All opponents 15 teams
How the two are built
Agent roles and six team stats. 6 of the fingerprint's dimensions
same role mix
Their most-used lineups have the same numbers of duelists, initiators, controllers and sentinels.
| Dimension | NS | XLG | Gap | Reading | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fewer wins by defuse | 35% | 39% | -4 | Same | 145 defence round wins |
| Opening kills spread | 26% | 28% | -2 | Same | 24 maps |
| Top fragger takes less | 21% | 22% | -0 | Same | 24 maps |
| Kills concentrated | 20.1 | 19.4 | +0.6 | Different | 24 maps |
| Lower headshot % | 27% | 31% | -4 | Different | 19 maps |
| More assists per 100 kills | 40.5 | 37.5 | +3.0 | Not settled | 24 maps |
| “Not settled” means this sample does not separate the two values. The sample column is the smaller of the two teams' samples, in the unit that dimension counts, because a comparison is only as strong as its thinner side. These dimensions are not all independent: the structure ones restate how rigid a lineup is from different angles and move together, so read them as one family rather than as separate agreements. | |||||
How every other team is built against NS 15 teams
Role mix = the number of duelists, initiators, controllers and sentinels in a lineup.
| Team | Role mix | Same | Different | Which ones match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Thieves | same | 3 of 6 | 1 of 6 | More wins by defuse · Fewer assists per 100 kills · Kills spread evenly |
| EDward Gaming | different | 0 of 6 | 2 of 6 | — |
| FUT Esports | same | 2 of 6 | 2 of 6 | Fewer wins by defuse · Kills spread evenly |
| G2 Esports | different | 4 of 6 | 1 of 6 | Fewer assists per 100 kills · Opening kills spread · Top fragger takes more · Kills concentrated |
| Global Esports | same | 3 of 6 | 0 of 6 | Lower headshot % · Top fragger takes less · Kills spread evenly |
| JD Gaming | same | 2 of 6 | 1 of 6 | More assists per 100 kills · Kills spread evenly |
| Karmine Corp | different | 1 of 6 | 3 of 6 | Opening kills spread |
| LOUD | different | 2 of 6 | 1 of 6 | Lower headshot % · More assists per 100 kills |
| NRG | different | 4 of 6 | 1 of 6 | Fewer wins by defuse · Higher headshot % · Top fragger takes more · Kills spread evenly |
| Paper Rex | different | 3 of 6 | 1 of 6 | Opening kills spread · Top fragger takes less · Kills spread evenly |
| T1 | same | 3 of 6 | 1 of 6 | More wins by defuse · More assists per 100 kills · Top fragger takes less |
| Team Liquid | same | 2 of 6 | 3 of 6 | More wins by defuse · Kills concentrated |
| Team Vitality | same | 4 of 6 | 1 of 6 | More assists per 100 kills · Opening kills spread · Top fragger takes less · Kills spread evenly |
| TYLOO | same | 2 of 6 | 3 of 6 | Fewer wins by defuse · Fewer assists per 100 kills |
| Xi Lai Gaming | same | 3 of 6 | 2 of 6 | Fewer wins by defuse · Opening kills spread · Top fragger takes less |
Pressure points
Differences supported by the teams' full samples.
Uses the usual role mix
structure
-39 pts
← Uses the usual role mixUses unusual role mixes →
gap -62 to -17 · bar length is each team's position on that axis against the sixteen-team field; the hairline is the field mean
share of maps using a different role mix from the most common one on that map among the 16 teams
Repeats its role mix
structure
+26 pts
← Changes its role mixRepeats its role mix →
gap +3 to +50 · bar length is each team's position on that axis against the sixteen-team field; the hairline is the field mean
share of maps using their most common role mix: the number of duelists, initiators, controllers and sentinels
Players keep one agent
structure
+13 pts
← Players change agentsPlayers keep one agent →
gap +3 to +23 · bar length is each team's position on that axis against the sixteen-team field; the hairline is the field mean
mean share of a player's maps spent on their main agent
Players change roles
structure
-11 pts
← Players change rolesPlayers keep one role →
gap -20 to -2 · bar length is each team's position on that axis against the sixteen-team field; the hairline is the field mean
mean share of a player's maps spent on their main class
Lower headshot %
texture
-4 pts
← Lower headshot %Higher headshot % →
gap -6 to -1 pts · bar length is each team's position on that axis against the sixteen-team field; the hairline is the field mean
team headshot %
Bars show each team from the field low to high; the hairline marks the sixteen-team field mean.
Estimate ranges
Uses the usual role mixgap -62 to -17Repeats its role mixgap +3 to +50Players keep one agentgap +3 to +23Players change rolesgap -20 to -2Lower headshot %gap -6 to -1 pts
NS vs XLG: no head to head in Stage 2
They have not met inside VCT 2026 Stage 2, the scope every number on this site is drawn from. Any earlier meetings are outside it and are not counted here.
They have not met inside this corpus, and no substitute for that is offered.
Compare their team-level dimensions below; no direct-match result is inferred.
One dimension at a time
Compare a stat across all sixteen teams.
Wins attack rounds
Wins defence rounds
Wins rounds
Attack-sided
Wins opening duels
Opening kills concentrated
Wins pistols
More wins by elimination
More wins by detonation
More wins by defuse
More wins on the clock
More losses to detonation
Converts more plants
Wins more retakes
Higher after a win
Higher after 2+ losses
Higher KAST
Higher damage per round
Higher headshot %
More assists per 100 kills
Kills concentrated
Top fragger takes more
Players keep one role
Players keep one agent
Repeats its role mix
Uses unusual role mixes
More distinct comps
More role mixes
Larger agent pool
Higher headshot % team headshot %
Separates teams; a stable read.
TYLOO
31%
27 maps
Xi Lai Gaming
31%
19 maps
Paper Rex
30%
18 maps
FUT Esports
30%
27 maps
Karmine Corp
30%
21 maps
JD Gaming
30%
30 maps
Team Liquid
30%
27 maps
EDward Gaming
29%
18 maps
Global Esports
28%
29 maps
LOUD
28%
31 maps
Nongshim RedForce
27%
32 maps
NRG
26%
22 maps
100 Thieves
26%
21 maps
Team Vitality
26%
19 maps
T1
26%
27 maps
G2 Esports
25%
30 maps
Bars run from the field low (24.9%) to high (31.1%); rows are ordered by value.