Match preview · Stake Ranked Episode 5

Eternal Fire vs Astralis — match prediction & analysis

29 October at 19:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Eternal Fire vs Astralis at Stake Ranked Episode 5 is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

Eternal Fire come in ranked #30 in the world, Astralis #17.

Eternal Fire

✅ Dust2 strength: 76% winrate over 17 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 31 wins in last 47 (69%) shows momentum

❌ Only 39% winrate on Mirage over 18 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (98% banned), reducing veto flexibility

Astralis

✅ Cache strength: 71% winrate over 14 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (76% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 16 wins in last 25 (68%) shows momentum

❌ Only 40% winrate on Inferno over 10 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Recent form

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.

The maps

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

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Eternal Fire

soulfly1.15

regali1.06

Kvem1.12

★ jottAAA1.16

MisteM0.94

Astralis

jabbi1.07

★ Staehr1.22

siuhy0.90

phzy1.08

ryu1.16

More on these teams

All Eternal Fire predictions and results
All Astralis predictions and results

Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.