Match Prediction: paiN Gaming - Team Liquid | CS2 (CS:GO)
BLAST Premier: Spring American Showdown 2023paiN Gaming and Team Liquid will meet in the semi-finals of the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas. Interestingly, just a couple of weeks ago, the teams already played each other in the ESL Pro League Season 17 play-offs, and the Brazilians got a big win back then.
Nothing has changed now, as paiN Gaming continues to hold the bar high, while the North American team is having problems.
In general, Team Liquid once again appears to be the favourite, but objectively the team has lost all its advantages. In other words, the Liquid have begun to swim a lot, and even in a match like this the boys can let their guard down at any time.
Therefore here I would take a closer look at the card from the paiN Gaming team, which may even surprise for the second time. It is clear that it is difficult to believe in the victory of Brazilians, but for one card, especially in the game with Team Liquid, the guys will definitely fight.
Form paiN Gaming
The nineteenth ranked team in the world showed itself in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where after losing to Ninjas in Pyjamas they defeated Rooster, OG and Grayhound Gaming and confidently entered the play-offs.
Here, the Brazilian squad continued to show incredible confidence, confidently beating Team Liquid. Despite the ensuing defeat at the hands of MOUZ, the boys put up a good fight and once again proved their mettle.
As for Long Converge at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, here paiN Gaming outplayed MIBR in a tough struggle. Understandably, inflated expectations can be a problem, but how good the Brazilians are.
Latest results from paiN Gaming:
- A 2-1 win over OG.
- A 2-1 win over Grayhound Gaming.
- A 2-0 win over Team Liquid.
- Defeat MOUZ by a score of 1-2.
- Beat MIBR 2-1.
Top scores for paiN Gaming:
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 88% wins.
- Ancient - 83% wins.
- Nuke - 65% wins.
- Vertigo - 64% wins.
It should be reminded that the Brazilian squad has stopped showing up on the Overpass map.
Team Liquid's form
The fifth-ranked team in the world had a terrible showing in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where they barely made it to the play-offs with two wins at the very flag.
However, Team Liquid quickly packed their bags as the Liquid stood no chance against Ledge or paiN Gaming, once again playing far too predictably.
As for Long Soppeg at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Americas, the North American squad managed to outplay Nouns Esports. However, it's hard to draw conclusions about the team's comeback just yet, as the last month has been very awful.
Team Liquid's latest results:
- A 0-2 defeat to Team Spirit.
- A 2-0 win over Rare Atom.
- A 2-0 win over Astralis.
- 0-2 defeat by paiN Gaming.
- 2-0 win over Nouns Esports.
Team Liquid's best scores:
- Mirage - 62% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
- Nuke - 50% wins.
In turn, the North American team stopped playing on the Vertigo map.
Meeting statistics paiN Gaming - Team Liquid
During the current season, the teams held one meeting - at ESL Pro League Season 17 the victory went to paiN Gaming (2-0).
Prediction for the match paiN Gaming - Team Liquid
Not to take any chances and go for the emotions, but Team Liquid is too predictable right now. Moreover, the North American team has lost a lot in shooting.
In turn, paiN Gaming managed to quickly rectify their situation after the forced loss of their captain. If the Brazilians were floating in the first games, then they found themselves very quickly afterwards.
Given the available win in the face-off, it makes sense here to take a closer look at one card from the "dark horse". Therefore, in this case I would recommend betting on the Forum on the cards (+1.5) for the paiN Gaming team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Now, the majority of bookmaker companies believe in Team Liquid victory. Odds on them are equal to 1.916. According to bookmakers data, paiN Gaming are the outsider and odds on their victory amounts 2.383.
Team statistics in recent matches
Last Matches | paiN Gaming | Team Liquid |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 6 |
Also it makes sense to remember the statistics of the matches between the teams. The competitors have held 7 matches. In these battles paiN Gaming got 3 victories while Team Liquid managed to take 4 matches.