Match preview · IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier

HEROIC vs Color — match prediction & analysis

3 September at 14:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Some matches you feel, some you count. For HEROIC vs Color at IEM Beijing 2026 Closed Qualifier we did the counting: world ranking, three months of form, head-to-head and every map either team can realistically play.

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

How it ended

HEROIC won 2–0. ✅ Our call was right — we said HEROIC at 66%.

Dust2 — 13–6

Inferno — 13–5

Mirage — –

HEROIC

✅ Strong recent form: 11 wins in last 17 (63%) shows momentum

Color

✅ Strong recent form: 14 wins in last 20 (75%) shows momentum

The maps

Dust2 — Color's pick

Inferno — HEROIC's pick

Mirage — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — HEROIC to win 2-0

🎯 HEROIC to win Inferno

🎯 HEROIC to win Mirage

More on these teams

All HEROIC predictions and results
All Color predictions and results

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