Welcome to all esports and Counter-Strike 2 fans! From 28.09.2025 to 12.10.2025 one of the biggest tournaments of the autumn part of the season — ESL Pro League Season 22 is taking place. The tournament features 24 teams that will compete for the title of champion and a prize pool of 400,000 dollars. Among the Stage 2 matches in the 0-2 bracket, we highlight Astralis vs FaZe, which promises to be very interesting. While the teams prepare, we’ll share our CS2 betting tips and insights on this match.
How the bookies view it: FaZe Clan favorite
The opinions of the bookmakers regarding the Astralis vs FaZe match at ESL Pro League Season 22 are somewhat divided, but most consider FaZe the favorite with a slight advantage. Although the team has not been showing the best results this season, it still remains one of the strongest.
Astralis form. What result can be expected from Astralis
Our betting tips and CS2 picks for the Astralis vs FaZe matchup begin with analyzing Astralis form. CS fans surely know this team, as they have achieved many victories at the highest level. As usual, we start our form analysis with the 2023 season. The team began it quite successfully, taking 4-6th place at BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023 and immediately following it up with a victory at the Tier-B tournament CCT Season 1 North Europe Series #3.
Astralis continued the season by playing in qualifiers and A-tier events, and things seemed to be going well. They successfully qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and won the CCT Season 1 South Europe Series #4, but then the team slightly lost form. The best achievement of the 2024 season for Astralis was 3-4th place at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023.
Astralis roster: dev1ce, Staehr, jabbi, HooXi, Magisk.
The 2024 season began for Astralis with a showmatch and qualifiers. Then there were two attempts to get to the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024, but both were unsuccessful: TOP-11 at European RMR B and TOP-6 at European RMR Decider put an end to Astralis' participation in the home Major.
In the first match of IEM China 2024, Astralis played against steel helmet, as Monte could not make it to China. And if Monte had played there, the score would hardly have been as lopsided as 13-2 in Astralis’ favor. However, judging by the match against FaZe, where Astralis were a cut above and beat the world’s top team 2-0, perhaps Astralis were really fired up for IEM China 2024. In the playoffs of the tournament, Astralis met FaZe Clan again, but this time were the weaker team and lost 1-2, exiting the tournament.
Astralis took part in ESL Pro League Season 19, where they reached the top 4 but lost to Vitality in the match for a grand final spot. The team later achieved similar results at the CCT Season 1 Global Finals and YaLLa Compass 2024.
At BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2024, Astralis played in Group A, where they finished in third place. They advanced to the playoffs but lost to VP and exited the tournament at the TOP-6 stage. After that, Astralis played at IEM Cologne 2024, where they placed 12th.
In the long season of ESL Pro League Season 20, they lost to Fnatic (1-2), then to CoL (0-2). They ended ESL Pro League Season 20 just as badly as they started — with another loss to CoL and elimination at the TOP-28 stage.
Next, Astralis competed at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024, where they placed TOP-8, and at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024, where they ended their run in the TOP-12. As you can see, their attempts were unsuccessful.
The team returned to good form at the BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, leaving behind MOUZ, FaZe, and NaVi. After winning Group A, Astralis advanced directly to the semifinals. However, their journey at BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 ended there, as Spirit advanced to the grand final instead.
At PW Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B, Astralis Long Sogpeg started with a loss to 9 Pandas, then lost to Sashi Esports. Only in the third match against B8 did the team manage to regroup. However, this "music" quickly ended, and Astralis failed to qualify for Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024.
The 2025 season began with Astralis hoping to return to the top of professional CS2. So far, their best results are 3rd place at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and 2nd place at PGL Astana 2025 and FISSURE Playground #1.
Astralis started IEM Cologne 2025 with a 2-0 win over B8, then lost 0-2 to FURIA and beat paiN Gaming 2-1, which allowed them to advance to the Group Stage of the tournament.
In the Group Stage, Astralis suffered two defeats and were eliminated from the tournament, finishing 13-16th.
Astralis performed successfully at BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier — the team secured victories over Rare Atom and Natus Vincere, earning a slot in the main event.
At BLAST Bounty Fall 2025, Astralis lost to MOUZ and were eliminated from the tournament in the TOP-8.
The next tournament for Astralis was Esports World Cup 2025, where they lost their first match to Tyloo and finished TOP-16.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, they lost to Falcons and Aurora, to continue the competition, the team needs to defeat FaZe.
FaZe form. What result can be expected from FaZe
We continue our CS2 tips with analyzing FaZe form. At CS Asia Championship 2023 FaZe confidently advanced to the playoffs through Group B. Thanks to an unquestionable first place, the team went straight to the semifinals of the tournament. There FaZe went through a series of head-to-head matches: first they defeated ENCE 2-1, and in the grand final they beat MOUZ 2-0.
FaZe Clan roster: karrigan, Twistzz, Frozen, broky, jcobbb.
This victory was followed by 2nd place finishes at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023.
The 2024 season also started successfully for FaZe. The team won or reached the prize places at 5 consecutive tournaments, including 2nd place at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 and 1st place at Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024.
