Sprout and paiN Gaming will compete for the right to be eliminated from IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In. There is no other way to describe this confrontation, since both teams are unlikely to seriously compete in the fight for a slot at the group stage.
At the same time, Sprout just had a disgusting start in the championship, having managed to take only three rounds in the game with Heroic. In turn, the Brazilians managed to sweat with MOUZ, at some point even pretending to win.
But, as often happens, paiN Gaming did not have enough experience and ideas, because in general the team looked interesting, with the exception of the ending. And if the Brazilian team does not want to fly out on the first day, then they must deal with an obvious representative of TIER-2.
Sprout form
The 32nd team of the world ranking at the end of last month visited the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference and ESL Challenger League Season 41 Europe, where they did not succeed.
Well, then the Danish-German team took part in the ESL Challenger Valencia 2022 at DreamHack, where, although they reached the semifinals, they still did not show anything interesting.
As for the start at IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In, here Sprout naturally got defeated by Heroic, having come up with nothing at all in defense. Honestly, after this, I want to quickly say goodbye to a team that is not capable of fighting at the TIER-1 level.
Latest Sprout results:
- Victory over FURIA with a score of 16:10.
- Lost to the Outsiders with a score of 8:16.
- Victory over 00NATION with a score of 2:0.
- Defeated by Movistar Riders with a score of 0:2.
- Lost to Heroic with a score of 3:16.
Best Sprout cards:
- Inferno - 83% of wins.
- Vertigo - 57% of wins.
- Overpass - 50% of wins.
- Nuke - 50% win rate.
- Ancient - 50% win rate.
At the same time, the Danish-German team has recently abandoned the Mirage card.
form paiN Gaming
The 30th team of the world ranking last month managed to visit the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2022 in Lisbon, where, frankly, they failed. Yes, the Brazilian team managed to compete with Vitality, randomly taking the Dust 2 card. Well, paiN Gaming didn’t go further anyway, so we shouldn’t stop there.
Next, the Brazilian team took over the ESL Challenger League Season 41 North America, which, to be honest, also does not deserve attention.
Well, at the start of IEM Cologne 2022 Play-In, the team lost to MOUZ, although they were ahead on the Nuke map for a long time. But if the Brazilians show character, they can try to stay in the championship, because the opponent, as practice shows, is not the most difficult.
paiN Gaming latest results:
- Victory over Mythic with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over EG.CD with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ATK with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over ATK with a score of 3:0.
- Defeated by MOUZ with a score of 16:19.
The best paiN Gaming cards:
- Overpass - 80% of wins.
- Vertigo - 79% of wins.
- Dust 2 - 75% win rate.
- Ancient - 75% of wins.
- Nuke - 71% of wins.
- Inferno - 56% of wins.
At the same time, the Brazilian team continues to refuse the Mirage card.
Sprout vs paiN Gaming Statistics
The teams have not met before.
Prediction for Sprout vs paiN Gaming
It can be said that Sprout closed the Brazilians from 00NATION and FURIA twice in Valencia, but for me this team still does not seem to be consistent in the sense that it often fails in terms of ideas. Go shoot, sorry, maybe paiN Gaming.
In turn, the Brazilian team got off to a good start in the championship in terms of the game, even if the result was not set. But if the guys try to play default, they will definitely cause problems for the opponent. Well, Sprout, given the meeting with Heroic, seems too disassembled.
Therefore, here I would recommend betting on paiN Gaming to win.
