Match preview · Stake Ranked Episode 5

Nemesis vs Eternal Fire — match prediction & analysis

28 October at 14:30 Oslo · by the CS Edge model

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On paper this is lopsided: Eternal Fire sit 16 places above Nemesis 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.

Nemesis come in ranked #46 in the world, Eternal Fire #30.

Nemesis

✅ Inferno strength: 88% winrate over 16 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Reliably steers the veto to Ancient (47% pick rate)

✅ Strong recent form: 28 wins in last 42 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Only 29% winrate on Mirage over 14 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Anubis (98% banned), reducing veto flexibility

Eternal Fire

✅ Dust2 strength: 75% winrate over 16 maps is a strong tactical pick

✅ Strong recent form: 29 wins in last 45 (66%) shows momentum

❌ Only 39% winrate on Mirage over 18 maps — exploitable in the veto

❌ Practically never plays Nuke (98% banned), reducing veto flexibility

Recent form

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.

The maps

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

Our picks

Per-map picks publish automatically the moment the map veto is done.

Line-ups

Player rating: ★ top · high · average · low

Nemesis

notineki1.00

r3salt1.11

★ Sdaim1.13

mag1k3Y1.10

heis9990.58

Eternal Fire

soulfly1.15

regali1.05

Kvem1.12

★ jottAAA1.16

MisteM0.94

More on these teams

All Nemesis predictions and results
All Eternal Fire predictions and results

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