Then a series of "failures" awaited FaZe. They finished TOP-8 at EPL Season 19, TOP-6 at IEM Dallas 2024 and BLAST Premier: Spring Final 2024, TOP-8 at Esports World Cup 2024 and TOP-12 at BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024.
At IEM Cologne 2024, FaZe started with a win over Team Liquid, but lost to Vitality in the playoffs. After falling to the lower bracket, FaZe defeated Falcons 2-0, and then scored their best win of the tournament, completing a comeback against Liquid from a 3-12 scoreline. However, that momentum was not enough: FaZe lost to sAw and finished the tournament in TOP-6.
Later, FaZe played at BLAST Premier: Fall Showdown 2024, where they finished TOP-1-2.
At ESL Pro League S20 FaZe once again failed to show their level of play, finishing 13-16th.
After this failure, FaZe placed TOP-4 at BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2024, and also TOP-8 at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024.
At BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, in Group A, FaZe went 1-1: they first lost to MOUZ, but then snatched a win in a knockout match against NaVi. However, in the playoffs they were defeated by Team Spirit and finished in TOP-6.
FaZe Clan returned to a high level of play at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. The team defeated Wildcard and Heroic, but then lost to the same Heroic, and later to G2. They won the deciding match against FURIA, qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoff stage FaZe beat Vitality, and then eliminated one of the main tournament favorites — G2 Esports — in a tense 2-0 series. In the grand final they lost to Spirit 1-2.
At IEM Katowice 2025, FaZe started in the upper bracket of Group A, where they defeated BIG, but lost to Vitality. In the second round of the lower bracket they beat G2 Esports, but their playoff run was blocked by Eternal Fire.
At PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, the first signs of top-tier FaZe appeared this season. The team defeated sAw, then overcame Eternal Fire and MOUZ, qualifying for the playoffs with a 3-0 record. On the main stage, they once again confidently beat sAw, but unexpectedly lost to Falcons, finishing in TOP-4.
FaZe also competed at BLAST Open Lisbon 2025, finishing TOP-12.
Another solid showing came at PGL Bucharest 2025, where FaZe, despite starting with a loss to Astralis, went on to defeat paiN and Rare Atom. In the 2-1 match they lost to CoL, but advanced to the playoffs after beating Apogee. In the first playoff round FaZe defeated 3DMax 2-0, but then lost to Falcons. In the match for TOP-3 they safely defeated CoL.
Then FaZe again returned to mediocre results, finishing TOP-8 at IEM Melbourne 2025, BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, and Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025, as well as poor showings at Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 (TOP-12), BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier and Esports World Cup 2025 (TOP-16).
At BLAST Open Fall 2025: Closed Qualifier, FaZe Clan finally pleased their fans with a high level of play. The team defeated ESTATIC 2-1 and NaVi 2-0 but lost 1-2 to Vitality, finishing 3-4th and earning a slot in the main event.
At BLAST Open Fall 2025, FaZe performed unsuccessfully, losing 0-2 to G2 in the first match and exiting the tournament in TOP-6.
At ESL Pro League Season 22, FaZe started with a technical loss to G2 due to lineup inconsistencies. In the second round, the team lost 0-2 to 3DMAX, and to have a chance to advance further, they now need to defeat Astralis.
Recent head to head
The teams have faced each other 18 times, with Astralis winning 11 matches and FaZe taking 7 victories. The match at ESL Pro League Season 22 is extremely important, as the losing team will be eliminated from the tournament.
Which maps does Astralis pick and ban most often?
Let’s analyze both teams map statistics to make smart CS2 picks.
Strong maps
- Ancient: high win percentage (64.3%) with 28 matches played.
- Nuke: high win percentage (61.5%) with 39 matches played.
Average results
- Inferno: average winning percentage (55.6%) with 36 matches played.
Weak maps
- Train: low win percentage (46.2%) with 13 matches played.
- Mirage: low win percentage (41.9%) with 31 matches played.
- Dust2: low win percentage (26.3%) with 19 matches played.
Which maps does FaZe pick and ban most often?
Strong maps
- Ancient: high win percentage (65.5%) with 29 matches played.
- Anubis: high win percentage (56.2%) with 16 matches played.
Average results
- Nuke: average winning percentage (52.4%) with 21 matches played.
- Mirage: average winning percentage (50.0%) with 20 matches played.
- Dust2: average winning percentage (48.0%) with 25 matches played.
Weak maps
- Inferno: low win percentage (45.0%) with 20 matches played.
- Train: low win percentage (33.3%) with 3 matches played.
Predicted result of the match between Astralis and FaZe at ESL Pro League Season 22
Predicting the result of Astralis vs FaZe is quite difficult. Both teams unexpectedly found themselves in the 0-2 bracket, and to continue competing, they both need only a victory. The teams will undoubtedly give their all, and in our opinion, this match will be a full best-of-three. Fans can expect a dynamic and exciting game.
Betting prediction: total +2.5.
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