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Liquid

World #22 · 26-27

2026-09-18 13:00 UTC

Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3 · ★

3DMAX

World #23 · 32-40

Logitech G Play Connect 2026 · Best of 3 · ★

56%

Win probability

44%

53%

1.772Market · 2 books

47%

The call

Liquid are favoured: our model gives them 56% against 3DMAX. Bookmakers lean Liquid at 53%. Strength slightly favours Liquid, form slightly favours Liquid, firepower slightly favours Liquid, head-to-head slightly favours 3DMAX.

Likely mapsAnubis · Dust2 · Cache

Firepower

roster ratings

Liquid · avg 1.11 · star gap +0.03i

Player	K-D	ADR	KAST	HS	Rating
EliGE★	1.04	81	72.6%	57%	1.14
malbsMd	0.99	74	72%	69%	1.13
Jorko	1.21	70.6	75.5%	31%	1.12
NAF	1.07	75.3	74.6%	47%	1.12
JT	0.96	71.1	73.1%	57%	1.05

3DMAX · avg 1.07 · star gap +0.05i

Player	K-D	ADR	KAST	HS	Rating
misutaaa★	1	73.7	73.3%	60%	1.12
Lucky	1.04	75.4	74.1%	50%	1.11
Maka	1.06	72.1	72.6%	42%	1.07
Kursy	0.99	72.4	71.8%	61%	1.04
Graviti	0.91	66.8	70.9%	60%	1

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents

outNertZ, siuhy, ultimate

Spirit#10-60-2

Liquid vs Spirit

Jul 30LDust27-13Anubis5-13 Apr 13LAncient2-13Dust211-13 Mar 19LMirage8-13Ancient11-13

3DMAX vs Spirit

Mar 6LNuke10-13Overpass7-13

Falcons#20-20-6

Liquid vs Falcons

Jan 22LNuke14-16Dust28-13

3DMAX vs Falcons

Apr 13LInferno10-13Ancient1-13 Feb 14LNuke7-13Dust210-13 Feb 3LAnubis5-13Dust29-13

Vitality#52-00-2

Liquid vs Vitality

Jul 24WAnubis13-10Nuke13-9

3DMAX vs Vitality

Feb 2LInferno6-13Dust26-13

FUT#70-26-1

Liquid vs FUT

Jan 30LAncient4-13Nuke9-13

3DMAX vs FUT

Jul 26WDust213-11Ancient13-9 Mar 8WDust213-5Ancient13-11 Jan 28WAncient13-16Anubis16-13Dust213-5

G2#83-20-2

Liquid vs G2

Jul 25WAnubis13-6Mirage13-5 Jan 29LMirage8-13Inferno13-6Anubis14-16

3DMAX vs G2

Apr 15LInferno6-13Dust21-13

Astralis#110-20-6

Liquid vs Astralis

May 12LDust24-13Ancient11-13

3DMAX vs Astralis

Apr 10LDust211-13Overpass10-13 Mar 4LDust26-13Overpass5-13 Feb 15LOverpass2-13Nuke11-13

The MongolZ#151-41-4

Liquid vs The MongolZ

May 21LMirage13-11Inferno7-13Nuke9-13 Mar 22LAncient3-13Ancient14-16Mirage10-13

3DMAX vs The MongolZ

Apr 11LInferno5-13Ancient2-13 Mar 9LDust210-13Ancient13-4Inferno10-13

MIBR#180-12-4

Liquid vs MIBR

Jun 3LMirage10-13

3DMAX vs MIBR

Sep 2LCache8-13Nuke6-13 May 20LAnubis9-13 Apr 9WInferno9-13Ancient16-13Nuke13-9

Map lab

3DMAX54%to win the Bo3 · most likely 3DMAX 2-0

If the veto goes

Liquid 46%how the series ends54% 3DMAX

17%2-031%

29%2-123%

Map 1AnubisLiquid pick

Liquid56%8-6vs3DMAX44%6-6

57%Win50%

50%CT47%

58%T46%

46%Pistol58%

77%Conv86%

Map 2Dust23DMAX pick

Liquid30%6-14vs3DMAX70%20-18

30%Win53%

44%CT50%

45%T48%

60%Pistol64%

96%Conv80%

Map 3Cachedecider

Liquid56%4-2vs3DMAX44%7-5

67%Win58%

56%CT56%

57%T48%

58%Pistol58%

86%Conv86%

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.

LiquidAnubis3DMAX

50%CT side47%

58%T side46%

46%Pistol58%

77%After win86%

13%After loss10%

LiquidDust23DMAX

44%CT side50%

45%T side48%

60%Pistol64%

96%After win80%

13%After loss33%

LiquidCache3DMAX

56%CT side56%

57%T side48%

58%Pistol58%

86%After win86%

20%After loss10%

Pistol rounds55% · 62% · 3DMAX win more of them, a small head start

After a won pistol89% · 82% · Liquid keep the momentum more often

After a lost pistol14% · 23% · 3DMAX 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, Liquid 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.

