I think Freddy is at advantage in that match-up, to be completely honest.
At a range, Sektor is greatly neutralized because Freddy can abuse Ground Claw and stuff not only his projectile game, but any attempts at Teleport Uppercut. So Sektor obviously won't play the full screen game, but his life isn't all that much easier up close. The closer he gets, the harder it is to react to his projectile mixups. Sektor shines in footsies but people who are good at footsies win because the other person is trying to footsie. Freddy is hardly ever trying to do that. He's continuously trying to move backwards and Sektor doesn't want to keep throwing out advancing normals because they get whiff punished extremely hard, especially with a meter, and send him all the way back to full screen.
Additionally, the closer he gets the more likely a Teleport Uppercut attempt will get stuffed by a Glove Toss or Freddy Fingers. Once Sektor is in, yes, he does have a 6 frame jab that will hit Freddy but the problem is, Freddy has a few normals that will lower his hitbox and completely stuff Sektor's pressure. Freddy's uppercut is a good example of this. When Sektor dashes in for his jab, you can uppercut him and it'll stuff his jabs. If the Freddy player is good with anti airs, it'll make things really hard for an aggressive Sektor because he'll have to dash in.
Even if you commit to blocking his stuff, he's not some relentless pressure machine like Kabal. Freddy has a good 6f d+1 and escaping Sektor isn't like getting Cage or Kabal out of your face.
Sektor will always have the opportunity to make big comebacks based on the right read or a lucky TU, but that's Sektor. That's just how he is. I don't think the match up is super far in Freddy's favor, maybe like a 5.5/4.5 or 6/4, but I do feel he's got an advantage.
As for Mileena, I'll have to keep playing the match-up but I think Mileena might have a slight advantage. It's hard to say though. Everyone raves about Sektor's footsies, but Mileena stuffs most of his approach options. Sektor can't jump, because once he leaves the ground he's getting rolled. Even if he attempts a TU after jumping, roll will catch him on the way down or it'll dodge the uppercut completely. There's not really risk for Mileena here.
Advancing normals often get stuffed by d+4 (because she's so low and has great range), and if you're impatient and whiff one she can roll you on reaction. Once you establish that jumping is a no-go, she should do pretty well in that match. Neither are likely to commit to the long-range game because if the other is looking for a projectile they can telekick/uppercut the other on reaction. This is going to bring a stalemate to the long range game and drag them into a distance where Mileena is really comfortable.
The thing is, ultimately, if Mileena doesn't commit to anything, Sektor doesn't really have all that much to work with. As Swift says, if you just lame it out to "the 11th degree," what is Sektor supposed to do to open her up? He can't jump. She has a low hitbox so she'll always poke out of certain strings and his advancing normals are a) a huge risk because of their likelihood of whiffing and thus getting rolled and b) commonly stuffed by d+4 anyway. Flame is far more reliable on advancing characters then spacing/retreating characters, so it's not like you can just say "well he'll punish her with the flames." Plus, if he whiffs it or even on block Mileena can establish pressure. Also, Sektor doesn't have armor so if Mileena does get a roll or a combo starter, she's pretty good at riding that momentum with subsequent setups.
I think it's just that a lot of Mileena players are a) random, b) impatient and/or c) far too aggressive in this matchup. I'm not sure what I'd say, maybe 5.5/4.5, maybe 6/4, I'm not 100% sure. I have to run more matches with Swift in the near future. All I know is that, at the moment, it sort of feels like Mileena absolutely has the tools to shut down some of Sektor's best tools.
. Anyways IKizzLE and SwiftTomHanks good lists! You both have Sheeva at 7-3 though...how come?
