FURIA and Vitality meet in the upper bracket final of Group A at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2. The winner goes straight to the playoff semifinal, while the loser drops to the quarterfinal. Vitality sit 2nd in the VRS, while FURIA rank 3rd. However, Vitality won all five series between these teams in 2026, so FURIA need to break a long run of losses.
This is the upper bracket final of Group A at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2, so every map will matter. Vitality are the higher-ranked side, as they are 2nd in the VRS, while FURIA are 3rd. As a result, Vitality come in as favorites. Still, the gap between the teams is small, and the prize is big, because the loser must play an extra quarterfinal.
Current Form
FURIA: three wins in the last five matches
FURIA beat NAVI and FaZe 2:1, and they also won 2:0 against Legacy. However, they lost 1:2 to BetBoom Team and 1:2 to The MongolZ. As a result, their form is uneven.
The main player to watch is KSCERATO. He posts a 1.20 rating, 0.73 kills per round, 0.60 deaths per round, 76.5% KAST, a 1.13 multi-kill rating, +1.54% round swing and 80.0 ADR. He leads ZywOo in KAST. However, he trails him on every other key stat.
Recent results:
- FURIA 2:0 Legacy
- FURIA 1:2 BetBoom Team
- FURIA 1:2 The MongolZ
- FURIA 2:1 NAVI
- FURIA 2:1 FaZe
Vitality: three wins in the last five matches
Vitality beat Falcons 2:0, and they also won twice against NAVI, 2:1 and 2:0. However, they lost 0:2 to MOUZ and 0:2 to Nemiga. Therefore, their form is uneven too, but they still hold the better ranking.
Their key player is ZywOo. He posts a 1.35 rating, 0.83 kills per round, 0.58 deaths per round, 76.2% KAST, a 1.32 multi-kill rating, +3.70% round swing and 86.3 ADR. Moreover, he leads KSCERATO in rating, kills per round, deaths per round, multi-kill rating, round swing and ADR. For example, his round swing of +3.70% is far above KSCERATO’s +1.54%.
Recent results:
- Vitality 2:0 Falcons
- Vitality 0:2 MOUZ
- Vitality 0:2 Nemiga
- Vitality 2:1 NAVI
- Vitality 2:0 NAVI
Head-to-Head
Vitality hold a clear edge. In 2026, the two teams have met five times, and Vitality won all five series. On maps, Vitality lead 11 to 2, and none of these 13 maps went to overtime.
The first meeting was at IEM Kraków 2026 on February 8, and the result was Vitality 3:1 FURIA. After that, at IEM Rio 2026 on April 18, it was Vitality 2:0 FURIA. Next, at BLAST Open Porto 2026 on September 4, Vitality 2:1 FURIA.
Then the teams met twice at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026. On September 18, the result was Vitality 2:0 FURIA, and on September 20 it was Vitality 2:0 FURIA again.
Map Pool & Veto
Win rate over the past 3 months (FURIA | Vitality):
- Cache: 61% (18 maps) | 75% (12 maps)
- Dust2: 63% (19 maps) | 79% (19 maps)
- Mirage: 55% (20 maps) | 77% (13 maps)
- Inferno: 85% (13 maps) | 67% (9 maps)
- Nuke: 59% (17 maps) | 50% (8 maps)
- Ancient: 39% (18 maps) | 0 maps
- Anubis: 2 maps | 45% (11 maps)
Expected veto: Vitality will almost certainly ban Inferno, where FURIA win 85% over 13 maps. In return, FURIA have a clear reason to ban Dust2 and Mirage, where Vitality win 79% and 77% over large samples of 19 and 13 maps. In addition, Vitality are likely to remove Nuke, where FURIA hold 59% against Vitality’s 50%.
After those bans, Vitality can pick Cache, where they win 75% over 12 maps against FURIA’s 61% over 18. Meanwhile, FURIA can answer with Anubis, where Vitality hold only 45% over 11 maps and FURIA have played just two. Therefore, Ancient looks like the most likely decider, as Vitality have not played it recently and FURIA win only 39% over 18 maps.
VRS forecast: FURIA currently have 1902 points and sit 3rd. With a win, they would reach 1913 points and move up to 2nd place. With a loss, they would drop to 1889 points, but they would still stay 3rd.
Vitality have 1927 points and sit 2nd. With a win, they would reach 1949 points and stay 2nd. However, with a loss, they would drop to 1904 points and fall to 3rd place.
Prediction
FURIA have real arguments. They have a huge 85% win rate on Inferno, and KSCERATO leads ZywOo in KAST. In addition, Vitality’s recent losses to MOUZ and Nemiga show that this team can be beaten.
Still, Vitality look like the better side here. They rank higher in the VRS, and they won all five series between these teams in 2026. Moreover, Vitality have won 11 of the 13 maps, and ZywOo leads KSCERATO on almost every key stat. However, FURIA’s Inferno numbers and the small ranking gap mean this series should be close.
If Vitality ban Inferno and win Cache, they can take control of the series. Meanwhile, FURIA will need Anubis or Ancient and a strong KSCERATO to pull off the upset.
Projected result: Vitality 2:1 FURIA
