Paradox vs. Ground Zero, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/30 CS:GO

Paradox vs. Ground Zero, Preview & Prediction - Free 9/30 CS:GO

Paradox and Ground Zero are fighting for the place in the Upper semis at the LPL Pro League Season 6, and the winner will face a better team from Chiefs vs. Downfall duel. Paradox is a favorite in this Best of 3 encounter and is looking for the sixth consecutive victory over Ground Zero.

Paradox Team Stats and Latest Results

Paradox is in a fantastic form of nine consecutive wins and is currently at the top of the ESEA MDL Season 35 Australia with a 9-0-1 record. They beat ex-Blessed in the previous round of this tournament after coming from behind and are expected to make it to the next round with another victory on Wednesday. Paradox won 12 of the last 14 matches.

During the past three months, Paradox played exceptionally well on Mirage (76.9%) and was decent on Dust2 (60.05) and Vertigo (60.0%), while they didn’t taste victory on Train and were below average on Nuke (33.3%). Paradox is playing with the current lineup since July 2020, which is consisted of rbz (1.07), danger (1.03), ekul (1.26), bedonka (1.11), and Versa (1.07). They appeared together on 45 maps and have a record of 26 wins and 19 losses.

Ground Zero Team Stats and Latest Results

Ground Zero is playing in a hot and cold form lately, but they managed to win five of the previous eight games after losing six in a row. Their last two victories came against Forbidden and LAKERS at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Australia, and they dropped just five rounds in those two wins. Ground Zero lost nine of the last 14 games.

When it comes to the maps in the past three months, Ground Zero is unbeaten on Overpass (three times played) and was above average on Vertigo (66.7%) and Nuke (60.0%), while they failed to impress on Dust2 (33.3%), Inferno (33.3%), and Mirage (28.6%). Ground Zero is playing with a new lineup that played on only 15 maps so far and recorded six wins and nine losses. The team members are BURNRUOk (1.08), Noobster (1.02), Mayker (0.95), Llamas (1.00), and Laes (1.01).

Paradox vs. Ground Zero H2H Record

These rivals have met on 11 occasions before and Paradox is leading the all-time series 7-4. They won five games in a row, including the most recent at the ESEA MDL Season 35 Australia when it was 16-6 on Vertigo.

Paradox vs. Ground Zero Betting Preview

Paradox is red-hot at the moment and they won five straight matches over Ground Zero, so I am backing them to get another victory on Wednesday. Ground Zero’s players still need time to adapt and develop proper chemistry, which is their biggest weakness in this encounter. Feel free to back the favorites, who are also one of the biggest faves to win the tournament.

The Pick: Paradox to win (-179)

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