ATK vs. paiN Gaming Preview & Prediction- Free 5/18 CS: GO
The rivals will cross paths at the group stage (Group A) in the ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America tournament this Wednesday. The 2022 ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America is an online CS: GO league powered by ESEA which also provides a prize pool of $50,000. Group Stage matches will be played in the best-of-three series.
ATK Team Stats and Latest Results
ATK Team is ranked #69 in the world ranking. The South African team has won 1 out of its 2 matches in the group stage of the ongoing ESL NA tournament. The team finished 2nd at the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 2 North America, 1-2nd at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Open Qualifier 2, and 4th at the ESEA Spring 2022 Cash Cup 3 North America. Considering the team’s performance over the past 3 months, the team has managed a 54.5%-win rate and has won 4 out of the last 10 games.
Map performance over the past 3 months shows that their best-played cards are Ancient (85.7%), Mirage (66.7%), and Dust2 (62.5%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Nuke (50.0%), Overpass (44.4%), Inferno (40.0%), and Vertigo (28.6%). The line-up has motm (1.06 player rating), b0denmaster (1.12), MisteM (1.00), Swisher (1.02), and Fadey (1.04).
paiN Gaming Team Stats and Latest Results
paiN Gaming ranks #21 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 21 weeks. The Brazilian team has qualified for this event based on their performance at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 North America. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 7th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Americas RMR, 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 North America Open Qualifier 2, and won the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2022 North America. They attained a 69.2%-win rate and managed 7 wins from the last 10 meetings.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Dust2 (83.3%), Vertigo (80.0%), Nuke (66.7%), and Overpass (57.1%). The team was average on Ancient (50.0%) but failed to impress on Inferno (40.0%), and Mirage (36.4%). Their current line-up has PKL (1.05 player rating), hardzao (1.09), NEKIZ (1.08), nython (1.17), and biguzera (1.15).
ATK vs. paiN Gaming H2H Record
Head-to-head has 3 meetings between the opponents. By this time, paiN Gaming has managed 2 wins while ATK won once. Their last encounter was at the bracket of 2022 Ace North American Masters Spring on April 06, 2022, and paiN won 2:0.
ATK vs. paiN Gaming Betting Preview
paiN Gaming is coming to this matchup on a 5-match win streak while ATK has a 1-match win streak. At the same time, paiN Gaming has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, and Vertigo while ATK leads on Mirage, Inferno, and Ancient. paiN Gaming also has a better roster and for that reason, will win.
The Pick: paiN Gaming to win.
