Matches / Upcoming / K27 vs SAW
PredictionHigh confidence
Our model gives K27 a 73% chance to beat SAW at Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier. Bookmakers price K27 at 1.26 and SAW at 3.5 (implied 74% vs 26%).
FormatBO3Tier★Form49-29 · 13-25PistolsK27 56%Likely mapsDust2 · Anubis · Ancient
Model read: track record · HLTV rank · firepower · form, weighted by sample size. All figures respect the data-range filter.
Recent form
K27
Head-to-head
past meetings & common opponents◂ K27 fared bettervs 6 shared opponentsSAW fared better ▸
Ninjas in Pyjamas#272-30-1
SAW vs Ninjas in Pyjamas
Mar 12LAnubis10-13
HEROIC#300-30-1
K27 vs HEROIC
Jul 18LNuke9-13Mirage11-13Dust211-13SAW vs HEROIC
Mar 28LMirage4-13
fnatic#511-20-2
K27 vs fnatic
Feb 10LDust213-16Mirage13-0Overpass8-13SAW vs fnatic
Feb 20LAnubis4-13Inferno10-13
G2 Ares#782-10-1
K27 vs G2 Ares
Mar 19WAncient13-5Dust28-13Mirage13-8SAW vs G2 Ares
May 1LAncient7-13
CYBERSHOKE#812-10-1
K27 vs CYBERSHOKE
Mar 4WDust213-2Nuke11-13Mirage13-4SAW vs CYBERSHOKE
Mar 28LAncient5-13JUSJust Players#991-22-1
K27 vs Just Players
Jul 31LNuke9-13Mirage13-8Ancient6-13SAW vs Just Players
Jul 1WAnubis9-13Ancient13-9K27 8-12combined map recordSAW 2-7edge · K27
Firepower
roster ratingsK27 · avg 1.16 · top +0.07
| Player | Mp | K-D | ADR | KAST | HS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clax | 9 | 1.17 | 77.2 | 80.6% | 62% | 1.23 |
| xeedo | 194 | 1.08 | 80.8 | 73.7% | 55% | 1.22 |
| qw1nk1 | 194 | 1.03 | 75.2 | 73.6% | 61% | 1.18 |
| kashl1d | 194 | 1.11 | 66.2 | 71.8% | 35% | 1.11 |
| X5G7V | 194 | 0.91 | 74.6 | 70.3% | 51% | 1.05 |
SAW · avg 1.06 · top +0.12
| Player | Mp | K-D | ADR | KAST | HS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| krazy | 6 | 1.22 | 74.4 | 76.8% | 44% | 1.18 |
| MUTiRiS | 6 | 1.13 | 67.4 | 73.8% | 49% | 1.15 |
| story | 6 | 1.18 | 69.9 | 68.9% | 29% | 1.08 |
| ewjerkz | 6 | 0.95 | 75.3 | 79.4% | 51% | 1.05 |
| NOPEEj | 6 | 0.75 | 59.9 | 69.8% | 56% | 0.85 |
Projected veto
likely picks & bansVeto read
Neither side's habitual bans cleanly remove the other's best maps. The veto is live.
Plays: Dust2 · Anubis · Ancient · Removed: Inferno · Overpass · Nuke · Mirage
every map shows both teams' win% (K27 / SAW)
1K27 BAN
Infernoproj. removed
K27
n/a
0gSAW
63%
10-6
K27
n/a
0g
SAW
63%
10-6
K27 on Inferno
no recent maps
2SAW BAN
Overpassproj. removed
K27
36%
8-14SAW
n/a
0g
K27
36%
8-14
SAW
n/a
0g
K27 on Overpass
W
Echo
13–9
2mo ago
W
WW
13–2
3mo ago
W
PsychoFace
13–5
3mo ago
L
magic
19–22
3mo ago
W
Gentle Mates
13–9
3mo ago
L
magic
11–13
4mo agoSAW on Overpass
no recent maps
3K27 PICK
Dust2
K27
60%
27-18SAW
50%
4-4
K27
60%
27-18
SAW
50%
4-4
4SAW PICK
Anubis
K27
56%
10-8SAW
33%
4-8
K27
56%
10-8
SAW
33%
4-8
5K27 BAN
Nukeproj. removed
K27
49%
18-19SAW
33%
3-6
K27
49%
18-19
SAW
33%
3-6
6SAW BAN
Mirageproj. removed
K27
70%
26-11SAW
30%
3-7
K27
70%
26-11
SAW
30%
3-7
7DECIDER
Ancientleft over
K27
65%
20-11SAW
33%
4-8
K27
65%
20-11
SAW
33%
4-8
Projected from each team's veto habits (BO3), assuming K27 vetoes first.
Usual first ban: K27 Inferno · SAW Overpass.
Map lab
pick the 3 maps · per-map H2H + predictionlayout
Pick 3 maps ✓
Best-case draws · each side’s strongest realistic Bo3 · tap to load
K27 stay favoured even on SAW’s best maps. The veto won’t flip it. Inferno (50%) is the closest to a toss-up.
