Match Prediction: paiN Gaming - Team Liquid | CS2 (CS:GO)
ESL Pro League Season 17paiN Gaming and Team Liquid will meet in the first round of the ESL Pro League Season 17 play-offs. It's worth saying that the winner of this match will head to the 1/8 finals, where they will play MOUZ, something to work on.
To be fair, the Brazilian team showed a great game in the group stage, suffering only one loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas. Team Liquid, in turn, had major problems making it to the playoffs, winning at the very last minute.
We have to rely on both teams' individual talents. It's clear that the Liquid pulled off a good game on the Nuke card, but paiN Gaming traditionally rocks here. What's more, the North American squad is also floating around on other maps, which only adds to the intrigue of the match.
So here I would take a closer look at the card from paiN Gaming, which I think can compete with the favourite. What's more, the handsome odds deserve to be looked at.
Form of paiN Gaming
The world's 25th ranked team qualified for the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 America RMR without much trouble, picking up three wins in the qualifiers. The Brazilian outfit qualified for the ESL Challenger League Season 44 North America playoffs, but pulled out due to scheduling concerns.
Now paiN Gaming arrived at the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, where they managed to start with a loss to Ninjas in Pyjamas, the main disappointment of the championship.
However, the Brazilians managed to wake up next and with three wins over Rooster, OG and Grayhound Gaming, paved their way into the playoffs. And in terms of play, the team looked very good, forgetting the failure in Katowice.
The latest results from paiN Gaming:
- A 2-0 win over ex-Villainous.
- Defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas by a score of 0-2.
- Victory over Rooster with a score of 2-0.
- Beat OG 2-1.
- Beat Grayhound Gaming 2-1.
Top cards from paiN Gaming:
- Ancient - 100% wins.
- Anubis - 100% wins.
- Mirage - 86% wins.
- Nuke - 67% wins.
- Vertigo - 62% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
The Brazilian squad has stopped showing up on the Overpass map.
Team Liquid's form
The third team in the world ranking had time to appear in IEM Katowice 2023 where it even made the playoffs. However, Team Liquid didn't last long there as they lost already in the semi-finals to G2 Esports.
As for the start of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 17, here Team Liquid lost to Rare Atom and Team Spirit, brightening their position with one minor victory over ATK.
However, the North American squad righted itself in the end with victories over Rare Atom and Astralis en route to the playoffs. Still, it's noticeable that the Liquid are floating around the game so far, trying to solve their problems as the championship progresses.
Team Liquid's latest results:
- A 0-2 loss to Rare Atom.
- A 2-0 win over ATK.
- Defeat to Team Spirit, 0-2.
- Beat Rare Atom 2-0.
- Defeated Astralis 2-0.
Team Liquid's best cards:
- Mirage - 71% wins.
- Overpass - 62% wins.
In turn, the North American team stopped playing the Vertigo card.
Meeting statistics paiN Gaming - Team Liquid
Last season the teams met twice:
- Team Liquid's 16-1 victory at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR.
- A 2-1 victory for paiN Gaming in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North America.
In those matches, the teams played Mirage, Vertigo, Ancient and Overpass.
Prediction for paiN Gaming vs Team Liquid
A very interesting match where Team Liquid could potentially lose. Considering how the Brazilian team entered the championship, showing great play in the distance.
In general, it will be interesting to look at the layout of the cards here, since Liquid doesn't have much of an advantage. Therefore, in this case, I would recommend betting on the Forum on the cards (+1.5) for the paiN Gaming team.
Bookmakers & Statistics
Team Liquid are listed as the favorites of the match in the majority of bookmakers and odds on them are equal to 1.9. paiN Gaming, in turn, are the outsiders of the match. Odds on their victory are about 3.445.
How the teams played in the last matches
Last Matches | paiN Gaming | Team Liquid |
5 matches (wins) | 4 | 3 |
10 matches (wins) | 8 | 6 |
Gamblers will definitely be interested in the statistics of personal meetings between the teams. The teams played 6 matches with each other before. In these matches paiN Gaming won 2 times, Team Liquid active consisits of 4 wins.