Team Spirit and GamerLegion face off in a crucial group stage match at PGL Astana 2025. With Spirit aiming to reaffirm their top-tier status and GamerLegion looking to prove their upset potential, this matchup promises an intense battle. Here’s a breakdown of their form, map pool, and our match prediction.
Current Form of the Teams
Spirit
Team Spirit have played 42 maps over the last three months, winning 28 — a strong record that reflects their continued presence in the HLTV top-2 rankings. In the past month, they competed at BLAST Rivals 2025 Season 1, finishing in 3rd-4th place. However, their recent match results have been mixed: they won only two of their last five games, beating FlyQuest and Wildcard, but falling twice to Vitality and once to Falcons.
GamerLegion
GamerLegion played 58 maps in the last three months and won 31 — a middle-of-the-pack performance. Over the past month, they placed 5th-8th at PGL Bucharest, failed to qualify for the Austin Major (finishing 12th-14th in the RMR), and ended up 5th-6th at IEM Melbourne. In their five most recent matches, they secured three wins against FaZe, Complexity, and 3DMAX — a solid but inconsistent record.
Map Pool Prediction
Based on both teams’ historical tendencies and map win rates, the veto process is likely to unfold as follows:
First Ban:
- Spirit will ban Inferno, which they rarely play.
- GamerLegion will ban Dust2, a strong map for Spirit with an 80% win rate.
Map Picks:
- Spirit are likely to pick Nuke, a map they’ve played frequently with a decent win rate (56%).
- GamerLegion will probably go for Ancient, one of their most played and most successful maps (67% win rate).
Second Ban:
- Spirit may ban Mirage to avoid a comfortable map for GamerLegion.
- GamerLegion might ban Train, given Spirit’s 100% win rate on it.
Decider:
- This would likely leave Anubis as the decider — a map where both teams have solid experience. Spirit boast an 88% win rate here, while GamerLegion have previously won against them on this map.
Head-to-Head Matchups
These two teams met once in the last six months — at IEM Katowice 2025. Spirit came out on top with a 2-1 victory. GamerLegion managed to win Anubis 13:11, but Spirit secured the series overall, showing a slight upper hand in direct competition.
Match Prediction
Spirit come into this match as the favorites based on recent achievements and global ranking. However, their current form is not flawless — with only two wins in their last five matches and some shaky performances. GamerLegion, while not in top shape themselves, have shown flashes of brilliance and are capable of taking maps off strong opponents, as seen in their wins over FaZe and Complexity.
If the decider ends up being Anubis, both teams are well-versed on the map, but Spirit’s higher win rate and past success could give them the edge. Ultimately, this is shaping up to be a close contest, but Spirit’s overall firepower and tactical depth should carry them through.
Prediction: Spirit to win 2-1.
