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3DMAX vs Inner Circle: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · Logitech G Play Connect 2026

3DMAX
World #23 · 32-40
VS
2026-09-18 11:00 UTC
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3 · ★
Inner Circle
World #24 · 39-30
Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3 · ★
47%
Win probability
53%
44%
2.11.69Market · 2 booksBookmaker3DMINNSweatbet 2.11.68GGBet2.111.69
56%
The call

Too close to call. Our model has it 47–53. Bookmakers lean Inner Circle at 56%. Strength slightly favours Inner Circle, record slightly favours Inner Circle, form slightly favours 3DMAX, firepower clearly favours 3DMAX, head-to-head slightly favours Inner Circle.

Likely mapsDust2 · Ancient · Cache

Firepower

roster ratings

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.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
misutaaa★173.773.3%60%1.12
Lucky1.0475.474.1%50%1.11
Maka1.0672.172.6%42%1.07
Kursy0.9972.471.8%61%1.04
Graviti0.9166.870.9%60%1

Inner Circle · avg 1.11 · 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.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
Dawy★1.1284.575.1%54%1.2
headtr1ck1.2872.575.9%35%1.14
cptkurtka0230.9773.172.3%62%1.12
zeRRoFIX1.0273.473.3%57%1.07
onic0.8966.271%53%1.01

Recent form

3DMAX

100 Thieves5d ago0-2BBLUpsetUpsetOvertimeOT6d ago1-2AcendPistolsPist4/4StompStomp13-27d ago2-0HOTUPistolsPist6/6OvertimeOT13d ago2-1INFINITEPistolsPist3/4ComebackCB813d ago2-0WalczakiStompStomp13-014d ago2-0MIBR14d ago0-2HEROIC14d ago1-2ButterflyPistolsPist3/416d ago2-0magic1mo ago0-2Natus Vincere1mo ago9-13MOUZOvertimeOT2mo ago1-2FUTUpsetUpset2mo ago2-0magicOvertimeOT2mo ago2-1WalczakiUpsetUpset2mo ago1-2

Inner Circle

B85d ago0-2Ninjas in PyjamasPistolsPist5/6StompStomp13-06d ago2-1Nemiga7d ago0-2FUT17d ago0-2MOUZ18d ago0-2VitalityUpsetUpsetComebackCB620d ago2-0HOTU1mo ago1-2Iberian Soul1mo ago2-1ASTRAL1mo ago2-0NIOPistolsPist4/4StompStomp13-01mo ago2-0Virtus.proPistolsPist3/42mo ago2-0magicPistolsPist3/42mo ago2-0GenOne2mo ago2-0Acend3mo ago3-1SharksOvertimeOT3mo ago2-1

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents
8mo ago 3DMAX1 : 2 Inner Circle!
⚠ Different lineup
3DMAX
outEx3rcice, bodyy
inKursy, misutaaa
Inner Circle
outFlierax
inheadtr1ck
Spirit#10-20-2
3DMAX vs Spirit
Mar 6LNuke10-13Overpass7-13
Inner Circle vs Spirit
Jan 18LAncient8-13Dust25-13
MOUZ#31-20-2
3DMAX vs MOUZ
Jul 30LDust213-10Nuke18-22Inferno3-13
Inner Circle vs MOUZ
Aug 29LAncient4-13Mirage5-13
Vitality#50-22-0
3DMAX vs Vitality
Feb 2LInferno6-13Dust26-13
Inner Circle vs Vitality
Aug 27WAnubis13-8Cache16-13
FUT#76-11-4
3DMAX vs FUT
Jul 26WDust213-11Ancient13-9Mar 8WDust213-5Ancient13-11Jan 28WAncient13-16Anubis16-13Dust213-5
Inner Circle vs FUT
Aug 30LMirage9-13Nuke6-13Apr 4LDust213-9Mirage6-13Ancient3-13
FaZe#132-22-0
3DMAX vs FaZe
Jul 4LAncient5-13Anubis1-13Jan 31WInferno13-7Nuke13-2
Inner Circle vs FaZe
Apr 6WNuke13-9Mirage13-9
B8#165-40-4
3DMAX vs B8
Apr 6WAncient11-13Inferno13-3Nuke13-6Apr 2LInferno13-8Ancient3-13Dust23-13Apr 1WNuke13-11Ancient8-13Dust213-9
Inner Circle vs B8
Sep 11LDust210-13Mirage9-13Apr 7LDust211-13Mirage6-13
magic#172-52-0
3DMAX vs magic
Aug 15LDust26-13Ancient7-13Jul 24WCache7-13Ancient16-14Dust213-6May 27LAncient9-13Inferno15-19
Inner Circle vs magic
Jul 10WDust213-4Ancient13-6
Alliance#211-21-2
3DMAX vs Alliance
May 28LInferno17-19Dust213-9Anubis8-13
Inner Circle vs Alliance
Mar 31LDust27-13Overpass13-11Anubis8-13

Map lab

Inner Circle67%to win the Bo3 · most likely Inner Circle 2-0
If the veto goes
3DMAX 33%how the series ends67% Inner Circle
13%2-041%
20%2-126%
Map 1Dust23DMAX pick
3DMAX36%20-18vsInner Circle64%25-12
53%Win68%
50%CT56%
48%T55%
64%Pistol49%
80%Conv78%
Map 2AncientInner Circle pick
3DMAX36%11-16vsInner Circle64%20-16
41%Win56%
45%CT52%
49%T48%
41%Pistol54%
91%Conv79%
Map 3Cachedecider
3DMAX44%7-5vsInner Circle56%2-0
58%Win100%
56%CT63%
48%T50%
58%Pistol50%
86%Conv50%

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.

