Match preview · Stake Ranked Episode 5 Closed Qualifier

Eternal Fire vs K27 — match prediction & analysis

27 September at 15:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Some matches you feel, some you count. For Eternal Fire vs K27 at Stake Ranked Episode 5 Closed Qualifier we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Eternal Fire come in ranked #48 in the world, K27 #39.

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Eternal Fire

✅ Dust2 strength: 75% winrate over 12 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 20 wins in last 30 (67%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus K27 historically gives veto and psychological advantage

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (94% banned), reducing veto flexibility

K27

✅ Anubis strength: 75% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (60% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 23 wins in last 39 (61%) shows momentum

❌ Only 38% winrate on Dust2 over 8 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Inferno (100% banned), reducing veto flexibility

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus Eternal Fire) undermines matchup confidence

Recent form

Eternal FireWWLWL3 of 5 won

K27WWLWL3 of 5 won

Head to head

Eternal Fire and K27 have met 2 times in the period we track — Eternal Fire 2, K27 0.

3 Sept 2026IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier · Cache — Eternal Fire13 - 7

3 Sept 2026IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier · Ancient — Eternal Fire13 - 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.

Eternal FireK27

57%14 maps Cache 48%21 maps

75%12 maps Dust2 38%8 maps

54%13 maps Mirage 72%18 maps

60%10 maps Inferno -0 maps

-0 maps Nuke 44%18 maps

64%14 maps Ancient 53%15 maps

62%8 maps Anubis 75%8 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 match is free for everyone).

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Eternal Fire

★

soulfly1.21

regali1.07

Kvem1.16

jottAAA1.13

MisteM0.93

K27

★

xeedo1.13

qw1nk11.07

kashl1d1.10

X5G7V1.01

clax1.06

More on these teams

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