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FURIA vs FUT — match prediction & analysis

22 August at 16:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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Some matches you feel, some you count. For FURIA vs FUT at Esports World Cup 2026 we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

Our call: FURIA to win — 66% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

FUT won 1–2. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said FURIA at 66%.

Ancient — 11–13

Nuke — 13–6

Dust2 — 12–12

FURIA

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

✅ Strong recent form: 9 wins in last 11 (81%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Ancient ban usage (67% bans) limits their map bargaining

FUT

✅ Ancient strength: 82% winrate over 11 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (75% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 10 wins in last 14 (77%) shows momentum

❌ Only 17% winrate on Dust2 over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

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

Head to head

FURIA and FUT have met 8 times in the period we track — FURIA 4, FUT 4.

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.

FURIAFUT
67%3 maps Ancient 82%11 maps
80%5 maps Nuke 0%4 maps
67%6 maps Dust2 17%6 maps
67%6 maps Mirage 75%8 maps
50%4 maps Inferno -0 maps
0%3 maps Anubis 100%3 maps

The maps

Ancient — FUT's pick

Nuke — FURIA's pick

Dust2 — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — FURIA to win 2-1

🎯 FUT to win Ancient

🎯 FURIA to win Nuke

🎯 FURIA to win Dust2

More on these teams

All FURIA predictions and results
All FUT predictions and results

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