The match between Spirit and FaZe in the lower bracket of the BLAST Open Spring 2025 will be crucial for both teams, as a defeat will mean elimination from the tournament. Both teams have already met each other over the past six months, with Spirit winning twice - 2:1 and 2:0. The match will be held in the Bo3 format, and given the intensity of previous meetings, we can expect a fight on three maps.
Current form of the teams
Spirit
Team Spirit has been showing good form lately. They took 3-4 place at ESL Pro League Season 21 and 2nd place at IEM Katowice 2025. The victories over Eternal Fire (2:1) and The MongolZ (2:0) demonstrate their stability at the S-Tier level of tournaments, but the defeats against MOUZ (1-2) and Vitality (0:3) indicate some problems with top opponents.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
March 21 | Spirit | 1 - 2 | MOUZ |
March 19 | Spirit | 2 - 0 | The Huns |
March 15 | Spirit | 1 - 2 | MOUZ |
March 13 | Spirit | 2 - 1 | Eternal Fire |
March 9 | Spirit | 2 - 0 | The MongolZ |
FaZe
FaZe continue to show unstable results, which is evident from their recent performance at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 (4th place) and IEM Katowice 2025 (7-8th place). Wins against SAW (2:0) and Astralis (2:0) indicate high potential, but defeats against Virtus.pro (1-2) and Falcons (0:2) show difficulties with adapting to the opponent's style.
Date | Team | Score | Opponent |
March 21 | FaZe | 2 - 0 | |
March 19 | FaZe | 1 - 2 | |
February 23 | FaZe | 1 - 2 | |
February 22 | FaZe | 0 - 2 | |
February 21 | FaZe | 2 - 0 |
Map Pool
Spirit
Spirit show a strong play on Dust II (83%) and Train (100%), which makes them dangerous on these maps. At the same time, they have difficulties on Inferno (0%) and Anubis (53%), which can be a vulnerability in a match against FaZe.
FaZe
FaZe prefers Inferno (47%) and Mirage (57%), but has poor performance on Train (1 played map) and Dust II (40%). If Spirit can find the right map, FaZe may have serious problems.
Map | Spirit WR | M | B | Last 5 matches (Spirit) | FaZe WR | M | B | Last 5 matches (FaZe) |
Inferno | 0% | 1 | 39 | - | 47% | 15 | 6 | L, L, W, L |
Dust II | 83% | 24 | 2 | W, W, W, W, W | 40% | 15 | 10 | L, L, W, L, L |
Mirage | 67% | 18 | 6 | W, L, W, L, W | 57% | 14 | 7 | L, W, W |
Ancient | 54% | 13 | 6 | W, W, W, L, L | 63% | 19 | 4 | W, W, L, L, L |
Nuke | 56% | 16 | 9 | L, W, W, L, L | 60% | 15 | 10 | W, L, W, W, W |
Anubis | 53% | 15 | 7 | L, W, W, L, W | 50% | 8 | 12 | W, W, L, L, W |
Train | 100% | 3 | 7 | W, W, W | 100% | 1 | 10 | W |
Match Prediction
Considering the current form and mappings of both teams, Spirit look like the favorites of the match. Their stability on Dust II and high level on Mirage give them an advantage over the unstable FaZe. However, FaZe is able to impose a fight on Inferno and Mirage, which can lead to a three-way match. The expected result is a 2-1 victory for Spirit.
Prediction: Spirit win 2-1 against FaZe
BLAST Open Lisbon 2025 takes place from March 19 to 30. The group stage will be held at the BLAST studio in Copenhagen, and the playoffs will take place at the MEO arena in Lisbon, Portugal. For more details on the results and progress of the tournament, follow this link.
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