SAW vs NOVAQ, head-to-head
SAW and NOVAQ have met 1 time in the last 12 months of tracked play: SAW lead 1 - 0. Latest meeting: Dec 5, 2025 at Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 5.
Recent meetings
- Dec 5, 2025: SAW 2 - 1 NOVAQ (Galaxy Battle 2025 // Phase 5)
Head-to-head record
Across 1 meeting in the last 12 months, SAW won 1 and NOVAQ won 0, over 3 decided maps.
Opening map
SAW won the first map 1 time and NOVAQ won it 0 times. SAW went on to win that series.
Dominance
SAW average 4 more rounds per map than NOVAQ across 3 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 SAW and 0% to NOVAQ.
Map record in these meetings
- Dust II: SAW 0, NOVAQ 1
- Inferno: SAW 1, NOVAQ 0
- Train: SAW 1, NOVAQ 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, SAW are 5 - 3 and NOVAQ are 6 - 4.
- Against Lazer Cats: SAW 1 - 1, NOVAQ 1 - 1
- Against K27: SAW 0 - 1, NOVAQ 0 - 2
- Against Nemiga: SAW 1 - 0, NOVAQ 2 - 0
- Against aimclub: SAW 1 - 0, NOVAQ 1 - 0
- Against CYBERSHOKE: SAW 0 - 1, NOVAQ 1 - 0
- Against ex-Zero Tenacity: SAW 1 - 0, NOVAQ 1 - 0
- Against Oramond: SAW 1 - 0, NOVAQ 0 - 1
Where these teams differ
SAW are strongest on Inferno 79.3% from 29 plays, Cache 77.8% from 9 plays, Nuke 47.8% from 23 plays.
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.