HOTU vs NOVAQ, head-to-head
HOTU and NOVAQ have met 3 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: HOTU lead 3 - 0. Latest meeting: Feb 25, 2026 at MySkill Pro League Series 2.
Recent meetings
- Feb 25, 2026: HOTU 1 - 0 NOVAQ (MySkill Pro League Series 2)
- Jan 3, 2026: HOTU 2 - 1 NOVAQ (META Cup Season 3)
- Dec 13, 2025: HOTU 2 - 0 NOVAQ (FRAG Season 16)
Head-to-head record
Across 3 meetings in the last 12 months, HOTU won 3 and NOVAQ won 0, over 6 decided maps.
Opening map
HOTU won the first map 3 times and NOVAQ won it 0 times. HOTU went on to win all 3 of those series.
Pistol rounds
HOTU won 6 and NOVAQ won 4 of the 10 pistol rounds across the 5 maps with round data, which is 60% to 40%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
HOTU average 5.3 more rounds per map than NOVAQ across 6 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 HOTU and 0% to NOVAQ.
Map record in these meetings
- Dust II: HOTU 2, NOVAQ 0
- Ancient: HOTU 1, NOVAQ 0
- Mirage: HOTU 1, NOVAQ 0
- Nuke: HOTU 1, NOVAQ 0
- Overpass: HOTU 0, NOVAQ 1
Common opponents
Both teams have played 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, HOTU are 20 - 5 and NOVAQ are 16 - 13.
- Against Omega: HOTU 2 - 2, NOVAQ 2 - 2
- Against Rune Eaters: HOTU 3 - 0, NOVAQ 2 - 2
- Against ALLINNERS: HOTU 1 - 0, NOVAQ 2 - 1
- Against Nemiga: HOTU 1 - 1, NOVAQ 2 - 0
- Against WATERMELON: HOTU 2 - 0, NOVAQ 2 - 0
- Against ALTAY: HOTU 2 - 0, NOVAQ 1 - 0
- Against DEPO: HOTU 2 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 1
- Against mix52: HOTU 1 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 2
The eight they have played most are listed; 8 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
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.
NOVAQ are strongest on Dust II 57.4% from 54 plays, Mirage 54.1% from 37 plays, Ancient 50% from 42 plays.
Over their last 8 matches NOVAQ faced ranked opposition averaging world number 72.2.
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.