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HOTU vs Acend — match prediction & analysis

9 October at 11:00 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: HOTU sit 83 places above Acend 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.

HOTU come in ranked #42 in the world, Acend #125.

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HOTU

✅ Mirage strength: 69% winrate over 13 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Cache (51% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 31 wins in last 44 (70%) shows momentum

❌ Heavy Inferno ban usage (85% bans) limits their map bargaining

Acend

✅ Inferno strength: 67% winrate over 12 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Inferno (67% pick rate)

❌ Only 17% winrate on Cache over 6 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (95% banned), reducing veto flexibility

Recent form

HOTUWLWWL3 of 5 won
AcendWLWLL2 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.

HOTUAcend
64%25 maps Cache 17%6 maps
68%22 maps Dust2 50%10 maps
69%13 maps Mirage 50%6 maps
-1 maps Inferno 67%12 maps
67%12 maps Nuke -0 maps
60%15 maps Ancient 67%6 maps
67%18 maps Anubis 25%4 maps

The maps

The veto isn't done yet — map picks land right before kickoff, and this page updates automatically.

Our picks

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Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

HOTU
dwushka dwushka1.13
frontales frontales1.14
★ mizu mizu1.20
n0rb3r7 n0rb3r71.08
kade0 kade01.03
Acend
★ h4rn h4rn1.13
REDSTAR REDSTAR1.04
Skrimo Skrimo1.00
SHiPZ SHiPZ1.00
SPELLAN SPELLAN0.94

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