3DMAXDust2Inner Circle
50%CT side56%
48%T side55%
64%Pistol49%
80%After win78%
33%After loss34%
3DMAXAncientInner Circle
45%CT side52%
49%T side48%
41%Pistol54%
91%After win79%
6%After loss24%
3DMAXCacheInner Circle
56%CT side63%
48%T side50%
58%Pistol50%
86%After win50%
10%After loss50%
Pistol rounds55% · 51% · 3DMAX win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol84% · 78% · 3DMAX keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol17% · 30% · Inner Circle 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, 3DMAX 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.
Map3DMINN
Mirage3DM bann/a0g46%17-20
3DMAX on Mirage
no recent maps
Inner Circle on Mirage
LB89–135d agoWNinjas in Pyjamas13–06d agoLFUT9–1317d agoLMOUZ5–1318d agoWASTRAL13–61mo agoWNIO13–01mo agoWVirtus.pro13–92mo agoLAcend11–133mo ago
InfernoINN ban38%12-20n/a0g
3DMAX on Inferno
LBBL7–136d agoWAcend13–97d agoWWalczaki13–014d agoLHEROIC5–1314d agoWButterfly13–616d agoLNatus Vincere9–131mo agoLMOUZ3–132mo agoLWalczaki6–132mo ago
Inner Circle on Inferno
no recent maps
Dust23DM pick53%20-1868%25-12
3DMAX on Dust2
L100 Thieves7–135d agoWHOTU13–713d agoLHEROIC5–1314d agoLmagic6–131mo agoWMOUZ13–102mo agoWFUT13–112mo agoWmagic13–62mo agoL9z9–133mo ago
Inner Circle on Dust2
LB810–135d agoWNinjas in Pyjamas13–116d agoWVirtus.pro13–92mo agoWmagic13–42mo agoWGenOne13–92mo agoWAcend13–103mo agoWWalczaki13–53mo agoWSashi16–123mo ago
AncientINN pick41%11-1656%20-16
3DMAX on Ancient
L100 Thieves9–135d agoWHOTU13–613d agoWButterfly13–416d agoLmagic7–131mo agoWFUT13–92mo agoWmagic16–142mo agoLK273–132mo agoWGentle Mates13–22mo ago
Inner Circle on Ancient
LNemiga7–137d agoLMOUZ4–1318d agoLHOTU10–131mo agoWIberian Soul13–111mo agoWASTRAL13–61mo agoWNIO13–11mo agoWmagic13–62mo agoWGenOne13–42mo ago
Anubis3DM ban50%6-653%8-7
3DMAX on Anubis
LHOTU17–1913d agoLFaZe1–132mo agoWNinjas in Pyjamas16–143mo agoLAlliance8–134mo agoLMIBR9–134mo agoWVoca13–85mo agoWAaB16–136mo agoWAaB13–76mo ago
Inner Circle on Anubis
LNemiga10–137d agoWVitality13–820d agoLHOTU11–131mo agoLIberian Soul6–131mo agoWSharks19–163mo agoWWalczaki13–93mo agoWSharks13–44mo agoLAlliance8–136mo ago
NukeINN ban54%14-1248%10-11
3DMAX on Nuke
WBBL13–36d agoWINFINITE13–713d agoWWalczaki13–1014d agoLMIBR6–1314d agoLMOUZ18–222mo agoLWalczaki8–132mo agoLGentle Mates7–132mo agoLHEROIC8–132mo ago
Inner Circle on Nuke
LNinjas in Pyjamas9–136d agoLFUT6–1317d agoWHOTU13–31mo agoWSharks13–43mo agoWSashi16–143mo agoW9INE13–73mo agoLSharks17–193mo agoWSpirit Academy13–73mo ago
Cachedecider58%7-5100%2-0
3DMAX on Cache
LBBL13–166d agoWAcend13–27d agoWINFINITE19–1613d agoLMIBR8–1314d agoWHEROIC13–814d agoLmagic7–132mo agoWWalczaki13–72mo agoLGentle Mates4–132mo ago
Inner Circle on Cache
WVitality16–1320d agoWIberian Soul13–71mo ago
Each team's usual first ban: 3DMAX Mirage · Inner Circle Inferno.

Mentality & map flow

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

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

Inner Circle

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i26/89 (29%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 89 maps they won, 26 (29%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 29% of their wins were comebacks, not 29% of all games.vs Eternal FireAncientfrom 6 downvs FaZeMiragefrom 6 downvs 9INEAncientfrom 6 downvs VitalityCachefrom 6 downvs CYBERSHOKEMiragefrom 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i26/72 (36%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 72 maps they lost, 26 (36%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs MOUZAncientled 9 · lost 4-13vs NemesisMirageled 6 · lost 16-19vs K27Anubisled 6 · lost 9-13vs Friendly CampersAnubisled 6 · lost 11-13vs AcendMirageled 6 · lost 13-16
Biggest comebackifrom 6 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs Eternal FireAncientfrom 6 down · won 16-12
Biggest lead blowni9 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs MOUZAncientled 9 · lost 4-13
Avg map margini5.2 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi35% · 25Close maps (≤3) · OT35% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 25 went to overtime.vs FAVBETNuke17-19vs NemesisMirage16-19vs 3DMAXNuke13-16vs WHITEBIRDOverpass16-13vs WHITEBIRDDust214-16

3DMAX vs Inner Circle FAQ

Who is favored to win 3DMAX vs Inner Circle?

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

What are the betting odds for 3DMAX vs Inner Circle?

Bookmakers price 3DMAX at 2.1 and Inner Circle at 1.69 (implied 44% vs 56%).

When do 3DMAX and Inner Circle play?

3DMAX vs Inner Circle is scheduled for 2026-09-18 11:00 UTC at Logitech G Play Connect 2026.

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