Aurora vs HOTU, head-to-head
Aurora and HOTU have met 3 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: Aurora lead 3 - 0. Latest meeting: Jul 26, 2026 at StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026: European Qualifier.
Recent meetings
- Jul 26, 2026: Aurora 2 - 1 HOTU (StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026: European Qualifier)
- Apr 13, 2026: Aurora 2 - 0 HOTU (Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026)
- Jan 13, 2026: Aurora 2 - 1 HOTU (BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier)
Head-to-head record
Across 3 meetings in the last 12 months, Aurora won 3 and HOTU won 0, over 8 decided maps.
Opening map
Aurora won the first map 3 times and HOTU won it 0 times. Aurora went on to win all 3 of those series.
Pistol rounds
Aurora won 9 and HOTU won 7 of the 16 pistol rounds across the 8 maps with round data, which is 56.3% to 43.8%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
Aurora average 3.1 more rounds per map than HOTU across 8 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.
Recency edge
Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 100% to Aurora and 0% to HOTU.
Map record in these meetings
- Mirage: Aurora 3, HOTU 0
- Anubis: Aurora 0, HOTU 1
- Cache: Aurora 1, HOTU 0
- Dust II: Aurora 1, HOTU 0
- Nuke: Aurora 0, HOTU 1
- Overpass: Aurora 1, HOTU 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 17 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Aurora are 24 - 16 and HOTU are 10 - 15.
- Against BetBoom: Aurora 2 - 0, HOTU 1 - 5
- Against Natus Vincere: Aurora 1 - 5, HOTU 0 - 2
- Against Astralis: Aurora 4 - 1, HOTU 1 - 1
- Against Vitality: Aurora 1 - 4, HOTU 0 - 1
- Against B8: Aurora 3 - 0, HOTU 0 - 1
- Against GamerLegion: Aurora 2 - 1, HOTU 1 - 0
- Against Legacy: Aurora 3 - 0, HOTU 1 - 0
- Against paiN: Aurora 3 - 0, HOTU 1 - 0
The eight they have played most are listed; 9 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
Aurora are strongest on Anubis 63.6% from 22 plays, Dust II 61.9% from 42 plays, Nuke 54.3% from 35 plays.
Over their last 8 matches Aurora faced ranked opposition averaging world number 13.2.
HOTU are strongest on Anubis 85% from 20 plays, Nuke 59.3% from 27 plays, Dust II 58.6% from 58 plays.
Over their last 8 matches HOTU faced ranked opposition averaging world number 43.6.
Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.