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.
Ancient — 11–13
Nuke — 13–6
Dust2 — 12–12
✅ 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
✅ 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
FURIA and FUT have met 8 times in the period we track — FURIA 4, FUT 4.
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.
Ancient — FUT's pick
Nuke — FURIA's pick
Dust2 — the decider
🎯 Series — FURIA to win 2-1
🎯 FUT to win Ancient
🎯 FURIA to win Nuke
🎯 FURIA to win Dust2
All FURIA predictions and results
All FUT predictions and results
Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.