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Predictions
07:24, 07.04.2025
FaZe Clan and paiN Gaming will meet in one of the group stage matches of PGL Major Bucharest 2025. The two teams have already met twice in the last six months, with one victory for each of them: first, FaZe won 2:1, and then paiN took revenge with a score of 2:0. Now, the Bo3 format match within the Swiss system could be decisive for the next round. An equal fight is expected, both teams are 0-1.
Current form of the teams
FaZe Clan
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
April 6 | FaZe | 1 - 2 | Astralis |
March 23 | FaZe | 0 - 2 | Spirit |
March 21 | FaZe | 2 - 0 | Astralis |
March 19 | FaZe | 1 - 2 | Virtus.pro |
February 23 | FaZe | 1 - 2 | Astralis |
paiN Gaming
paiN also does not shine with results: 4 defeats in the last 5 meetings. The team looked weak in the matches against Eternal Fire and G2 and NAVI, but won GamerLegion. At the same time, paiN have a good history of playing against FaZe and are able to impose a fight on selected maps.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
April 6 | paiN | 1 - 2 | Aurora |
March 10 | paiN | 0 - 2 | Eternal Fire |
March 9 | paiN | 0 - 2 | NAVI |
March 8 | paiN | 2 - 1 | GamerLegion |
March 7 | paiN | 0 - 2 | G2 |
Map Pool
FaZe have a high winrate only on Ancient (67%), where they regularly show a solid game. Other maps look very unstable: Mirage (58%), Inferno (33%), Anubis, and Nuke have 50-53% WR, while Dust II has only 43%. This mappool does not allow FaZe to dominate confidently, and they are often punished for their weaknesses.
paiN, on the other hand, show a strong performance on Mirage (63% ) and Train (71%), where the team feels confident. Problems arise on Dust II (45%) and Inferno (29%), although the map looks decent in general, the results of recent matches show otherwise.
Map | FaZe WR | M | B | Last 5 matches FaZe | paiN WR | M | B | Last 5 matches paiN |
Train | 50% | 2 | 10 | W, L | 0% | 3 | 14 | L, L, L |
Ancient | 67% | 18 | 3 | W, L, L, L, L | 100% | 1 | 35 | - |
Anubis | 50% | 8 | 10 | W, L, L, W, L | 40% | 5 | 16 | L, L, W |
Nuke | 53% | 15 | 9 | L, W, W, W, L | 58% | 19 | 7 | W, L, W, L, L |
Mirage | 58% | 12 | 7 | L, W, W | 63% | 24 | 6 | L, L, W, W, L |
Inferno | 33% | 12 | 7 | L, W, L | 29% | 17 | 10 | L, L, L, L, W |
Dust II | 43% | 14 | 10 | W, L, L, W | 45% | 20 | 4 | W, W, L, W, L |
Match prediction.
Both teams have problems with results, but paiN look a bit more confident at the moment, especially at the mapped level. FaZe can take the map if they manage to pick Ancient or Nuke, but in general, the team looks unbalanced. An equal fight is expected on the three maps, but the advantage in adaptation and forms gives paiN a chance to win, although FaZe's experience may play a key role.
The expected result is a 2-1 victory for FaZe.
PGL Bucharest 2025 takes place from April 6 to 13. The entire tournament is held in Bucharest, Romania, at the PGL Studio. Participants are competing for a prize pool of $625,000. You can follow the results and progress of the tournament via this link.
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