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Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026

Aurora vs G2 — match prediction & analysis

3 November at 03:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Aurora and G2 have shared a server 11 times in the period we track, which makes this one of the rarer matchups where the head-to-head actually means something. We weighed it against form, ranking and the map pool.

Aurora come in ranked #5 in the world, G2 #10.

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Aurora

✅ Anubis strength: 69% winrate over 13 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (100% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 18 wins in last 30 (60%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Ancient ban usage (87% bans) limits their map bargaining

G2

✅ Anubis strength: 67% winrate over 6 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (62% pick rate)

❌ Only 20% winrate on Cache over 5 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Heavy Nuke ban usage (83% bans) limits their map bargaining

❌ Form slump: 12 losses in last 24 points to recent inconsistency

Recent form

AuroraLLWWW3 of 5 won
G2LLLLL0 of 5 won

Head to head

Aurora and G2 have met 11 times in the period we track — Aurora 7, G2 4.

25 Oct 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 · Inferno — Aurora16 - 14
25 Oct 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 · Cache — Aurora13 - 11
31 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Mirage — G21 - 13
31 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Inferno — G216 - 19
31 Aug 2026BLAST Open Porto 2026 · Anubis — Aurora13 - 7

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.

AuroraG2
60%10 maps Cache 20%5 maps
60%10 maps Dust2 36%11 maps
60%15 maps Mirage 57%7 maps
46%13 maps Inferno 54%13 maps
62%8 maps Nuke -2 maps
-1 maps Ancient 56%16 maps
69%13 maps Anubis 67%6 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

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Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Aurora
woxic woxic1.02
XANTARES XANTARES0.98
Wicadia Wicadia1.07
★ Jimpphat Jimpphat1.12
kyxsan kyxsan0.93
G2
r1nkle r1nkle0.96
MATYS MATYS1.01
huNter- huNter-0.95
★ NertZ NertZ1.10
HeavyGod HeavyGod1.09

More on these teams

All Aurora predictions and results
All G2 predictions and results

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