke13-8Ancient9-13Anubis9-13

Firepower

roster ratings

G2 Ares · avg 1.06 · top +0.09

PlayerMpK-DADRKASTHSRating
Junyme1651.147472.6%40%1.15
TMKj241.0376.370.4%62%1.14
hitori1650.9575.170.5%53%1.07
yksjupe1650.968.971.3%53%1.02
SHiNE1650.8160.869%56%0.91

WAZABI · avg 0.98 · top +0.17

PlayerMpK-DADRKASTHSRating
Laykinn351.0172.970.5%58%1.15
BangBang350.8973.271.5%56%1.07
m0vski350.8370.569%58%1.04
BacH350.886770%51%0.97
Bukhavez20.6142.559.5%27%0.68

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, G2 Ares 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.
MapG2 WAZ
NukeG2 bann/a0g44%4-5
G2 Ares on Nuke
no recent maps
WAZABI on Nuke
LYoung Ninjas3–133mo agoLAtreides9–133mo agoWProject 9113–83mo agoWMASONIC13–94mo agoWIMA PROBLEM13–75mo agoLSAW11–135mo agoWFalcons Force13–105mo agoLAM7–135mo ago
MirageWAZ ban47%17-19n/a0g
G2 Ares on Mirage
LPsychoFace17–194d agoL9INE23–259d agoLRune Eaters9–1310d agoLHYPERSPIRIT11–1315d agoLex-Zero Tenacity7–1319d agoLPermitta10–1320d agoLPermitta14–1622d agoWHOTU13–81mo ago
WAZABI on Mirage
no recent maps
InfernoG2 pick48%16-1767%2-1
G2 Ares on Inferno
WBushido Wildcats13–101d agoLThe Last Resort9–133d agoWPsychoFace13–84d agoLBushido Wildcats6–1312d agoLex-RUSTEC7–1313d agoWBebop19–1518d agoWNexus19–1521d agoLJohnny Speeds1–131mo ago
WAZABI on Inferno
WEntropy13–115mo agoLFalcons Force6–135mo agoWB813–105mo ago
AnubisWAZ pick40%6-925%2-6
G2 Ares on Anubis
WBushido Wildcats16–121d agoL9INE11–139d agoLPermitta10–1320d agoWNexus13–1121d agoLINOX Division12–161mo agoLWalczaki6–133mo agoWMisa13–63mo agoWEntropy13–53mo ago
WAZABI on Anubis
LYoung Ninjas10–133mo agoLProject 919–133mo agoLEntropy7–134mo agoLMASONIC11–134mo agoLEntropy8–135mo agoLAaB5–135mo agoWEntropy13–45mo agoWSAW13–115mo ago
CacheG2 ban40%2-3n/a0g
G2 Ares on Cache
LThe Last Resort17–193d agoWSTATE16–1410d agoLPermitta8–1322d agoWInner Circle Academy22–181mo agoLLilmix11–132mo ago
WAZABI on Cache
no recent maps
Dust2WAZ ban50%16-1633%1-2
G2 Ares on Dust2
LBushido Wildcats14–161d agoLPsychoFace7–134d agoWRune Eaters16–1210d agoLBushido Wildcats11–1312d agoLex-RUSTEC6–1313d agoWHYPERSPIRIT13–715d agoWBebop13–818d agoLex-Zero Tenacity5–1319d ago
WAZABI on Dust2
LMASONIC5–134mo agoL3DMAX6–135mo agoWmaquinas13–15mo ago
Ancientdecider48%12-1322%2-7
G2 Ares on Ancient
LRune Eaters5–1310d agoWSTATE13–210d agoWHYPERSPIRIT13–515d agoWPermitta13–322d agoWEAC13–111mo agoLButterfly4–131mo agoLButterfly4–132mo agoLPhantom14–162mo ago
WAZABI on Ancient
LAtreides5–133mo agoLProject 919–133mo agoLEntropy6–134mo agoWIMA PROBLEM13–75mo agoLEntropy14–165mo agoLAaB8–135mo agoLEntropy9–135mo agoWSAW13–75mo ago
Each team's usual first ban: G2 Ares Nuke · WAZABI Mirage.

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.

