G2 vs paiN, head-to-head
G2 and paiN have met 3 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: G2 lead 2 - 1. Latest meeting: Mar 4, 2026 at ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1.
Recent meetings
- Mar 4, 2026: G2 0 - 2 paiN (ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1)
- Feb 16, 2026: G2 2 - 0 paiN (PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026)
- Dec 4, 2025: G2 1 - 0 paiN (StarLadder Budapest Major 2025)
Head-to-head record
Across 3 meetings in the last 12 months, G2 won 2 and paiN won 1, over 5 decided maps.
Opening map
G2 won the first map 2 times and paiN won it 1 time. G2 went on to win both of those series. paiN went on to win that series.
Pistol rounds
G2 won 4 and paiN won 6 of the 10 pistol rounds across the 5 maps with round data, which is 40% to 60%. Overtime pistols are not counted.
Dominance
G2 average 1.4 more rounds per map than paiN across 5 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.
Recency edge
Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 58.1% to G2 and 41.9% to paiN.
Map record in these meetings
- Inferno: G2 1, paiN 1
- Mirage: G2 1, paiN 1
- Dust II: G2 1, paiN 0
Common opponents
Both teams have played 23 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, G2 are 34 - 26 and paiN are 14 - 32.
- Against FURIA: G2 2 - 3, paiN 0 - 4
- Against Aurora: G2 2 - 2, paiN 0 - 3
- Against The MongolZ: G2 1 - 2, paiN 0 - 4
- Against Natus Vincere: G2 3 - 2, paiN 0 - 2
- Against Spirit: G2 0 - 6, paiN 0 - 1
- Against 3DMAX: G2 2 - 1, paiN 2 - 1
- Against Astralis: G2 2 - 1, paiN 1 - 2
- Against BetBoom: G2 3 - 1, paiN 1 - 1
The eight they have played most are listed; 15 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.
Where these teams differ
G2 are strongest on Ancient 71.1% from 38 plays, Inferno 54.5% from 33 plays, Mirage 50% from 38 plays.
Over their last 8 matches G2 faced ranked opposition averaging world number 25.1.
paiN are strongest on Nuke 60.5% from 43 plays, Anubis 54.5% from 11 plays, Dust II 47.1% from 34 plays.
Over their last 8 matches paiN faced ranked opposition averaging world number 76.6.
Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.