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HEROIC vs magic — match prediction & analysis

3 September at 17:15 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

Ranking, form, head-to-head, map pool. Those four decide most CS2 series, and they are what we ran HEROIC vs magic through.

Our call: magic to win — 52% (a high-risk pick)

How it ended

HEROIC won 2–0. ❌ Our call was wrong — we said magic at 52%.

Dust2 — 13–7

Ancient — 13–3

Mirage — –

HEROIC

✅ Strong recent form: 12 wins in last 18 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Weak head-to-head (33% versus magic) undermines matchup confidence

magic

✅ Strong recent form: 9 wins in last 14 (63%) shows momentum

✅ Head-to-head edge: 67% versus HEROIC historically gives veto and psychological advantage

Head to head

HEROIC and magic have met 3 times in the period we track — HEROIC 1, magic 2.

The maps

Dust2 — HEROIC's pick

Ancient — magic's pick

Mirage — the decider

Our picks

🎯 Series — magic to win the series

🎯 HEROIC to win Dust2

🎯 magic to win Ancient

More on these teams

All HEROIC predictions and results
All magic predictions and results

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