FaZe and Eternal Fire will meet in the group stage of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025. FaZe continues to seek stability after mixed results in recent events, whereas Eternal Fire shows good form and has already proven their strength in recent matches. In this article, we'll examine the current form of the teams, the potential map pool, and provide a match prediction.
Current Team Form
FaZe's average rating for the last month is 6.0. They started with the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, where they barely defeated M80 but then lost to paiN. At IEM Katowice 2025, they began with a victory over BIG, but in the playoff decider match lost to Vitality. In the lower bracket, their opponents were G2 and Eternal Fire, where they managed to beat G2 2-1 but lost to Eternal Fire. Over the last five matches, FaZe secured three wins — against SAW, G2, and BIG. However, they lost to Eternal Fire and Vitality.
Eternal Fire has been showing better form in recent weeks — their average rating is 6.2. In the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, the Turkish squad made it to the main stage and reached the grand final, where they lost to Spirit. At IEM Katowice 2025: Play-in, the team confidently passed the qualifiers and then reached the playoffs through the lower bracket, where they lost in the quarterfinals at the arena to The MongolZ. Over the last five matches, Eternal Fire has secured three wins — against Imperial fe, FaZe, and 3DMAX. However, they lost to The MongolZ and Virtus.pro.
Map Pool
FaZe is highly likely to ban the Train map, which they haven't played at all in the last 6 months. For their pick, they will prefer Ancient — a map where they have a 74% win rate over 19 games, or Mirage, where their win rate is 60% over 15 games. Anubis also remains a strong side for the team (58% win rate).
Eternal Fire is highly likely to ban Ancient, as this map has been banned by them 33 times. In map selection, they rely on their strong statistics, preferring Anubis (20 games, 75% win rate) and Train (3 games, 67% win rate). The most successful maps for Eternal Fire are Anubis (75%) and Train (67%), as well as Nuke and Inferno (63% each). The least successful maps are Mirage and Dust II (56% each).
- Anubis - Eternal Fire's pick
- Ancient - FaZe's pick
- Dust2 - decider
Head-to-Head
The teams have already faced each other this season at IEM Katowice 2025, where Eternal Fire was stronger and managed to win 2-0.
Match Prediction
FaZe remains a strong team, but their instability at IEM Katowice 2025 and the recent loss to Eternal Fire show that they have issues with some opponents. In contrast, the Turkish team demonstrates confident play and good adaptation in crucial matches.
Considering the current form and map statistics, Eternal Fire looks like the favorites. They have strong maps where they win confidently, and Anubis remains their key weapon. If FaZe cannot shut down this pick, their chances of winning drop significantly.
Prediction: Eternal Fire 2-1 FaZe
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 will take place from February 14 to 23 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Sixteen teams are participating in the tournament with a prize pool of $1,250,000. You can follow the event's schedule and results here.
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