Imperial vs paiN Academy, head-to-head

Imperial and paiN Academy have met 1 time in the last 12 months of tracked play: Imperial lead 1 - 0. Latest meeting: Aug 25, 2026 at ESL Challenger League Season 52: South America - Cup 1.

Recent meetings

Head-to-head record

Across 1 meeting in the last 12 months, Imperial won 1 and paiN Academy won 0, over 2 decided maps.

Opening map

Imperial won the first map 1 time and paiN Academy won it 0 times. Imperial went on to win that series.

Pistol rounds

Imperial won 3 and paiN Academy won 1 of the 4 pistol rounds across the 2 maps with round data, which is 75% to 25%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

Imperial average 8.5 more rounds per map than paiN Academy across 2 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 100% to Imperial and 0% to paiN Academy.

Map record in these meetings

Common opponents

Both teams have played 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Imperial are 41 - 17 and paiN Academy are 12 - 39.

The eight they have played most are listed; 11 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.

Where these teams differ

Imperial are strongest on Cache 76.9% from 13 plays, Anubis 75% from 16 plays, Nuke 66% from 47 plays.

Over their last 8 matches Imperial faced ranked opposition averaging world number 63.4.

paiN Academy are strongest on Anubis 60% from 25 plays, Mirage 46.5% from 43 plays, Cache 40% from 10 plays.

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.

Imperial match history, paiN Academy match history, team rankings