FaZe Clan vs paiN Gaming – 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 CS2 Match

FaZe Clan vs paiN Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 1 - 2 in favour of paiN Gaming and was played on Mar 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 - Stage 2.

Breakdown of the match

• paiN Gaming won Game 1 with 16 -  13 on Nuke
• FaZe Clan won Game 2 with 16 -  13 on Dust II
• paiN Gaming won Game 3 with 13 -  5 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was nqz with 70 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by Snow with 22 assists.

Head-to-head stats

FaZe Clan and paiN Gaming had previously played each other 9 times . FaZe Clan had won 8 times , paiN Gaming had won 1 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Sep 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM in 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 where FaZe Clan won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had a clear favorite in this match, and predicted FaZe Clan to win with 71.2% of the votes in their favor and 28.8% of the votes for paiN Gaming .

Where to watch

The FaZe Clan vs paiN Gaming live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the CS2 match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.