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Aurora vs Team Yandex: AI prediction, PGL Wallachia

Aurora and Team Yandex meet on 25 September — playoffs, upper bracket semi-final, PGL Wallachia Season 9 2026, best of three. The AI models' bet: Aurora +1.5 map handicap at 1.94 — 7 of 15 models chose it. Below: the analysis, bookmaker odds, team form by series, current rosters and hero pool.

PGL Wallachia Season 9 2026
Playoffs, upper bracket semi-final
Best of three
Stream

published 25.09 at 13:59 UTC

AI models' pick: Aurora +1.5 map handicap

1.94

AI models' pick · 7 of 15 for this bet, 8 for others

Why this bet All odds

AI models

7H1 (+1.5) — matches our betodds 1.94ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Kimi, GLM, Mistral, Xiaomi MiMo
4O 2.5odds 2.30Qwen, MiniMax, Dots3-Note, Nemotron Super
3H2 (-1.5)odds 1.81DeepSeek, Grok, Nemotron Ultra
12odds 1.27Sonar

all 15 AI predictions

Match odds

last line update 25.09 at 13:56 UTC

Series winner13.6821.27

Map handicap −1.5H15.99H21.05

Map handicap +1.5H11.94H21.81

Total maps 2.5O2.30U1.56

Since the first snapshot, the series-winner line has not moved.

abbreviations

1, 2 — Aurora or Team Yandex wins the series
H1, H2 — map handicap: −1.5 means winning the series without dropping a map, +1.5 means taking at least one map
O, U — total maps over or under: over 2.5 means the series goes to a third map

AI prediction and analysis

7 of 15 AI models went for Aurora +1.5 on maps. 4 more went for over 2.5 maps. The other 4 chose other bets: a Team Yandex handicap and a Team Yandex win. 11 are betting on the series result and 4 on the number of maps.

7 of 15H1 (+1.5)our betodds 1.94ChatGPTClaudeGeminiKimiGLMMistralXiaomi MiMo
4 of 15O 2.5odds 2.30QwenMiniMaxDots3-NoteNemotron Super
3 of 15H2 (-1.5)odds 1.81DeepSeekGrokNemotron Ultra
1 of 152odds 1.27Sonar

Odds — the bookmaker average at the moment the AI model answered.

Both five-man line-ups were put together on 19 September, and neither is settled yet. Aurora are bedding in skiter and Stojkov in place of Mikoto and Nightfall, while Team Yandex's tournament roster has no Maladych or AMMAR_THE_F — instead ATF and Malady are listed, and neither has played a game for the side.

Two years of previous meetings have been dead level: nine series, four wins apiece and one draw. In August at The International 2026 Aurora came through 2-1. This is a race to two map wins, so a single map is enough to land the Aurora +1.5 map handicap, and over the last 60 days Aurora are 15-10 on maps, with recent 2-0 wins over GamerLegion, LGD Gaming and Team Cobra.

The danger is obvious. Team Yandex have won seven of their last ten series and got past Natus Vincere 2-0, while Aurora lost 0-2 to the same opponents. An upper bracket semi-final after 11 maps in a week is a heavy ask for a brand-new line-up, and there is not much in hand. Even so, we're backing the Aurora +1.5 map handicap at 1.94.

Where we could be wrong

7 of 15 AI models back this bet: it is the most common answer, but more than half chose something else.

Form, rosters and heroes

patch 7.41

Aurora

roster

Ws`, Mira, kaori, skiter, Stojkov — together since 19 September

New in the five: skiter, Stojkov

Left the starting five: Mikoto, Nightfall

recent series · 6 wins, 4 losses

W2-0GamerLegionPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0LGD GamingPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 922.09
W2-0Team CobraPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
L0-2Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
W2-1Pipsqueak + 4PGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
L0-2BETBOOM TEAMThe International 202616.08
L1-2Team LiquidThe International 202615.08
W2-0BETBOOM TEAMThe International 202615.08
W2-1Team YandexThe International 202614.08
L0-2Team SpiritThe International 202614.08

maps in the last 60 days

15–10, average length 44 min; Radiant 7–6, Dire 8–4

1 day since the last series, 11 maps this week

most-played heroes, 60 days · games / wins

Hoodwink11 / 6
Jakiro9 / 5
Winter Wyvern7 / 4
Lina7 / 3
Ember Spirit6 / 4
Mirana5 / 4
Tiny5 / 3
Sven5 / 3

Team Yandex

roster

医者watson`, Saksa, CHIRA_JUNIOR, Maladych, AMMAR_THE_F — together since 19 September

New in the five: AMMAR_THE_F

Left the starting five: DM

In the tournament roster but has not played for the team: ATF, Malady

Not in the tournament roster: Maladych, AMMAR_THE_F

recent series · 7 wins, 3 losses

W2-01wPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 924.09
W2-0Natus VincerePGL Wallachia 2026 Season 921.09
W2-0Team NemesisPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 920.09
W2-1MOUZPGL Wallachia 2026 Season 919.09
L0-2Team SpiritThe International 202623.08
L1-2TEAM VISIONThe International 202622.08
W2-1Nigma Galaxy The International 202621.08
W2-0Team LiquidThe International 202620.08
W2-1LGD GamingThe International 202616.08
L1-2Iron WingThe International 202615.08

maps in the last 60 days

22–14, average length 41 min; Radiant 12–6, Dire 10–8

1 day since the last series, 9 maps this week