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PaiN Gaming vs GamerLegion Tips & Odds – Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025
- PaiN Gaming vs GamerLegion Counter-Strike 2 betting picks for Thursday, January 30, in the lower bracket of the IEM Katowice 2025 Play-In stage (13:30 CET)
- paiN Gaming continues running hot
- GamerLegion are solid but unlikely to stop paiN

IEM Katowice (Getty Images)
PaiN Gaming vs GamerLegion Predictions
PaiN Gaming will face off against GamerLegion on Thursday, January 30, in the second round of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025, when the two Counter-Strike 2 teams will battle it out for an invite to the group stage.
- PaiN Gaming vs GamerLegion Predictions
- Head to Head
- PaiN Gaming Form
- PaiN Gaming Squad & Team News
- GamerLegion Form
- GamerLegion Squad & Team News
Both teams have had an excellent start to the tournament, with paiN Gaming sweeping the floor with Virtus.pro, while GamerLegion bested SAW.
However, while both started the tournament with commanding victories, paiN Gaming’s winning run stretches further, which explains why the Brazilians are expected to do well on Thursday.
GamerLegion are slowly gaining traction, and with time, they should be a competitive team. However, it is hard to doubt paiN Gaming, who’ve looked excellent since the New Year break.
- PaiN Gaming are in excellent form
- GamerLegion are slowly gaining traction
- GL can put up a fight,t but it won’t be enough to stop paiN
Head to Head
PaiN Gaming and GamerLegion have yet to meet this season.
PaiN Gaming Form
PaiN Gaming had a solid run in 2024, but they shifted into a higher gear early into the 2025 season, having already posted very inspiring results.
It has become evident that dav1deuS was a mega signing, who helped paiN Gaming reach new heights. They already made a splash at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025, where paiN defeated FaZe Clan and nearly took down Natus Vincere, and they kept their momentum going into IEM Katowice 2025.
In the first round of action, paiN Gaming humiliated Virtus.pro with 13-8 on Mirage and 13-2 on Dust 2, proving two things – Virtus.pro are very weak and that paiN Gaming’s run at BLAST was not a fluke.
Dav1deuS was again the key player on paiN, posting the server’s highest 1.61 performance rating with 35-27 K/D.
PaiN Gaming Squad & Team News
No new changes for paiN Gaming.
- Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt
- Kaue "kauez" Kaschuk
- Lucas "nqz" Soares
- João "snow" Vinicius
- David "dav1deuS" Tapia
GamerLegion Form
GamerLegion started their IEM Katowice 2025 campaign with a 2-0 victory against SAW, showing some improvement compared to what we saw from them at BLAST Premier.
Still, while GL looked better in the opening round of IEM Katowice 2025, they still have a long way to go, and they’ve not shown enough yet to believe GamerLegion have a realistic chance to compete with the top teams in this stage.
GamerLegion could prove us wrong on Thursday, but considering paiN Gaming’s form, that does not seem likely.
GamerLegion Squad & Team News
No changes for GamerLegion.
- Henrich "sl3nd" Hevesi
- Erik "ztr" Gustafsson
- Sebastian "Tauson" Tauson
- Oldřich "PR" Nový
- Fredrik "REZ" Sterner
Verdict
GamerLegion made some exciting roster changes this offseason, and they appear to be gaining some traction with the new roster. However, they’re not quite there yet, so it is hard to believe they will have an easy time on Thursday.
PaiN Gaming entered 2025 with guns blazing, and they have yet to show any signs of slowing down. They already posted impressive results at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 and added another superb display against Virtus.pro in the first round of IEM Katowice 2025, which is proof enough that paiN are on a roll and will be difficult to stop.
As long as dav1deuS continues playing the way he has this season, paiN Gaming should crush GamerLegion.
PaiN Gaming entered 2025 with guns blazing, and they have yet to show any signs of slowing down. They already posted impressive results at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 and added another superb display against Virtus.pro in the first round of IEM Katowice 2025, which is proof enough that paiN are on a roll and will be difficult to stop.
As long as dav1deuS continues playing the way he has this season, paiN Gaming should crush GamerLegion.
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