Match preview · Stake Pulse Beat II

HEROIC vs fnatic — match prediction & analysis

25 September at 10:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

HEROIC vs fnatic at Stake Pulse Beat II is the kind of match that looks obvious until you check the map pool. Here is what our model weighs before it commits to a call.

Our call: fnatic to win — 51% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

HEROIC won 2–1. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said fnatic at 51%.

Cache — 8–13

Mirage — 13–11

Inferno — 13–6

HEROIC

✅ Strong recent form: 21 wins in last 28 (78%) shows momentum

❌ Weak head-to-head (0% versus fnatic) undermines matchup confidence

fnatic

✅ Strong recent form: 19 wins in last 24 (76%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 100% versus HEROIC historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Head to head

HEROIC and fnatic have met 2 times in the period we track — HEROIC 0, fnatic 2.

The maps

Cache — fnatic's pick

Mirage — HEROIC's pick

Inferno — the decider

Our picks

🎯 fnatic to win Cache

🎯 HEROIC to win Mirage

More on these teams

All HEROIC predictions and results
All fnatic predictions and results

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