Fortress vs Inner Circle Academy, head-to-head

Fortress and Inner Circle Academy have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: tied 1 - 1. Latest meeting: Aug 31, 2026 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 5.

Recent meetings

• Aug 31, 2026: Fortress 0 - 2 Inner Circle Academy (ESL Challenger League Season 52: Europe - Cup 5)
• Jul 26, 2026: Fortress 2 - 1 Inner Circle Academy (Thunderpick World Championship 2026: European Series 2)

Head-to-head record

Across 2 meetings in the last 12 months, Fortress won 1 and Inner Circle Academy won 1, over 5 decided maps.

Opening map

Fortress won the first map 0 times and Inner Circle Academy won it 2 times. Inner Circle Academy went on to win 1 of those 2 series.

Pistol rounds

Fortress won 3 and Inner Circle Academy won 7 of the 10 pistol rounds across the 5 maps with round data, which is 30% to 70%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

Inner Circle Academy average 2 more rounds per map than Fortress across 5 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 43.1% to Fortress and 56.9% to Inner Circle Academy.

Map record in these meetings

• Ancient: Fortress 1, Inner Circle Academy 1
• Anubis: Fortress 1, Inner Circle Academy 1
• Cache: Fortress 0, Inner Circle Academy 1

Common opponents

Both teams have played 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Fortress are 2 - 9 and Inner Circle Academy are 9 - 4.

• Against DONSTU: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 1 - 1
• Against ex-MANA: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 1 - 1
• Against ex-RUSTEC: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 2 - 0
• Against Strael Bora: Fortress 2 - 0, Inner Circle Academy 1 - 0
• Against Bushido Wildcats: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 0 - 1
• Against Endless Journey: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 0 - 1
• Against ex-Zero Tenacity: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 1 - 0
• Against Falcons Force: Fortress 0 - 1, Inner Circle Academy 1 - 0

The eight they have played most are listed; 2 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.

Where these teams differ

Fortress are strongest on Ancient 40% from 20 plays, Anubis 33.3% from 9 plays, Inferno 23.1% from 13 plays.

Inner Circle Academy are strongest on Mirage 52.9% from 17 plays, Nuke 52.6% from 19 plays, Anubis 51.7% from 29 plays.

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.

Fortress match history, Inner Circle Academy match history, team rankings