VERTEX vs. AVANT, Preview & Prediction - Free 10/1 CS:GO

AVANT is an absolute favorite in the final game of the quarter-final at the LPL Pro League Season 6 when they take on VERTEX on Thursday, while they are also one of the biggest favorites to win the tournament. The winner of this match will face a better team from a clash between Rooster and Fenrir in the semi-final.

VERTEX Team Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX was in fine form of three consecutive wins, and they beat Orgless in straight maps in that span to make it to the quarter-final at the LPL Pro League Season 6. However, VERTEX suffered a pair of defeats to ORDER and Caught off Guard at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Australia, where they are currently in the playoff picture with a 5-5 record. VERTEX won six of the previous 11 matches.

When it comes to the maps in the last three months, VERTEX was invincible on Train (played once) and Overpass (played twice), but those are the only maps with over 50.0% win rate for them. On the other hand, they are below average on Dust2 (25.0%) and Inferno (44.4%). VERTEX is playing with a new lineup since September 2020, and it appeared on only 12 maps with a current record of seven wins and five losses. The team members are BRACE (1.00) rating, tensai (1.03), pz (1.10), Roflko (1.09), and ADDICT (1.06).

AVANT Team Stats and Latest Results

AVANT is in an excellent form of eight victories in nine games as their only loss in this period came to ORDER at the ESL Pro League Season 12 Oceania. Still, AVANT will have a chance to get revenge for that defeat when the two sides meet in the Consolidation final on Monday, while Renegades are awaiting for a better team from that match in the Grand final. AVANT won ten of the last 12 games.

In the past three months, AVANT didn’t suffer a defeat on Overpass (played once), and played well on Train (60.0%), Dust2 (58.3%), and Inferno (57.1%), while they were below average only on Nuke (44.4%). AVANT is playing with the current lineup since August 2020 and has a record of 24 wins and 19 losses on 43 maps. The lineup consists of ap0c (1.09), HUGHMUNGUS (0.98), sterling (1.20), BL1TZ (1.05), and HaZR (1.11).

VERTEX vs. AVANT H2H Record

These rivals have met just once before, and AVANT won that clash 16-6 at the ESEA MDL Season 34 Australia with a comfortable victory on Inferno.

VERTEX vs. AVANT Betting Preview

It would be a complete surprise if AVANT loses this game because the bookmakers see them as one of the biggest favorites to win the tournament. I also think they will get a win with no trouble, but betting on AVANT is out of the question due to very low odds. The markets on this match are not quite attractive, and that’s why I am going with AVANT to cover -1.5 handicap. The odds are not great, but there is a little chance they will drop a map against VERTEX.

The Pick: AVANT -1.5 (-278)

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