G2 Ares64%to win the seriesiMap edgesInferno: WAZABI 56% toss-up · Anubis: G2 Ares 62% · Ancient: G2 Ares 71% clearWhyG2 Ares hold the edge across the maps (2 of 3 lean their way).OutcomesG2 Ares 64%: 2-1 37%, 2-0 27%  ·  WAZABI 36%: 2-0 21%, 2-1 15%
series odds add up every way a team can win, not just one scoreline
G2 Ares 64%G2 Ares are the clearer side here: the most likely result is G2 Ares 2-1.36% WAZABI
Inferno
G2 Ares44%
WAZABI56%
16-17record2-1
48%win67%
52%CT win55%
47%T win43%
48%pistol17%
66%convert100%
Anubis
G2 Ares62%
WAZABI38%
6-9record2-6
40%win25%
47%CT win43%
50%T win47%
37%pistol56%
73%convert78%
Ancient
G2 Ares71%
WAZABI29%
12-13record2-7
48%win22%
51%CT win49%
47%T win39%
56%pistol50%
82%convert56%

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
G2 ct
G2 t
WAZct
WAZt
G2 pistol
G2 conv
G2 eco
WAZpistol
WAZconv
WAZeco
Infernopool
52%160/308
47%167/359
55%17/31
43%15/35
48%32/66
66%21/32
29%10/34
17%1/6
100%1/1
0%0/5
Anubispool
47%73/156
50%85/171
43%39/90
47%37/79
37%11/30
73%8/11
11%2/19
56%9/16
78%7/9
0%0/7
Ancientpool
51%136/268
47%117/248
49%50/103
39%33/84
56%28/50
82%23/28
23%5/22
50%9/18
56%5/9
0%0/9
Nukeban
n/a
n/a
51%47/93
44%41/94
n/a
n/a
n/a
44%8/18
88%7/8
0%0/10
Mirageban
54%188/347
47%192/411
n/a
n/a
56%40/72
75%30/40
28%9/32
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cacheban
51%29/57
43%26/60
n/a
n/a
40%4/10
50%2/4
0%0/6
n/a
n/a
n/a
Dust2ban
50%183/369
47%154/326
50%15/30
43%9/21
50%32/64
59%19/32
19%6/32
50%3/6
100%3/3
33%1/3
colour = vs averagebelowavgabove
Pistol rounds are a tie. Both win about the same (G2 Ares 49%, WAZABI 48%). Nobody has an edge.
Win the pistol → G2 Ares usually win the next round too (73% vs 68%). Lose the pistol → G2 Ares fight back to win the next round more often (23% vs 0%).

Mentality & map flow

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

G2 Ares

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i28/79 (35%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 79 maps they won, 28 (35%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 35% of their wins were comebacks, not 35% of all games.vs LavkedOverpassfrom 10 downvs DONSTUAnubisfrom 7 downvs LilmixAncientfrom 7 downvs BebopDust2from 7 downvs WWDust2from 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i24/86 (28%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 86 maps they lost, 24 (28%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Rune EatersAncientled 8 · lost 5-13vs 9INEMirageled 8 · lost 23-25vs Bushido WildcatsDust2led 6 · lost 11-13vs PermittaCacheled 6 · lost 8-13vs PermittaAnubisled 6 · lost 10-13
Biggest comebackifrom 10 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs LavkedOverpassfrom 10 down · won 16-13
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Rune EatersAncientled 8 · lost 5-13
Avg map margini5.1 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi37% · 32Close maps (≤3) · OT37% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 32 went to overtime.vs WWDust219-16vs UNiTYOverpass19-17vs zajezdzaczeDust216-14vs LavkedOverpass16-13vs aAaOverpass19-16

WAZABI

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i4/12 (33%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 12 maps they won, 4 (33%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 33% of their wins were comebacks, not 33% of all games.vs EntropyInfernofrom 4 downvs Project 91Nukefrom 4 downvs B8Infernofrom 3 downvs IMA PROBLEMNukefrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i5/23 (22%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 23 maps they lost, 5 (22%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs EntropyAncientled 6 · lost 14-16vs Project 91Anubisled 4 · lost 9-13vs AtreidesNukeled 4 · lost 9-13vs IMA PROBLEMOverpassled 3 · lost 9-13vs Young NinjasAnubisled 3 · lost 10-13
Biggest comebackifrom 4 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs EntropyInfernofrom 4 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni6 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs EntropyAncientled 6 · lost 14-16
Avg map margini5.4 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi26% · 2Close maps (≤3) · OT26% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 2 went to overtime.vs 3DMAXOverpass13-16vs EntropyAncient14-16

G2 Ares vs WAZABI FAQ

Who is favored to win G2 Ares vs WAZABI?

G2 Ares are favored with a 65% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for G2 Ares vs WAZABI?

Bookmakers price G2 Ares at 1.32 and WAZABI at 3.1 (implied 70% vs 30%).

When do G2 Ares and WAZABI play?

G2 Ares vs WAZABI is scheduled for 2026-09-07 17:00 UTC at NODWIN Clutch Series 12 Closed Qualifier.

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