MOUZ vs FUT Esports: ESL Pro League Season 23 Predictions

Owen Harsono Published 12/03/2026

MOUZ will take on FUT Esports in the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 23 playoffs. There’s a lot on the line, as the loser will immediately exit the tournament. Here are our ESL Pro League S23 MOUZ vs FUT Esports predictions.

MOUZ vs FUT Esports Match Preview

• Tournament: ESL Pro League Season 23
• Stage: Playoffs
• Game: Counter-Strike 2
• Format: Best of 3

Betting tip: These two teams have only played against each other once, with MOUZ taking the victory with a comfortable 2-0.

Our MOUZ vs FUT Esports pick: MOUZ Match Winner @ 1.42

MOUZ vs FUT Esports Match Analysis

MOUZ dominated the Swiss Stage, making light work of all their opponents to finish 3-0 and qualify for the playoffs. This team is notoriously good at cruising through the group stage and making deep playoff runs, only to lose to the likes of Team Vitality or Team Falcons somewhere in the top four. However, both of these titans chose to skip the event, giving MOUZ a clear path to the finals.

Looking to stop MOUZ will be FUT Esports, a team of young, promising talent who have started making names for themselves. The former NAVI Junior roster has shown promising signs throughout the past few months, and they’re looking to make a statement here in ESL Pro League Season 23.

FUT are a squad on the rise (Image via PGL)

When we take a look at the veto, it really seems like MOUZ have FUT covered. FUT is known to select Mirage as their first pick, but it is also conveniently one of MOUZ’s most successful maps, where they boast an 88% win rate. The boys in red will likely pick a map like Overpass, which FUT have historically struggled on.

Overall, it’s clear that MOUZ enter this series as the favorites, and the best esports betting sites seem to agree. An early playoff match against a lower-ranked team? MOUZ are in their comfort zone. And let’s not forget that this team has won three ESL Pro League titles, and are motivated to make it four.

MOUZ vs FUT Esports Betting Odds Snapshot

Counter-Strike 2 betting odds via GG.BET.

MOUZ vs FUT Esports Betting Picks and Predictions

If we look at recent form, experience, and context, everything points to MOUZ. If there’s one thing we can count on MOUZ to do, it’s make deep playoff runs when they’re matched against weaker opponents.

MOUZ have all the tools to win this series (Image via Helena Kristiansson for ESL)

We have multiple reasons to back MOUZ in this series against FUT Esports, leading us to take MOUZ to win the match as our primary prediction. There’s also a good chance this series ends 2-0.

MOUZ vs FUT Esports Predictions

• MOUZ Match Winner @ 1.42

Odds via GG.Bet. More on this esports betting site in our GG.Bet review.

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Owen lives for competition, spending most of his gaming hours on Dota 2, CS2, and Valorant. A regular on the SEA Dota 2 leaderboards, he combines his first-hand experience with a deep passion for esports journalism, following the professional scenes of all three esports betting titles religiously.

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