Dire Wolves vs. VERTEX, Preview, & Prediction - Free 6/23 CS: GO

VERTEX was the weaker team at the opening round of the playoffs when they met Paradox. Nevertheless, they managed to win on two cards. They meet Dire Wolves at the upper semi-finals of ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia this Wednesday.

Dire Wolves Stats and Latest Results

Dire Wolves are ranked 75th on the global rankings. They won all their 8 matches at the group stages finishing first in group A. In the round of 16, they defeated Rooster (2-1). Considering other tournaments, they finished 2nd at the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 12 and were awarded $3,904. They were invited to the LPL Pro League Season 7 where they won all matches to emerge first. At the EPIC League Oceania 2021 Open Qualifier 1, they finished 1-4th for a spot at the EPIC League Oceania 2021 and went ahead to finish 4th.

In the last 3 months, Dire Wolves has displayed exceptional performance on Nuke (86.7%), Dust2 (81.8%), Inferno (81.8%), Mirage (60.0%), and Overpass (60.0%). On the other hand, there wasn’t a decent performance on Train (40.0%) and Vertigo (40.0%). They have a relatively new lineup which consists of HaZR (1.26), Liki (1.09), SaVage (1.08), sterling (1.32), and soju_j (1.03).

VERTEX Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX is currently ranked 96th on the global rankings. They have been the luckiest side at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia because they finished third in Group A and managed to win against the favorite Paradox in the opening round of the upper bracket. At the ESEA Premier Season 36 Australia, they were eliminated at the lower bracket, lower semis when they met Dire Wolves. At the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 12, they finished 3-4th and received $1,952. Considering the last 8 matches, they have won 6 matches and lost 2. They have a win rate of 58.3%.

Map statistics over the last 3 months show that they have been impressive on Mirage (75.0%), Vertigo (71.4%), Overpass (70.0%), and Inferno (54.5%). They were average on Nuke (50.0%) but failed to impress on Dust2 (20.0%). They have maintained one lineup since April which consists of BRACE (0.99), pz (1.15), ADDICT (1.06), Roflko (1.08), and apocdud (1.09).

Dire Wolves vs. VERTEX H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show that both teams have met on 4 occasions and Dire Wolves won all matches, including their meeting at EPIC League Oceania.

Dire Wolves vs. VERTEX Betting Preview

This is an interesting matchup and a must-win for both sides. VERTEX was the weaker side at their opening match of the upper bracket but they managed to win. They are meeting a team that has won all matches at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia. The same team eliminated them at the ESEA Premier Season 36 Australia in January. Therefore, we predict Dire Wolves to win this match but VERTEX will snatch one card.

The Pick: Dire Wolves to win/ Over 2.5 maps