K2776%to win the seriesclear pickiMap edgesDust2: K27 60% · Anubis: K27 69% clear · Ancient: K27 76% clearWhyK27 hold the edge across the maps (3 of 3 lean their way).OutcomesK27 76%: 2-0 41%, 2-1 35% · SAW 24%: 2-0 13%, 2-1 11%
series odds add up every way a team can win, not just one scoreline
series odds add up every way a team can win, not just one scoreline
K27 76%24% SAW
K27 are the clearer side here: the most likely result is K27 2-0.
Dust2K27 v SAW
60%40%
27-18record4-4
60%win50%
54%CT win52%
54%T win50%
57%pistol56%
84%convert89%
AnubisK27 v SAW
69%31%
10-8record4-8
56%win33%
52%CT win50%
43%T win49%
47%pistol42%
100%convert100%
AncientK27 v SAW
76%24%
20-11record4-8
65%win33%
54%CT win42%
54%T win46%
61%pistol46%
79%convert55%
Pistol, eco & sides
win% · convert if won · eco if lost · CT/T per mapct / t side win% (Nuke skews CT, Dust2 T)pistol won the opening pistolconv then won round 2eco lost pistol, won round 2
Map
K27ct
K27t
SAWct
SAWt
K27pistol
K27conv
K27eco
SAWpistol
SAWconv
SAWeco
Dust2pool
54%243/448
54%262/484
52%48/92
50%41/82
57%51/90
84%42/50
21%8/39
56%9/16
89%8/9
14%1/7
Anubispool
52%84/161
43%83/191
50%57/114
49%66/135
47%17/36
100%16/16
11%2/19
42%10/24
100%10/10
14%2/14
Ancientpool
54%158/292
54%184/340
42%55/132
46%53/115
61%38/62
79%30/38
33%8/24
46%11/24
55%6/11
23%3/13
Infernoban
n/a
n/a
48%69/144
58%107/185
n/a
n/a
n/a
63%20/32
80%16/20
33%4/12
Overpassban
58%127/218
40%94/234
n/a
n/a
55%24/44
75%18/24
21%4/19
n/a
n/a
n/a
Nukeban
56%215/384
42%166/396
52%51/98
35%32/92
53%39/74
77%30/39
20%7/35
22%4/18
100%4/4
14%2/14
Mirageban
62%228/365
49%180/364
49%49/99
39%40/103
66%49/74
79%38/48
36%9/25
55%11/20
73%8/11
44%4/9
colour = vs league averagebelowavgabove
Pistols
K27 wins more pistol rounds: 56% vs 47%. Winning a pistol usually wins you the next few rounds too, so this is a small head start.
After pistol
Win the pistol → K27 usually win the next round too (85% vs 80%). Lose the pistol → K27 fight back to win the next round more often (22% vs 18%).
Mentality & map flow
comebacks, blown leadsMargins
K27 average a 5.5-round margin (30 blown, biggest 8); SAW average 5.3 (15 blown, 8 OTs). Hover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.
K27
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i38/112 (34%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 112 maps they won, 38 (34%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 34% of their wins were comebacks, not 34% of all games.vs ARCREDDust2from 9 downvs WildcardDust2from 7 downvs WHITEBIRDNukefrom 6 downvs Inner CircleAnubisfrom 6 downvs AcendAncientfrom 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i30/81 (37%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 81 maps they lost, 30 (37%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs ex-RUBYDust2led 8 · lost 10-13vs WWMirageled 8 · lost 11-13vs 1winOverpassled 7 · lost 11-13vs INFINITENukeled 7 · lost 14-16vs magicAncientled 6 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 9 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs ARCREDDust2from 9 down · won 16-13
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs ex-RUBYDust2led 8 · lost 10-13
Avg map margini5.5 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi27% · 23Close maps (≤3) · OT27% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 23 went to overtime.vs 9INEAncient16-12vs WATERMELONAncient22-20vs ARCREDDust216-13vs NemigaAnubis16-12vs MOUZ NXTAnubis31-29
SAW
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i7/29 (24%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 29 maps they won, 7 (24%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 24% of their wins were comebacks, not 24% of all games.vs EnjoyAncientfrom 5 downvs EACAnubisfrom 4 downvs RebelsAncientfrom 3 downvs RebelsNukefrom 3 downvs ex-Zero TenacityAnubisfrom 3 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i15/39 (38%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 39 maps they lost, 15 (38%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs Just PlayersAnubisled 7 · lost 9-13vs Inner Circle AcademyAncientled 7 · lost 8-13vs Ølgod EfterskoleNukeled 5 · lost 11-13vs RebelsDust2led 4 · lost 10-13vs BetBoomMirageled 4 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 5 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs EnjoyAncientfrom 5 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni7 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs Just PlayersAnubisled 7 · lost 9-13
Avg map margini5.3 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi34% · 8Close maps (≤3) · OT34% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 8 went to overtime.vs OramondMirage16-14vs FluxoAnubis20-22vs ROUNDSMirage17-19vs ex-Zero TenacityInferno19-17vs ASTRALAnubis16-19
K27 vs SAW FAQ
Who is favored to win K27 vs SAW?
K27 are favored with a 73% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.
What are the betting odds for K27 vs SAW?
Bookmakers price K27 at 1.26 and SAW at 3.5 (implied 74% vs 26%).
When do K27 and SAW play?
K27 vs SAW is scheduled for 2026-08-09 09:00 UTC at Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier.
















