Matches / Upcoming / FOKUS vs Acend
Prediction
Our model gives Acend a 54% chance to beat FOKUS at Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier. Bookmakers price FOKUS at 1.43 and Acend at 2.66 (implied 65% vs 35%).
FormatBO3Tier★Form32-21 · 50-38PistolsFOK 60%Likely mapsAncient · Inferno · Dust2
Model read: track record · HLTV rank · firepower · form, weighted by sample size. All figures respect the data-range filter.
Recent form
FOKUS
Head-to-head
past meetings & common opponents◂ FOK fared bettervs 8 shared opponentsACE fared better ▸
HEROIC#300-22-1
FOKUS vs HEROIC
Jul 23LAncient6-13Inferno10-13Acend vs HEROIC
Mar 30WInferno16-14Dust29-13Mirage13-10
Inner Circle#317-33-5
Nemesis#321-23-2
FOKUS vs Nemesis
May 31LAncient13-10Mirage5-13Dust29-13
100 Thieves#371-21-2
FOKUS vs 100 Thieves
Mar 9LAncient10-13Inferno16-14Nuke8-13Acend vs 100 Thieves
May 11LMirage11-13Inferno13-10Ancient9-13ECHEcho#380-22-1
FOKUS vs Echo
Jun 24LNuke9-13Ancient11-13Acend vs Echo
Jun 27WMirage11-13Overpass13-11Inferno13-7
Wildcard#424-60-2
FOKUS vs Wildcard
May 24LInferno7-13Dust213-10Nuke6-13May 23LInferno3-13Dust28-13Apr 6LNuke13-2Inferno14-16Mirage7-13+1 earlier meeting
Acend vs Wildcard
May 23LInferno11-13Dust29-13
Gentle Mates#430-21-2
FOKUS vs Gentle Mates
May 2LAncient11-13Nuke8-13Acend vs Gentle Mates
Jun 15LMirage6-13Ancient13-9Inferno9-13
Betclic#470-12-3
FOKUS vs Betclic
Mar 8LNuke7-13FOKUS 13-20combined map recordAcend 14-18even
Firepower
roster ratingsFOKUS · avg 1.07 · top +0.09
| Player | Mp | K-D | ADR | KAST | HS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | 123 | 1.06 | 75.5 | 74.7% | 52% | 1.16 |
| Matheos | 123 | 1.03 | 77.4 | 71.7% | 61% | 1.12 |
| podi | 14 | 1.06 | 64.7 | 70% | 33% | 1.07 |
| ztr | 123 | 0.93 | 72.3 | 71.5% | 49% | 1.04 |
| jocab | 14 | 0.91 | 66.8 | 70.4% | 50% | 0.98 |
Acend · avg 1.12 · top +0.11
| Player | Mp | K-D | ADR | KAST | HS | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h4rn | 105 | 1.31 | 79.1 | 75.3% | 36% | 1.23 |
| REDSTAR | 81 | 1.18 | 77.9 | 76.1% | 57% | 1.17 |
| KalubeR | 203 | 1.07 | 74.8 | 73.2% | 53% | 1.13 |
| Skrimo | 203 | 0.97 | 73 | 72.8% | 55% | 1.11 |
| SPELLAN | 203 | 0.84 | 70.4 | 70.4% | 44% | 0.98 |
Projected veto
likely picks & bansVeto read
Neither side's habitual bans cleanly remove the other's best maps. The veto is live.
Plays: Ancient · Inferno · Dust2 · Removed: Anubis · Nuke · Mirage · Overpass
every map shows both teams' win% (FOK / ACE)
1FOKUS BAN
Anubisproj. removed
FOK
n/a
0gACE
90%
9-1
FOK
n/a
0g
ACE
90%
9-1
FOKUS on Anubis
no recent maps
2ACEND BAN
Nukeproj. removed
FOK
41%
9-13ACE
25%
1-3
FOK
41%
9-13
ACE
25%
1-3
3FOKUS PICK
Ancient
FOK
74%
20-7ACE
51%
19-18
FOK
74%
20-7
ACE
51%
19-18
4ACEND PICK
Inferno
FOK
58%
11-8ACE
75%
24-8
FOK
58%
11-8
ACE
75%
24-8
5FOKUS BAN
Mirageproj. removed
FOK
47%
9-10ACE
53%
25-22
FOK
47%
9-10
ACE
53%
25-22
6ACEND BAN
Overpassproj. removed
FOK
78%
7-2ACE
37%
11-19
FOK
78%
7-2
ACE
37%
11-19
7DECIDER
Dust2left over
FOK
48%
12-13ACE
41%
16-23
FOK
48%
12-13
ACE
41%
16-23
Projected from each team's veto habits (BO3), assuming FOKUS vetoes first.
Usual first ban: FOKUS Anubis · Acend Nuke.
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
The veto swings it: FOKUS 79% on their maps vs Acend 61% on theirs. Whoever shapes the pool is favoured. Anubis (50%) is the closest to a toss-up.
