Team Liquid vs MIBR - IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 1

Liquid's head-to-head record against MIBR is the one card they can play here. Five straight wins since 2022 gives them psychological familiarity, and that kind of institutional knowledge matters in a Major. But a rivalry record only carries you so far when your recent form tells a different story entirely.

That story is ugly. Liquid are winning just 38% of their matches last month, and barely better over the last six months. Their recent results back it up: a draw against BetBoom, a loss to PARIVISION, a loss to The MongolZ. The BIG win is the lone bright spot. A team this cold heading into a Major stage is not a team you trust to flip the script against a side peaking right now.

MIBR are that side. A 72% winrate over the last half-year is not a fluke, it is a pattern. They beat TYLOO just hours ago and carry dominant map numbers across Anubis, Mirage and Inferno. Liquid's veto predictability and poor Nuke form give MIBR's map pool room to breathe. The head-to-head curse is real, but form beats history.

Thunderpick odds(at time of writing):

MIBR to win 1.85

Team Liquid 1.85