Match Prediction: paiN Gaming - Extra Salt | Counter-Strike (CS2)

paiN and Extra Salt will meet in the first round of the IEM Fall 2021 North America group stage. Both teams have equal chances of reaching the playoffs, but in their current state the Brazilians look a little more confident.

PaiN form

The 33rd team in the world ranking just recently won FlowFiReLEAGUE 2021 North America, closing in the final just Extra Salt. And at the closed qualifier for IEM Winter 2021, the Brazilians also dealt with Extra Salt, clearly hinting at the current distribution of forces. On the whole, in the fall, paiN leaves a positive impression, which obviously cannot be said about the opponent.

Recent results paiN:

• Victory over TeamOne with a score of 2: 1.
• Victory over Extra Salt with a score of 2: 0.
• Lost to FURIA with a score of 0: 2.
• Victory over Extra Salt with a score of 2: 1.
• Defeat from GODSENT with a score of 1: 2.

Best paiN cards:

• Dust 2 - 100% wins.
• Ancient - 85% wins.
• Nuke - 80% wins.
• Vertigo - 80% wins.
• Overpass - 56% wins.

We will definitely not see Mirage, which is not played by both teams. Well, Inferno will probably go to the ban, given the latest results of the Brazilians on the map.

Extra Salt Form

The 29th team in the world ranking began to fail at the championships. Moreover, the last defeats came exclusively from the Brazilian teams, with which Extra Salt is clearly difficult. And against this background, it becomes clear that the guys don't have much of a chance against paiN, given the results of the last head-to-head matches.

Recent Extra Salt results:

• Defeat Bad News Bears 2: 0.
• Victory over Party Astronauts with a score of 2: 1.
• Defeat against paiN with a score of 0: 2.
• Defeat from GODSENT with a score of 0: 2.
• Defeat against paiN with a score of 1: 2.

Best Extra Salt Cards:

• Overpass - 91% wins.
• Nuke - 73% wins.
• Inferno - 73% wins.
• Vertigo - 58% wins.
• Ancient - 50% wins.

We'll probably skip Dust 2 and Mirage.

PaiN - Extra Salt meeting statistics

During the current season, the teams held 13 meetings, as a result of which paiN won three times.

Forecast for the match paiN - Extra Salt

In this situation, it is easier to build on the chances of the Brazilian team, which recently know how to beat Extra Salt. In turn, the "salty" ones do not play at all. And according to the cards, we can assume that Nuke, Vertigo or Ancient will remain, where, forgive me, the Brazilians have more chances. Therefore, here I propose to bet on the victory of the paiN team.