Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From November 3 to November 9, 2025, one of the biggest tournaments of this autumn — IEM Chengdu 2025 will take place. Sixteen teams will compete for the championship title and a prize pool of $300,000. Among the matches of the second game day, we highlight MOUZ vs Vitality, which promises to be a very exciting one. While the teams are preparing, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights for this match.
How the bookies view it: Vitality favorite
Most bookmakers consider Vitality the favorite in the match against MOUZ at IEM Chengdu 2025. The team is regarded as the strongest this season and has earned the most titles among all teams.
MOUZ form. What result can be expected from MOUZ
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the MOUZ vs Vitality matchup begin with analyzing MOUZ form.
MOUZ roster: torzsi, xertioN, Jimpphat, Brollan, Spinx.
We traditionally begin the analysis with the 2023 season. Back then, MOUZ were not as formidable a team as they are now, but they were already showing promising results. At IEM Cologne 2023, MOUZ defeated The MongolZ, NiP, and NaVi, but then lost two matches and finished in 9th–12th place.
In their debut match at ESL Pro League Season 18, MOUZ played against mibr. Despite being the favorite, the team unexpectedly lost to the Brazilians and ended up in the lower bracket of Group B. The group stage was mixed for MOUZ but ultimately successful. A loss in the upper bracket seemed to energize the team — they easily passed their opponents, including Heroic, in the lower bracket. Without a single loss in the lower bracket, MOUZ advanced further.
MOUZ showed even better performance in the playoffs. They defeated FURIA, swept FaZe Clan, followed by wins over G2 Esports and ENCE. In the grand final of ESL Pro League S18, MOUZ beat NaVi 3-0, becoming the tournament champions.
Their strong performances continued at IEM Sydney 2023 (3rd–4th place), CS Asia Championships 2023 (2nd place), and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023 (3rd–4th place). It was in the 2023 season that MOUZ began to be considered a serious threat on the professional CS2 scene.
The 2024 season was no less eventful for MOUZ. The team first placed in the top 8 at PGL Major CS2 Copenhagen 2024, then solidified their success with a 2nd place finish at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024.
At ESL Pro League Season 19, MOUZ once again proved their strength in this tournament. They looked very confident in the playoffs — winning the entire championship and sweeping Vitality 3-0 in the grand final.
At IEM Dallas 2024, they only finished in the top 12 — a surprising result for a team of this caliber.
At the Esports World Cup 2024, MOUZ started with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sashi Esports. In the playoffs, they defeated FURIA (2-1) and finished in the top 4, losing to NaVi in the final.
At IEM Cologne 2024, the situation was similar — MOUZ played well again and finished in the top 4, once again losing to NaVi.
At ESL Pro League Season 20, MOUZ unexpectedly underperformed and failed to reach the playoffs. This may have been due to fatigue, as MOUZ had a very busy season.
At IEM Rio 2024, MOUZ returned to form, defeating Complexity and FaZe. In the playoffs, they beat Vitality (2-1) and FURIA (2-0), but lost the final to NaVi 1-3, finishing 2nd. At BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 — top 6.
At PW Shanghai Major 2024, they reached the elimination stage thanks to a top 1-2 finish at European RMR A. They started with a win over paiN Gaming, but then lost to MongolZ and FaZe, followed by a victory over 3DMax. In a do-or-die match, they beat MIBR. In the playoffs, they defeated MongolZ 2-0 (with some difficulties) but lost to Spirit 0-2.
The 2025 season started off rough. At BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, the team only placed in the top 32, and at IEM Katowice 2025, they were eliminated in the group stage, finishing 16th.
MOUZ showed a strong result at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025. The team began with wins over BIG and 3DMax, but then lost to Falcons and FaZe. In the decisive match, they defeated VP and reached the main stage. In the playoffs, they successively beat paiN Gaming, Astralis, and Falcons, becoming the tournament champions.
This was followed by a series of podium finishes:
- 2nd place at ESL Pro League Season 21, BLAST Open Spring 2025, and IEM Dallas 2025;
- 3rd–4th place at IEM Melbourne 2025, BLAST Rivals Spring 2025, and BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
At IEM Cologne 2025, MOUZ played beyond all praise. The team first defeated Team Liquid and NaVi 2-0, and then lost to Team Spirit 1-2 in the Group Stage Upper Bracket Final, still advancing to the playoffs.
In the playoffs, MOUZ started with a 2-1 victory over FURIA, which they followed up with a confident 2-0 victory over Vitality, the strongest team of the season. However, in the final, the team lost 0-3 to Team Spirit, finishing in 2nd place at IEM Cologne 2025.
MOUZ also placed 3rd-4th at BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 and 5th-8th at the Esports World Cup 2025.
At BLAST Open Fall 2025, MOUZ finished in 3rd-4th place, and at ESL Pro League Season 22, they finished in 3rd place.
Vitality form. What result can be expected from Vitality
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing Vitality form. After the triumphant Paris Major, Vitality said goodbye to Dupreeh, and flameZ took his place. The ‘newcomer’ Vitality has already managed to adapt and demonstrates a good level of play and has good statistics. By the way, he started his ascent to the big stage with OG.
