G2 Esports vs paiN Gaming – 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 CS2 Match

G2 Esports vs paiN Gaming Counter-Strike 2 match ended 0 - 2 in favour of paiN Gaming and was played on Mar 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1 - Stage 1.

Breakdown of the match

• paiN Gaming won Game 1 with 16 -  14 on Inferno
• paiN Gaming won Game 2 with 16 -  12 on Mirage

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was vsm with 47 kills.
• Most assists for the match were made by biguzera with 18 assists.

Head-to-head stats

G2 Esports and paiN Gaming had previously played each other 5 times . G2 Esports had won 5 times , paiN Gaming had won 0 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on Feb 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM in 2026 ESL Pro League Season 23 where G2 Esports won 2 - 0 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted G2 Esports to win with 79.8% of the votes in their favor and 20.2% of the votes for paiN Gaming .

Where to watch

The G2 Esports 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.