Match preview · Stake Pulse Beat II

100 Thieves vs HEROIC — match prediction & analysis

26 September at 19:10 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Barely anything separates these two in the ranking, and that is usually where a series is decided in the veto rather than on aim. We looked at which maps each side can actually steer to.

100 Thieves come in ranked #37 in the world, HEROIC #34.

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100 Thieves

✅ Dust2 strength: 78% winrate over 9 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (50% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 13 wins in last 21 (68%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Cache ban usage (75% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Weak head-to-head (33% versus HEROIC) undermines matchup confidence

HEROIC

✅ Inferno strength: 77% winrate over 13 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Inferno (55% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 23 wins in last 30 (80%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (88% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

100 ThievesWWWWL4 of 5 won

HEROICWWWWL4 of 5 won

Head to head

100 Thieves and HEROIC have met 3 times in the period we track — 100 Thieves 1, HEROIC 2.

28 Feb 2026Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 5 · Ancient — HEROIC9 - 13

28 Feb 2026Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 5 · Nuke — HEROIC10 - 13

28 Feb 2026Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 5 · Inferno — 100 Thieves13 - 10

The map pool

Win, pick and ban rates over the last three months. This is where a series is often decided before it starts — a team can steer the veto onto a map the opponent rarely plays.

100 ThievesHEROIC

-1 maps Cache 55%11 maps

78%9 maps Dust2 69%16 maps

75%8 maps Mirage 75%12 maps

71%7 maps Inferno 77%13 maps

44%9 maps Nuke 70%10 maps

43%7 maps Ancient 64%14 maps

50%8 maps Anubis -0 maps

The maps

Dust2 — 100 Thieves's pick

Ancient — HEROIC's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🔒 2 picks for this match — unlocked for premium members on csedge.io (today's featured match is free for everyone).

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

100 Thieves

device1.04

★

rain1.13

Gizmy1.02

poiii1.10

sirah1.04

HEROIC

Brollan1.13

MartinezSa1.14

★

nilo1.17

Chr1zN1.10

susp1.05

More on these teams

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