Vitality roster: apEX, ZywOo, mezii, ropz, flameZ.
Let's begin the story of the team with the 2023 season. In their debut match at IEM Cologne 2023, Vitality confirmed their status as one of the strongest Counter-Strike teams. After defeating OG, Vitality went up against MOUZ, whom the "Bees" crushed with scores of 16-4 and 16-5.
In the playoff seeding match, Vitality faced another top-tier team — G2 Esports. It was a close match, with Vitality narrowly taking a 19-17 win on Inferno in overtime, but then losing 10-16 on Vertigo and 8-16 on Mirage. In the playoffs, Vitality played against Cloud9 and came out victorious, but were then eliminated in the semifinals by ENCE with a 1-2 scoreline.
Finishing in the top 4 at IEM Cologne didn’t discourage Vitality — on the contrary, it only fueled their motivation. By the end of the year, the team secured three more titles: they took revenge on ENCE in the grand final of Gamers8 and defeated FaZe twice at BLAST events (Fall Final 2023 and World Final 2023).
Vitality kicked off the 2024 season in high spirits. Before participating in the PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024: European RMR B, the team competed in BLAST Premier: Spring Groups, where they had no trouble advancing through the group stage. At the RMR event,
Vitality easily defeated GamerLegion and Heroic, dropping only 5 rounds across two maps. However, they then suffered a setback with a loss to Cloud9 but bounced back with a win over ENCE to secure a spot at the Major.
At the first Major tournament of the season — PGL CS2 Copenhagen Major 2024 — Vitality reached the top 4 but were eliminated by FaZe Clan. They then took part in ESL Pro League Season 19, where they again confidently made it to the grand final, though were decisively defeated by MOUZ.
At IEM Dallas 2024 — one of the key tournaments ahead of EWC 2024 — Vitality started strong with a win over Monte and then easily beat G2 Esports. However, in the playoff seeding match, they unexpectedly lost 0-2 to 9z Team. In the playoffs themselves, they performed much better, defeating Heroic 2-0 and then Spirit, but ultimately losing to G2 Esports in the final.
Before participating in the Esports World Cup 2024, Vitality competed at BLAST Premier: Spring Final, where they placed in the top 4. At EWC 2024, Vitality started successfully with a win over M80, securing direct advancement to the playoffs.
At the "Riyadh Major," Vitality finished in the top 8 — a result that was below expectations for the team. However, they proved their elite status by winning Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024. At the end of the season, they played at PW Shanghai Major 2024, where they made it to the main stage but were knocked out in the very first round by FaZe.
After that, the team played at such tournaments as IEM Katowice 2025, BLAST Open Lisbon 2025, IEM Melbourne 2025, BLAST Rivals Season 1 and IEM Dallas 2025 and won all of them, keeping their winning streak alive. It’s also worth highlighting the team’s victory at the Blast.tv Austin Major 2025. Thus, Vitality’s winning streak at S-tier tournaments now totals 8 wins.
At IEM Cologne 2025, Vitality for the first time failed to win a tournament after their win streak and finished in 3rd-4th place. It became noticeable that the team’s level of play had dropped, and they were no longer showing the same high level as earlier in the season. Their performance at BLAST Bounty Fall 2025 at the Esports World Cup 2025 can also be considered unsuccessful, as the team again finished in the top 4.
Vitality also played at BLAST Open Fall 2025, defeating MOUZ 2-0 in the semifinals but losing to G2 2-3 in the grand final, finishing in second place.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, the Vitality team started with an unexpected loss to M8, but quickly recovered, winning the next matches against GamerLegion, HOTU, and G2 Esports.
In the playoffs, Vitality were unstoppable — the team defeated FURIA, FaZe Clan, and in the grand final triumphed over Team Falcons 3-0, becoming the tournament champions.
Recent head to head
MOUZ and Vitality have faced each other 28 times, with the former winning 6 matches and the latter 22. The match at IEM Chengdu 2025 is crucial, as a victory will allow the teams to qualify for the playoff stage.
Which maps does MOUZ pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Train: high win percentage (76.9%) with 13 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (62.5%) with 32 matches played.
- Dust2: high win percentage (57.9%) with 19 matches played.
- Mirage: high win percentage (56.8%) with 37 matches played.
- Ancient: high win percentage (55.6%) with 27 matches played.
Average results
- Inferno: average winning percentage (54.3%) with 35 matches played.
Which maps does Vitality pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Dust2: high win percentage (90.0%) with 30 matches played.
- Inferno: high win percentage (83.3%) with 36 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (77.8%) with 27 matches played.
- Train: high win percentage (72.2%) with 18 matches played.
- Mirage: high win percentage (66.7%) with 33 matches played.
- Anubis: high win percentage (66.7%) with 9 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between MOUZ and Vitality at IEM Chengdu 2025
Predicting the outcome of the MOUZ vs Vitality match at IEM Chengdu 2025 is quite difficult. Both teams are among the strongest and have high win rates. In our opinion, based on previous results, Vitality are likely to win this match. Fans should expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting prediction: Vitality wins.
