Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran HEROIC vs FaZe through.
HEROIC come in ranked #25 in the world, FaZe #17.
✅ Nuke strength: 89% winrate over 9 maps is a strong tactical pick
✅ Reliably steers the veto to Inferno (52% pick rate)
✅ Strong recent form: 26 wins in last 34 (78%) shows momentum
❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (89% bans) limits their map bargaining
❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus FaZe) undermines matchup confidence
✅ Nuke strength: 88% winrate over 8 maps is a strong tactical pick
✅ Strong recent form: 11 wins in last 18 (62%) shows momentum
✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus HEROIC historically gives veto and psychological advantage
❌ Only 38% winrate on Ancient over 8 maps — exploitable in the veto
❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (88% bans) limits their map bargaining
HEROIC and FaZe have met 2 times in the period we track — HEROIC 0, FaZe 2.
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.
Mirage — FaZe's pick
Ancient — HEROIC's pick
Nuke — the decider
HEROIC
Brollan1.18
MartinezSa1.13
nilo1.17
Chr1zN1.08
susp1.06
FaZe
JBOEN1.09
Twistzz1.16
jcobbb1.10
frozen1.07
Neityu0.96
All HEROIC predictions and results
All FaZe predictions and results
Statistical model estimates, published for entertainment. Match data: HLTV.org.