Paradox vs. VERTEX Preview & Prediction- Free 3/24 CS: GO

We are expecting an entertaining matchup when the opponents cross paths at the Swiss round 3 in the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament this Thursday. By this time, both teams have won their first 2 matches and the winner of this duel will automatically book a spot in the playoffs. The prize pool of this event adds up to $14,250 and the winner will be awarded $5,701 plus a spot at the EPL S16 Conference. The upcoming match will be played in the best-of-three series.

Paradox Team Stats and Latest Results

Paradox Esports is ranked #119 in the world ranking. At the Swiss round of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament, the team has defeated Hysteria (2:0) and Overt (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, the team finished 4th at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Australia, 2nd at The Insanely Awesome Tournament 2022, and 2nd at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Oceania Open Qualifier. Paradox Esports has cumulatively earned $25,416 prize money and $9,623 in the year 2021. Over the last 3 months, they have attained a win rate of 72.7% and won 7 out of their last 10 games.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that their best-played maps are Vertigo (100.0%), Mirage (75.0%), Nuke (71.4%), and Overpass (66.7%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%) and Dust2 (33.3%). Their current line-up includes dangeR (1.06 player rating), chelleos (1.24), DannyG (1.13), asap (1.04), and TjP (0.93).

VERTEX Team Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX is ranked #164 in the global ranking. The team has also won their first 2 matches at the ongoing ESL ANZ tournament and is 1 match away from the playoffs. Their last match took place at the ESL ANZ tournament on March 15 and they defeated DGG Esports with a score of 2:1. They finished 3rd at both the ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 Oceania Closed Qualifier, ESEA Premier Season 39 Australia, and The Insanely Awesome Tournament 2022. The Australian Esports team is also part of the ongoing LPL Pro League Season 10. They won 4 out of their last 10 matches and hold a win rate of 50.0%.

Considering their performance on the maps over the past 3 months, their best-played maps are Inferno (100.0%) and Mirage (60.0%). On the other hand, they were dismal on Nuke (0.0%) and Overpass (0.0%). Their line-up consists of malta (1.06 player rating), HUGHMUNGUS (0.97), apocdud (1.07), pz (1.12), and Roflko (1.07).

Paradox vs. VERTEX H2H Record

Head-to-head statistics show 10 meetings and the advantage of these encounters goes to the VERTEX team which has won 7 times. Paradox has won on 3 occasions including their last clash at the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp Asia-Pacific RMR where they won 1:0.

Paradox vs. VERTEX Betting Preview

Based on the existing stats, there is no doubt that Paradox is doing well and has won over 70% of their recent matches. On the other hand, team VERTEX has attained a 40%-win rate from their last 10 games. Out of their first 2 matches at the ongoing ESL ANZ tournament, VERTEX has lost 1 map to DGG Esports while Paradox Esports won 2:0 in both matches. Additionally, Paradox has an advantage on 4 maps while VERTEX leads in only 1 card. Therefore, we are predicting a win for Paradox in this matchup.

The Pick: Paradox to win.