Match Prediction: paiN Gaming - Grayhound Gaming | Counter-Strike (CS2)
ESL Pro League Season 17paiN Gaming and Grayhound Gaming will meet in the lower group stage final of ESL Pro League Season 17. The day before was a day of sensations as both teams pulled off miracles and shut out their opponents as underdogs.
Nevertheless, I personally have a hard time believing in the success of the Australian squad, who although they have started to find their game, so far everything seems too difficult and unimaginative.
In turn, the day before paiN Gaming played really cool against OG, where they displayed not only some basic workpieces, but also showed character by making a comeback on the third card of Inferno.
So here I would take a closer look at the victory of Brazilian team, while for me personally Grayhound Gaming still remains an average team even by the standards of conventional TIER-2. All in all, it will be interesting, but the Aussies have already jumped noticeably over their heads.
Form of paiN Gaming
The 30th ranked team in the world fell at IEM Katowice 2023 Play-In back in February. And there the boys suffered two humiliating defeats to ENCE and IHC Esports, going home first.
However, the Brazilian side then returned to North America where they easily qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 America RMR and also made it to the ESL Challenger League Season 44 North America playoffs with just one loss.
As for the start in the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, paiN Gaming lost equally to Ninjas in Pyjamas, but also managed to outplay Rooster and OG. Moreover, it is noticeable that the team is gaining momentum and noticeably stronger than in Katowice.
The latest results of paiN Gaming:
- A 2-0 win over Limitless.
- Victory over ex-Villainous with a score of 2-0.
- A 0-2 loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- Beat Rooster 2-0.
- Defeated OG 2-1.
Top cards from paiN Gaming:
- Mirage - 86% wins.
- Ancient - 83% wins.
- Anubis - 75% wins.
- Nuke - 70% wins.
- Inferno - 64% wins.
- Vertigo - 62% wins.
It is worth reminding that the Brazilian team has practically stopped showing up on the Overpass map.
Grayhound Gaming uniforms
The 40th ranked team in the world recently won a close qualification for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Oceania RMR, leaving all of their opponents with a nosedive.
However, they came out on top in the group stages of ESL Pro League Season 17 with a shocking defeat at the hands of Vitality.
Who would have thought Grayhound Gaming would be able to wake up and get back on track after such a loss. As a result the team got two wins over 00NATION and Ninjas in Pyjamas, both times showing the miracle of getting back into the fold.
Grayhound Gaming's latest results:
- A 16-6 win over Antic.
- A 2-0 win over Encore.
- A 0-2 loss to Vitality.
- Beat 00NATION 2-1.
- Beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1.
Grayhound Gaming's top cards:
- Nuke - 75% wins.
- Inferno - 67% wins.
Interestingly, the Australian team also continues to give up the Overpass card.
Match statistics paiN Gaming - Grayhound Gaming
The teams met once last season, with paiN Gaming winning 16-12 at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2022.
Prediction for paiN Gaming vs Grayhound Gaming
An interesting couple of surprises. Although, there's a feeling that whoever falls in the Last Chance net won't even make the playoffs. But that's all talk.
For now, however, there is a suggestion that in a battle of equal opponents, the Brazilians should be favoured. First, paiN Gaming can easily refuse to ban the Overpass card, while the Australians do not have such an option.
Secondly, the Brazilian team looks a little stronger in terms of teamwork, while Grayhound Gaming is all about crutches and situation.
Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on paiN Gaming to win.
Bookmakers & Statistics
paiN Gaming are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.449. Grayhound Gaming, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 2.925.
What are the successes of the teams in the last games
Last Matches | paiN Gaming | Grayhound Gaming |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 4 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 7 |
We will also remind you of the statistics of matches that the teams played with each other. The participants in the battle before the meeting played 1 matches with each other. In these matches paiN Gaming won 1 times, Grayhound Gaming active consisits of 0 wins.