Match Prediction: The MongolZ vs FaZe Clan
The playoffs have kicked off with a bang — every match so far has felt worthy of a grand final at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. Hopefully, that trend continues today with more incredible games ahead.
One of the key matchups on today’s schedule is The MongolZ vs FaZe. In this preview, we’ll break down both teams and provide a prediction on who’s the better pick from a CS2 betting perspective.
How the bookies view it: FaZe Clan Favorite
Before we dive into the detailed breakdown, let’s take a look at what the bookmakers are saying and the odds they’ve set for this matchup. FaZe Clan is considered the favorite — the odds for their victory range from 1.66 to 1.175. Meanwhile, The MongolZ are given lower chances, with their odds sitting around 2.02. It seems that the presence of s1mple and the team’s strong motivation to win have inspired a lot of confidence among the betting crowd.
Now that we’ve reviewed the bookmakers’ take, it’s time to break down the match further and move on to some well-grounded CS2 betting tips.
FaZe Clan form. What result can be expected from FaZe Clan
Let’s start our breakdown with the favorites of this matchup — FaZe Clan.
We’ll take a look at their recent results, including both victories and losses across various tournaments.
Place | Tournament | Format | Type | Opponent | Score |
9th–12th | Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Heroic | 1:2 |
5th–6th | BLAST Rivals Spring 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | MOUZ | 0:2 |
4th | ESL Grand Slam Season 5 | Offline | Points | IGS | 0/2/0 |
7th–8th | Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Gamer Legion | 0:2 |
3rd | PGL Bucharest 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Complexity | 2:0 |
9th–12th | BLAST Open Spring 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Team Spirit | 0:2 |
4th | PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Astralis | 1:2 |
7th–8th | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 | Offline | S-Tier | Eternal Fire | 0:2 |
9th–16th | BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier | Online | A-Tier | paiN Gaming | 0:2 |
2nd | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | Team Spirit | 1:2 |
3rd–5th | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A | Offline | A-Tier | Fnatic | 2:0 |
5th–6th | BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | Team Spirit | 0:2 |
7th–8th | Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | MOUZ | 1:2 |
5th | BLAST Premier World Leaderboard 2024 | Online/Offline | Points | Grp.S | 10750 |
3rd–4th | BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | NaVi | 1:2 |
13th–16th | ESL Pro League Season 20 | Offline | S-Tier | Complexity Gaming | 0:2 |
1st–2nd | BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024 | Online | A-Tier | OG | 2:0 |
5th–6th | Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | SAW | 1:2 |
9th–12th | BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | NiP | 0:2 |
5th–8th | Esports World Cup 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | NAVI | 1:2 |
5th–6th | BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | Vitality | 1:2 |
5th–6th | Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 | Offline | S-Tier | G2 | 0:2 |
As we can see, over the past year FaZe Clan has consistently participated in S-Tier tournaments — but unfortunately, their results have been far from impressive. The team has clearly been going through a slump.
However, the arrival of s1mple brought a much-needed firepower boost. Their failure at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 was largely due to playing with two stand-ins and the timing of an intense bootcamp.Now, throughout the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, FaZe is gradually finding their rhythm and starting to look more like a complete, cohesive team.
Player | Time on team | Maps played | Rating 2.1 |
rain | 9 years 5 months | 1802 | 1.01 |
karrigan | 4 years 4 months | 757 | 0.90 |
frozen | 1 year 6 months | 287 | 1.13 |
EliGE | 5 months | 89 | 1.09 |
s1mple | 1 month | 20 | 1.15 |
The team’s coach is NEO who has been with the roster for 1 year and 10 months. He has coached 354 maps with a win rate of 58%.
The MongolZ form. What result can be expected from The MongolZ
Now let’s do the same with The MongolZ — take a look at their recent tournaments and results.
Place | Tournament | Format | Opponent | Score | Prize |
3rd–4th | Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 | Offline | MOUZ | 0:2 | $25,000 |
5th–8th | PGL Astana 2025 | Offline | Aurora | 0:2 | $31,250 |
1st | MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025 (Showmatch) | Offline | The MongolZ | 13:8 | – |
3rd–4th | Intel Extreme Masters Melbourne 2025 | Offline | Vitality | 0:2 | $25,000 |
9th–11th | PGL Bucharest 2025 | Offline | Falcons | 1:2 | $15,625 |
7th–8th | BLAST Open Spring 2025 | Offline | G2 | 0:2 | $10,000 |
3rd–4th | ESL Pro League Season 21 | Offline | Vitality | 1:2 | $25,000 |
5th–8th | PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 | Offline | Astralis | 0:2 | $62,500 |
3rd–4th | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025 | Offline | Vitality | 0:2 | $80,000 |
5th–8th | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 | Offline | MOUZ | 0:2 | $45,000 |
1st–2nd | Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: Asia-Pacific RMR | Offline | Drillas | 2:1 | – |
1st | Thunderpick World Championship 2024 | Online/Offline | Heroic | 3:1 | $500,000 |
3rd–4th | Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 | Offline | ENCE | 1:2 | $15,000 |
7th–8th | Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 | Offline | Virtus.pro | 0:2 | $6,000 |
30th | BLAST Premier World Leaderboard 2024 | Online/Offline | – | 350 | – |
9th–12th | ESL Pro League Season 20 | Offline | Eternal Fire | 1:2 | $23,500 |
9th–12th | Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2024 | Offline | paiN Gaming | 1:2 | $16,000 |
2nd | Skyesports Championship 2024 | Offline | 3DMAX | 0:2 | $70,000 |
9th | Esports World Cup 2024 | Offline | FURIA | 9–13 | $25,000 |
The MongolZ is a team that has achieved surprising success and managed to remain fairly stable in the HLTV rankings. They have the potential to challenge — and even beat — any opponent at the tournament.
