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Mindfreak vs Rooster: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · ESL Challenger League Season 52 Oceania Cup 2

Mindfreak
World #184 · 25-26
VS
2026-09-23 09:00 UTC
ESL Challenger League Season 52 Oceania Cup 2 · Best of 3
Rooster
World #160 · 30-21
ESL Challenger League Season 52 Oceania Cup 2 · Best of 3
42%
Win probability
58%
The call

Rooster are favoured: our model gives them 58% against Mindfreak. No odds yet. Strength slightly favours Rooster, form slightly favours Rooster, firepower clearly favours Rooster, head-to-head slightly favours Mindfreak.

Likely mapsInferno · Dust2 · Anubis

Firepower

roster ratings

Mindfreak · avg 1 · star gap +0.13iStar gap: the best player rates 0.13 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
void1.1472.174.4%46%1.13
phoebe0.917370.2%55%1.01
kairo1.047070%45%1
lawlkay0.8164.671.1%50%0.94
Bay0.7167.169.3%53%0.9

Rooster · avg 1.09 · star gap +0.2iStar gap: the best player rates 0.2 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
chelleos1.38573.2%37%1.29
damyo1.1680.777.6%55%1.18
rekonz0.9874.671.9%55%1.08
SkulL0.8571.470.1%46%1
ADK0.8257.270.5%49%0.92

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents
Ground Zero#1197-166-17
THUNDER dOWNUNDER#1213-110-6
Abyssal#14510-48-5
Finishers#1792-12-0
Rooster vs Finishers
Aug 3WDust213-4Anubis13-0
Arcade#1979-87-3
MARKandLARRY4-06-1
Time Waves4-06-0
Underground4-12-1

Map lab

Rooster60%to win the Bo3 · most likely Rooster 2-1
If the veto goes
Mindfreak 40%how the series ends60% Rooster
25%2-025%
16%2-135%
Map 1InfernoMindfreak pick
Mindfreak52%15-15vsRooster48%9-10
50%Win47%
52%CT45%
45%T52%
50%Pistol47%
87%Conv72%
Map 2Dust2Rooster pick
Mindfreak47%4-3vsRooster53%13-9
57%Win59%
44%CT57%
50%T53%
57%Pistol50%
63%Conv77%
Map 3Anubisdecider
Mindfreak31%9-12vsRooster69%11-6
43%Win65%
52%CT54%
54%T48%
57%Pistol44%
96%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.

MindfreakInfernoRooster
52%CT side45%
45%T side52%
50%Pistol47%
87%After win72%
27%After loss5%
MindfreakDust2Rooster
44%CT side57%
50%T side53%
57%Pistol50%
63%After win77%
17%After loss18%
MindfreakAnubisRooster
52%CT side54%
54%T side48%
57%Pistol44%
96%After win100%
22%After loss0%
Pistol rounds53% · 47% · Mindfreak win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol87% · 81% · Mindfreak keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol24% · 8% · Mindfreak 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, Mindfreak 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.
MapMINROO
AncientMIN ban33%1-2n/a0g
Rooster on Ancient
no recent maps
MirageROO ban56%10-860%9-6
InfernoMIN pick50%15-1547%9-10
Dust2ROO pick57%4-359%13-9
CacheMIN bann/a0g100%1-0
Mindfreak on Cache
no recent maps
Rooster on Cache
WFURY1392mo ago
NukeROO ban48%12-1330%7-16
Anubisdecider43%9-1265%11-6
Each team's usual first ban: Mindfreak Ancient · Rooster Ancient.

Mentality & map flow

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

Mindfreak

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i15/58 (26%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 58 maps they won, 15 (26%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 26% of their wins were comebacks, not 26% of all games.vs MARKandLARRYDust2from 7 downvs RoosterNukefrom 6 downvs MARKandLARRYNukefrom 6 downvs Ground ZeroInfernofrom 4 downvs AbyssalInfernofrom 4 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i19/59 (32%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 59 maps they lost, 19 (32%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs AbyssalMirageled 7 · lost 6-13vs RoosterAnubisled 6 · lost 20-22vs THUNDER dOWNUNDERInfernoled 5 · lost 9-13vs ArcadeInfernoled 5 · lost 9-13vs FURYInfernoled 5 · lost 8-13
Biggest comebackifrom 7 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs MARKandLARRYDust2from 7 down · won 19-17
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs AbyssalMirageled 7 · lost 6-13
Avg map margini5.6 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi25% · 9Close maps (≤3) · OT25% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 9 went to overtime.vs Ground ZeroMirage15-19vs AbyssalOverpass19-17vs ArcadeDust219-16vs MARKandLARRYDust219-17vs RoosterAnubis20-22

Rooster

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i18/63 (29%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 63 maps they won, 18 (29%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 29% of their wins were comebacks, not 29% of all games.vs ArcadeOverpassfrom 7 downvs MindfreakAnubisfrom 6 downvs AbyssalMiragefrom 6 downvs FURYCachefrom 6 downvs WYDOInfernofrom 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i16/51 (31%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 51 maps they lost, 16 (31%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs MindfreakNukeled 6 · lost 11-13vs ArcadeNukeled 5 · lost 11-13vs Ground ZeroDust2led 4 · lost 10-13vs AbyssalOverpassled 4 · lost 6-13vs Ground ZeroMirageled 4 · lost 10-13
Biggest comebackifrom 7 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs ArcadeOverpassfrom 7 down · won 16-13
Biggest lead blowni6 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs MindfreakNukeled 6 · lost 11-13
Avg map margini6 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi26% · 10Close maps (≤3) · OT26% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 10 went to overtime.vs Ground ZeroNuke14-16vs ArcadeNuke16-14vs ArcadeOverpass16-13vs ArcadeOverpass16-12vs MindfreakAnubis22-20

Mindfreak vs Rooster FAQ

Who is favored to win Mindfreak vs Rooster?

Rooster are favored with a 58% model win probability.

What are the betting odds for Mindfreak vs Rooster?

Match odds for Mindfreak vs Rooster aren't available yet. Check back closer to the match.

When do Mindfreak and Rooster play?

Mindfreak vs Rooster is scheduled for 2026-09-23 09:00 UTC at ESL Challenger League Season 52 Oceania Cup 2.