MapLIQ3DM

AncientLIQ ban31%5-1141%11-16

Liquid on Ancient

M8013–54mo ago L

Astralis11–134mo ago L

3DMAX5–135mo ago L

Spirit2–135mo ago L

M807–136mo ago W

Inner Circle13–26mo ago L

The MongolZ3–136mo ago L

The MongolZ14–166mo ago

3DMAX on Ancient

100 Thieves9–135d ago W

HOTU13–613d ago W

Butterfly13–416d ago L

Gentle Mates13–22mo ago

Mirage3DM ban59%10-7n/a0g

Liquid on Mirage

NRG13–113d ago Wantivalue13–46d ago W

G213–52mo ago L

MIBR10–134mo ago W

The MongolZ13–114mo ago L

GamerLegion9–134mo ago W

HAVU13–86mo ago W

Inner Circle16–136mo ago

3DMAX on Mirage

no recent maps

AnubisLIQ pick57%8-650%6-6

Liquid on Anubis

Voca13–104d ago L

Marsborne10–135d ago W

1win13–61mo ago L

Betclic10–131mo ago W

3DMAX on Anubis

Ninjas in Pyjamas16–143mo ago L

Alliance8–134mo ago L

Dust23DM pick30%6-1453%20-18

Liquid on Dust2

3DMAX on Dust2

100 Thieves7–135d ago W

InfernoLIQ ban59%10-738%12-20

Liquid on Inferno

NRG13–53d ago W

Marsborne16–135d ago W

Metizport13–101mo ago L

FlyQuest7–133mo ago W

HEROIC13–113mo ago L

The MongolZ7–134mo ago W

3DMAX on Inferno

Walczaki13–014d ago L

HEROIC5–1314d ago W

Butterfly13–616d ago L

Natus Vincere9–131mo ago L

MOUZ3–132mo ago L

Walczaki6–132mo ago

Nuke3DM ban52%14-1354%14-12

Liquid on Nuke

NRG7–133d ago W

Voca13–84d ago W

Marsborne13–55d ago Wantivalue13–56d ago W

Dhala13–21mo ago L

Betclic7–131mo ago W

Betclic13–112mo ago W

Vitality13–92mo ago

3DMAX on Nuke

BBL13–36d ago W

INFINITE13–713d ago W

Walczaki13–1014d ago L

MIBR6–1314d ago L

MOUZ18–222mo ago L

Walczaki8–132mo ago L

Gentle Mates7–132mo ago L

HEROIC8–132mo ago

Cachedecider67%4-258%7-5

Liquid on Cache

NRG13–63d ago L

1win7–131mo ago W

Metizport13–91mo ago W

Betclic13–111mo ago W

3DMAX on Cache

INFINITE19–1613d ago L

MIBR8–1314d ago W

HEROIC13–814d ago L

magic7–132mo ago W

Walczaki13–72mo ago L

Gentle Mates4–132mo ago

Each team's usual first ban: Liquid Overpass · 3DMAX Mirage.

Mentality & map flow

comebacks, blown leads

Hover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.

Liquid

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i13/57 (23%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 57 maps they won, 13 (23%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 23% of their wins were comebacks, not 23% of all games.vs The MongolZMiragefrom 6 down vs M80Miragefrom 5 down vs Ninjas in PyjamasMiragefrom 4 down vs Inner CircleMiragefrom 4 down vs VitalityAnubisfrom 4 down

Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i15/60 (25%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 60 maps they lost, 15 (25%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs OGAncientled 7 · lost 8-13 vs 3DMAXNukeled 7 · lost 14-16 vs SashiNukeled 6 · lost 10-13 vs PARIVISIONDust2led 5 · lost 9-13 vs G2Mirageled 4 · lost 8-13

Biggest comebackifrom 6 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs The MongolZMiragefrom 6 down · won 13-11

Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs OGAncientled 7 · lost 8-13

Avg map margini5.3 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 Ninjas in PyjamasAncient16-13 vs FalconsNuke14-16 vs G2Anubis14-16 vs Passion UANuke15-19 vs M80Mirage16-13

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 down vs INFINITECachefrom 8 down vs FUTAnubisfrom 7 down vs LiquidNukefrom 7 down vs 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 10-13 vs magicDust2led 7 · lost 6-13 vs VocaDust2led 6 · lost 10-13 vs AllianceInfernoled 6 · lost 17-19 vs 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 CircleNuke16-13 vs FUTAncient13-16 vs FUTAnubis16-13 vs paiNInferno14-16 vs Gaimin GladiatorsDust216-14

Liquid vs 3DMAX FAQ

Who is favored to win Liquid vs 3DMAX?

Liquid are favored with a 56% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for Liquid vs 3DMAX?

Bookmakers price Liquid at 1.77 and 3DMAX at 2 (implied 53% vs 47%).

When do Liquid and 3DMAX play?

Liquid vs 3DMAX is scheduled for 2026-09-18 13:00 UTC at Logitech G Play Connect 2026.

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

Firepower

Liquid · avg 1.11 · star gap +0.03iStar gap: the best player rates 0.03 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

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.

Recent form

Liquid

3DMAX

Head-to-head

Map lab

Pistol, eco & sides

Projected veto

Mentality & map flow

Liquid

3DMAX

Liquid vs 3DMAX FAQ

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What are the betting odds for Liquid vs 3DMAX?

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Liquid · avg 1.11 · star gap +0.03i

3DMAX · avg 1.07 · star gap +0.05i