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HEROIC vs Sangal — match prediction & analysis

26 September at 15:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: HEROIC sit 51 places above Sangal in the world ranking. Those gaps close more often than people expect, so here is what the numbers say once form, head-to-head and the map pool get a vote.

HEROIC come in ranked #34 in the world, Sangal #85.

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HEROIC

✅ Inferno strength: 77% winrate over 13 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Inferno (55% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 22 wins in last 29 (79%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Anubis ban usage (87% bans) limits their map bargaining

Sangal

✅ Cache strength: 80% winrate over 5 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Nuke (57% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 5 wins in last 9 (61%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (89% bans) limits their map bargaining

Recent form

HEROICWWWLW4 of 5 won
SangalWWWLL3 of 5 won

The map pool

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.

HEROICSangal
50%10 maps Cache 80%5 maps
73%15 maps Dust2 0%3 maps
73%11 maps Mirage 50%4 maps
77%13 maps Inferno -0 maps
70%10 maps Nuke 80%5 maps
64%14 maps Ancient 33%3 maps
-0 maps Anubis 67%3 maps

The maps

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Our picks

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Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

HEROIC
Brollan Brollan1.12
MartinezSa MartinezSa1.14
★ nilo nilo1.16
Chr1zN Chr1zN1.10
susp susp1.05
Sangal
R4DYX R4DYX1.08
Joey Joey1.07
bnox bnox1.05
★ adamS adamS1.10
puuha puuha0.96

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