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Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026

FaZe vs Falcons — match prediction & analysis

3 November at 08:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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FaZe and Falcons 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.

FaZe come in ranked #18 in the world, Falcons #6.

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FaZe

✅ Mirage strength: 88% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick

❌ Only 36% winrate on Dust2 over 11 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Inferno (90% banned), reducing veto flexibility

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

Falcons

✅ Inferno strength: 80% winrate over 5 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Dust2 (53% pick rate)

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

❌ Only 29% winrate on Ancient over 7 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Recent form

FaZeLWLWW3 of 5 won
FalconsLLLWW2 of 5 won

Head to head

FaZe and Falcons have met 3 times in the period we track — FaZe 1, Falcons 2.

15 Feb 2026PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 · Ancient — Falcons4 - 13
15 Feb 2026PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 · Dust2 — FaZe13 - 11
15 Feb 2026PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 · Anubis — Falcons9 - 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.

FaZeFalcons
43%7 maps Cache -0 maps
36%11 maps Dust2 69%13 maps
88%8 maps Mirage 40%10 maps
-0 maps Inferno 80%5 maps
73%11 maps Nuke 50%4 maps
40%10 maps Ancient 29%7 maps
50%4 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

🔒 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

FaZe
JBOEN JBOEN1.10
★ Twistzz Twistzz1.17
jcobbb jcobbb1.07
frozen frozen1.10
Neityu Neityu0.92
Falcons
karrigan karrigan0.79
NiKo NiKo1.11
★ m0NESY m0NESY1.32
TeSeS TeSeS1.03
kyousuke kyousuke1.06

More on these teams

All FaZe predictions and results
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