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Nexus vs Bushido Wildcats: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · CCT 2026 Europe Series 9

Nexus
World #142 · 17-21
VS
2026-09-21 14:00 UTC
CCT 2026 Europe Series 9 · Best of 3
Bushido Wildcats
World #76 · 48-44
CCT 2026 Europe Series 9 · Best of 3
47%
Win probability
53%
44%
2.141.65Market · 7 booksBookmakerNEXBUSGranaWin2.11.621xBit2.141.651xbet2.141.65ColdBet2.141.65Spinbet2.141.65Vivatbet2.141.65betlabel2.141.65
56%
The call

Too close to call. Our model has it 47–53. Bookmakers lean Bushido Wildcats at 56%. Strength slightly favours Bushido Wildcats, firepower slightly favours Nexus, head-to-head slightly favours Bushido Wildcats.

Likely mapsAnubis · Dust2 · Cache

Firepower

roster ratings

Nexus · avg 1.12 · star gap +0.07iStar gap: the best player rates 0.07 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
shield1.370.675%36%1.19
HOLY1.274.774.7%64%1.17
H4rder1.0878.681.8%60%1.13
s0und1.0274.369.3%66%1.11
fNk0.8874.368.3%50%1.01

Bushido Wildcats · avg 1.09 · star gap +0.1iStar gap: the best player rates 0.1 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
Vej1.2379.573.3%35%1.19
Darendeli1.0482.171.8%60%1.16
cadnyx1.0477.172.8%57%1.15
eNs0.9569.272.6%58%1.06
cacan0.9265.170.4%61%1.01
Muk0s0.8568.369.2%63%0.99

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents
ex-RUSTEC#671-22-0
Bushido Wildcats vs ex-RUSTEC
Aug 13WNuke13-8Dust222-19
Metizport#680-22-0
Bushido Wildcats vs Metizport
Aug 28WMirage13-9Nuke13-4
Phantom#720-20-2
Bushido Wildcats vs Phantom
May 30LNuke14-16Mirage9-13
UNiTY#921-21-2
Permitta#1002-04-0
G2 Ares#1030-25-2
ex-RUBY#1041-20-2
Bushido Wildcats vs ex-RUBY
Jun 5LDust210-13Nuke9-13
Spirit Academy#1090-22-0
Nexus vs Spirit Academy
Sep 18LDust21-13Cache8-13
Bushido Wildcats vs Spirit Academy
Sep 5WNuke13-4Dust213-7

Map lab

Bushido Wildcats71%to win the Bo3 · most likely Bushido Wildcats 2-0
If the veto goes
Nexus 29%how the series ends71% Bushido Wildcats
8%2-041%
21%2-129%
Map 1AnubisNexus pick
Nexus51%7-8vsBushido Wildcats49%12-14
47%Win46%
49%CT49%
55%T52%
50%Pistol62%
100%Conv81%
Map 2Dust2Bushido Wildc… pick
Nexus17%4-10vsBushido Wildcats83%40-17
29%Win70%
43%CT55%
41%T58%
57%Pistol56%
81%Conv92%
Map 3Cachedecider
Nexus42%2-3vsBushido Wildcats58%8-7
40%Win53%
55%CT49%
51%T47%
90%Pistol50%
89%Conv73%

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.

NexusAnubisBushido Wildcats
49%CT side49%
55%T side52%
50%Pistol62%
100%After win81%
27%After loss25%
NexusDust2Bushido Wildcats
43%CT side55%
41%T side58%
57%Pistol56%
81%After win92%
0%After loss20%
NexusCacheBushido Wildcats
55%CT side49%
51%T side47%
90%Pistol50%
89%After win73%
0%After loss20%
Pistol rounds59% · 57% · level, no edge
After a won pistol90% · 86% · Nexus keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol15% · 21% · Bushido Wildcats 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, Nexus 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.
MapNEXBUS
NukeNEX ban0%0-138%16-26
AncientBUS ban43%6-80%0-1
AnubisNEX pick47%7-846%12-14
Dust2BUS pick29%4-1070%40-17
MirageNEX ban60%6-458%28-20
InfernoBUS ban62%8-539%9-14
Cachedecider40%2-353%8-7
Each team's usual first ban: Nexus Nuke · Bushido Wildcats Ancient.

Mentality & map flow

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

Nexus

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i6/37 (16%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 37 maps they won, 6 (16%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 16% of their wins were comebacks, not 16% of all games.vs PUREInfernofrom 5 downvs AllianceAnubisfrom 5 downvs PUREAnubisfrom 4 downvs GamersLabDust2from 4 downvs AllianceInfernofrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i15/43 (35%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 43 maps they lost, 15 (35%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs PUREMirageled 7 · lost 12-16vs kONODust2led 6 · lost 11-13vs ex-RUSTECDust2led 6 · lost 9-13vs Inner CircleAncientled 5 · lost 14-16vs Bushido WildcatsDust2led 5 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 5 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs PUREInfernofrom 5 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs PUREMirageled 7 · lost 12-16
Avg map margini5.9 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi26% · 7Close maps (≤3) · OT26% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 7 went to overtime.vs Lazer CatsAncient15-19vs AllianceInferno16-14vs aimclubInferno16-14vs Inner CircleAncient14-16vs PUREMirage12-16

Bushido Wildcats

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i29/118 (25%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 118 maps they won, 29 (25%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 25% of their wins were comebacks, not 25% of all games.vs MOUZ NXTDust2from 10 downvs SPARTAAnubisfrom 9 downvs MASONICAnubisfrom 6 downvs G2 AresDust2from 6 downvs Nordic PartnersCachefrom 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i41/106 (39%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 106 maps they lost, 41 (39%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs SPARTAAncientled 7 · lost 6-13vs AzuolasNukeled 7 · lost 6-13vs VP.ProdigyDust2led 6 · lost 8-13vs PhantomNukeled 6 · lost 14-16vs Fire FluxNukeled 6 · lost 11-13
Biggest comebackifrom 10 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs MOUZ NXTDust2from 10 down · won 13-3
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs SPARTAAncientled 7 · lost 6-13
Avg map margini5.2 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi34% · 25Close maps (≤3) · OT34% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 25 went to overtime.vs ALGONuke14-16vs BebopMirage15-19vs MASONICOverpass25-22vs LeoNuke16-19vs CSDIILITNuke19-16

Nexus vs Bushido Wildcats FAQ

Who is favored to win Nexus vs Bushido Wildcats?

Bushido Wildcats are favored with a 53% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for Nexus vs Bushido Wildcats?

Bookmakers price Nexus at 2.14 and Bushido Wildcats at 1.65 (implied 44% vs 56%).

When do Nexus and Bushido Wildcats play?

Nexus vs Bushido Wildcats is scheduled for 2026-09-21 14:00 UTC at CCT 2026 Europe Series 9.