However, they have yet to lift a major trophy. While they consistently make it to the playoffs, they tend to fall short when it matters most.Perhaps this time, things will be different — and success is finally within reach.
Player | Time on team | Maps played | Rating 2.1 |
bLitz | 2 years 2 months | 396 | 1.12 |
Techno | 2 years 2 months | 396 | 1.03 |
910 | 2 years | 367 | 1.11 |
mzinho | 2 years | 367 | 1.06 |
Senzu | 1 year 9 months | 331 | 1.14 |
The team’s coach is maaRaa, who has been with the roster for 2 years and 2 months. During this time, he has coached 396 maps with a win rate of 61%.
Recent head to head: FaZe Clan edging it
Команды встречались ранее единожды и эта встреча прошла как раз совсем недавно на BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. В котором FaZe Clan безошибочно обыграли своих оппонентов, победив матч с счет 2:0.
Players to watch: s1mple and Senzu
It’s undoubtedly a pleasure to witness the return of one of the greatest players in CS history — s1mple. Even better, he’s in form and has already delivered some impressive highlights at this tournament.
Senzu from The MongolZ is a young player with a very well-rounded skill set. He’s an excellent second-entry rifler who consistently puts up the numbers his team needs — often helping secure crucial wins.
Probable map picks
The map picks are one of the most important aspects of the game. Even at this stage, they can determine the winner of the series. So, let’s try to figure out which maps we can expect in this exciting Bo3 matchup.
In this particular match, both teams have very similar map pools, which makes the draft phase even more intriguing.
I believe we’ll most likely end up on either Ancient, Inferno, Dust2 или Nuke.
But let’s dive deeper into the map veto and see what we can figure out.
Which maps does pick and ban most often FaZe Clant?
Here is the table with the teams’ map results over the past few months.
Category | Map | Winrate | Notes |
Strongest maps | Inferno | 66.7% | 4W-2L |
| Ancient | 63.6% | 7W-4L First Pick |
| Anubis | 63.6% | 7W-4L |
| Dust2 | 58.3% | 7W-5L |
Average maps | Nuke | 50.0% | 4W-4L |
| Train | 50.0% | 1W-1L First Ban |
Weakest map | Mirage | 16.7% | 1W-5L |
We can expect FaZe Clan to ban Mirage first — it hasn’t been their strongest map recently. As for Train, it will most likely be the second ban from FaZe or might even be removed by The MongolZ themselves. For both teams, Train is a rarely played map, so skipping it would be a logical decision.
Which maps does pick and ban most often The MongolZ?
Now let’s move on to The MongolZ and take a look at their strongest and weakest maps.
Category | Map | Winrate | Notes |
Strongest maps | Inferno | 63.6% | 7W-4L |
| Dust2 | 62.5% | 5W-3L |
| Mirage | 61.5% | 8W-5L |
Average maps | Ancient | 58.3% | 7W-5L First Pick |
Weakest maps | Nuke | 42.9% | 3W-4L |
| Anubis | 40.0% | 4W-6L |
As I mentioned earlier, both teams have very similar map pools — they tend to favor the same maps. At the same time, each team has one map they’d likely prefer to avoid.
In the case of The MongolZ, that map is Anubis.
Predicted result of the match
We’ve reached the final part of our analysis — it’s time to make a prediction for this first-stage match of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. Taking into account everything mentioned above and the statistical data provided, FaZe looks like the favorite in this matchup, especially considering their confident performance during the group stage.
My prediction: a FaZe victory.
From a CS2 betting tips perspective, FaZe is the best choice for this match. The teams have already faced each other, and FaZe now looks fully confident in their approach. They’ve found solid form throughout the tournament and continue to improve with each game.
As for The MongolZ, they are a young and ambitious team that rightfully holds a place among the world’s elite. However, when it comes to CS2 betting, they still lack consistency — possibly due to inexperience or the absence of a strong in-game leader who can guide them toward victories at the highest level. That said, their future looks bright if they keep playing and working to find their identity.
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