Wanted Goons vs EMPIRE – 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: North America - Cup #4 CS2 Match

Wanted Goons vs EMPIRE Counter-Strike 2 match ended 2 - 1 in favour of Wanted Goons and was played on Apr 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: North America - Cup #4 Bracket - Lower.

Breakdown of the match

• Wanted Goons won Game 1 with 13 -  8 on Dust II
• EMPIRE won Game 2 with 13 -  11 on Mirage
• Wanted Goons won Game 3 with 13 -  11 on Nuke

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was KmZ with 57 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by BAGEL with 29 assists.

Head-to-head stats

Wanted Goons and EMPIRE had previously played each other 3 times . Wanted Goons had won 1 times , EMPIRE had won 2 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Mar 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM in 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: North America - Cup #4 where Wanted Goons won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted EMPIRE to win with 79.1% of the votes in their favor and 20.9% of the votes for Wanted Goons .

Where to watch

The Wanted Goons vs EMPIRE live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 ESL Challenger League Season 51: North America - Cup #4 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.