FOKUS56%to win the seriescoin-flipiMap edgesAncient: FOKUS 71% clear · Inferno: Acend 68% clear · Dust2: FOKUS 57%WhyFOKUS hold the edge across the maps (2 of 3 lean their way).OutcomesFOKUS 56%: 2-1 33%, 2-0 23% · Acend 44%: 2-1 25%, 2-0 19%
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
FOKUS 56%44% Acend
It’s nearly a coin-flip. FOKUS only lead because their Ancient is strong enough that nicking just one of the close maps wins the series.
AncientFOK v ACE
71%29%
20-7record19-18
74%win51%
58%CT win57%
56%T win47%
69%pistol64%
84%convert83%
InfernoFOK v ACE
32%68%
11-8record24-8
58%win75%
49%CT win59%
58%T win54%
58%pistol56%
86%convert61%
Dust2FOK v ACE
57%43%
12-13record16-23
48%win41%
49%CT win53%
51%T win45%
52%pistol44%
81%convert82%
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
FOKct
FOKt
ACEct
ACEt
FOKpistol
FOKconv
FOKeco
ACEpistol
ACEconv
ACEeco
Ancientpool
58%156/271
56%166/295
57%240/420
47%173/371
69%37/54
84%31/37
35%6/17
64%47/74
83%38/46
7%2/27
Infernopool
49%90/184
58%125/216
59%174/294
54%205/377
58%22/38
86%19/22
13%2/16
56%36/64
61%22/36
39%11/28
Dust2pool
49%141/286
51%126/245
53%237/443
45%170/377
52%26/50
81%21/26
17%4/24
44%34/78
82%28/34
14%6/44
Anubisban
n/a
n/a
59%60/101
55%64/116
n/a
n/a
n/a
60%12/20
75%9/12
38%3/8
Nukeban
55%127/233
42%85/201
42%20/48
39%14/36
45%20/44
80%16/20
29%7/24
50%4/8
50%2/4
0%0/4
Mirageban
47%94/201
46%87/188
53%260/495
53%250/476
39%15/38
87%13/15
13%3/23
48%45/94
84%38/45
29%14/49
Overpassban
64%63/99
50%41/82
49%144/292
44%151/342
56%10/18
90%9/10
25%2/8
50%30/60
77%23/30
20%6/30
colour = vs league averagebelowavgabove
Pistols
FOKUS wins more pistol rounds: 60% vs 54%. Winning a pistol usually wins you the next few rounds too, so this is a small head start.
After pistol
Win the pistol → FOKUS usually win the next round too (84% vs 76%). Lose the pistol → both fight back about the same (21% vs 19%).
Mentality & map flow
comebacks, blown leadsMargins
FOKUS average a 5.2-round margin (15 blown, biggest 8); Acend average 5.1 (33 blown, 19 OTs). Hover any ⓘ for the matches behind it.
FOKUS
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i27/70 (39%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 70 maps they won, 27 (39%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 39% of their wins were comebacks, not 39% of all games.vs JiJieHaoAncientfrom 6 downvs 100 ThievesInfernofrom 6 downvs Inner CircleDust2from 5 downvs Friendly CampersNukefrom 5 downvs WildcardDust2from 5 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i15/53 (28%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 53 maps they lost, 15 (28%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs INFINITEMirageled 8 · lost 5-13vs EYEBALLERSInfernoled 6 · lost 13-16vs Gentle MatesNukeled 6 · lost 8-13vs EchoAncientled 6 · lost 11-13vs WildcardNukeled 5 · lost 6-13
Biggest comebackifrom 6 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs JiJieHaoAncientfrom 6 down · won 13-11
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs INFINITEMirageled 8 · lost 5-13
Avg map margini5.2 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi33% · 15Close maps (≤3) · OT33% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 15 went to overtime.vs Inner CircleDust216-14vs Inner CircleMirage16-13vs Friendly CampersNuke16-13vs 100 ThievesInferno16-14vs VocaAncient16-12
Acend
Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i31/106 (29%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 106 maps they won, 31 (29%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 29% of their wins were comebacks, not 29% of all games.vs MOUZ NXTAnubisfrom 8 downvs 777Overpassfrom 6 downvs STATEAncientfrom 6 downvs HEROICInfernofrom 6 downvs Inner CircleMiragefrom 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i33/96 (34%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 96 maps they lost, 33 (34%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs BASEMENT BOYSAncientled 8 · lost 14-16vs SharksMirageled 8 · lost 5-13vs QWENTRYDust2led 6 · lost 16-19vs Rune EatersDust2led 6 · lost 11-13vs G2Dust2led 6 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 8 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs MOUZ NXTAnubisfrom 8 down · won 16-13
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs BASEMENT BOYSAncientled 8 · lost 14-16
Avg map margini5.1 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi36% · 19Close maps (≤3) · OT36% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 19 went to overtime.vs Eternal FireOverpass14-16vs MASONICMirage19-15vs 777Overpass16-13vs BebopOverpass16-12vs BebopMirage14-16
FOKUS vs Acend FAQ
Who is favored to win FOKUS vs Acend?
Acend are favored with a 54% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.
What are the betting odds for FOKUS vs Acend?
Bookmakers price FOKUS at 1.43 and Acend at 2.66 (implied 65% vs 35%).
When do FOKUS and Acend play?
FOKUS vs Acend is scheduled for 2026-08-09 09:00 UTC at Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier.