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BIG vs fnatic — match prediction & analysis

28 October at 17:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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BIG and fnatic have shared a server 3 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.

BIG come in ranked #33 in the world, fnatic #36.

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BIG

✅ Inferno strength: 67% winrate over 9 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (67% pick rate)

✅ Head-to-head edge: 67% versus fnatic historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Only 38% winrate on Ancient over 8 maps — exploitable in the veto

fnatic

✅ Cache strength: 81% winrate over 21 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (54% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 24 wins in last 37 (62%) shows momentum

❌ Only 27% winrate on Dust2 over 11 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (97% banned), reducing veto flexibility

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

Recent form

BIGWLLWW3 of 5 won
fnaticWLLWL2 of 5 won

Head to head

BIG and fnatic have met 3 times in the period we track — BIG 2, fnatic 1.

1 Oct 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 · Mirage — BIG13 - 9
1 Oct 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 · Inferno — BIG13 - 11
1 Oct 2026Stake Ranked Episode 4 · Ancient — fnatic11 - 13

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.

BIGfnatic
60%15 maps Cache 81%21 maps
50%4 maps Dust2 27%11 maps
50%12 maps Mirage 36%11 maps
67%9 maps Inferno 64%14 maps
67%3 maps Nuke -0 maps
38%8 maps Ancient 65%20 maps
-0 maps Anubis 80%10 maps

The maps

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

Our picks

🔒 1 pick for this match — unlocked for premium members on csedge.io (today's featured matches are free for everyone).

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

BIG
tabseN tabseN1.00
faveN faveN1.02
★ blameF blameF1.21
gr1ks gr1ks1.07
JDC JDC1.02
fnatic
fEAR fEAR0.92
jambo jambo1.14
★ jackasmo jackasmo1.15
cairne cairne1.13
mazay mazay1.09

More on these teams

All BIG predictions and results
All fnatic predictions and results

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