Natus Vincere vs paiN, head-to-head

Natus Vincere and paiN have met 2 times in the last 12 months of tracked play: Natus Vincere lead 2 - 0. Latest meeting: Aug 28, 2026 at BLAST Open Fall 2026.

Recent meetings

• Aug 28, 2026: Natus Vincere 2 - 0 paiN (BLAST Open Fall 2026)
• Dec 5, 2025: Natus Vincere 1 - 0 paiN (StarLadder Budapest Major 2025)

Head-to-head record

Across 2 meetings in the last 12 months, Natus Vincere won 2 and paiN won 0, over 3 decided maps.

Opening map

Natus Vincere won the first map 2 times and paiN won it 0 times. Natus Vincere went on to win both of those series.

Pistol rounds

Natus Vincere won 1 and paiN won 5 of the 6 pistol rounds across the 3 maps with round data, which is 16.7% to 83.3%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

Natus Vincere average 3.7 more rounds per map than paiN across 3 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 Natus Vincere and 0% to paiN.

Map record in these meetings

• Dust II: Natus Vincere 1, paiN 0
• Mirage: Natus Vincere 1, paiN 0
• Nuke: Natus Vincere 1, paiN 0

Common opponents

Both teams have played 21 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, Natus Vincere are 38 - 24 and paiN are 10 - 32.

• Against The MongolZ: Natus Vincere 5 - 1, paiN 0 - 4
• Against Aurora: Natus Vincere 5 - 1, paiN 0 - 3
• Against FURIA: Natus Vincere 1 - 4, paiN 0 - 4
• Against B8: Natus Vincere 5 - 0, paiN 2 - 1
• Against G2: Natus Vincere 2 - 3, paiN 1 - 2
• Against 3DMAX: Natus Vincere 2 - 1, paiN 2 - 1
• Against Astralis: Natus Vincere 1 - 1, paiN 1 - 2
• Against FaZe: Natus Vincere 2 - 1, paiN 2 - 0

The eight they have played most are listed; 13 further shared opponents are counted in the combined record above but not shown.

Where these teams differ

Natus Vincere are strongest on Ancient 70% from 30 plays, Mirage 56.1% from 41 plays, Dust II 54.8% from 31 plays.

Over their last 8 matches Natus Vincere faced ranked opposition averaging world number 15.9.

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.

Natus Vincere match history, paiN match history, team rankings