VERTEX vs. DGG Preview & Prediction- Free 3/15 CS: GO

VERTEX and DGG will cross paths at the Swiss round 2 in the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 this Tuesday. By this time, both teams have a 1-0 record and expect to extend their positive start. The 2022 ESL ANZ Champs is a CSGO online tournament with a prize pool of $14,250. The tournament is organized by ESL Australia and features notable teams from Oceania.

VERTEX Team Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX is ranked 148th in the world ranking. Their last match was at the PGL Major Antwerp Asia-Pacific RMR on March 6, 2022, and VERTEX ESC lost to the Paradox Esports with a score of 1:0. At the group stage of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14, they defeated Dynasty (2:0). Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3rd at the ESEA Premier Season 39 Australia and 3rd at The Insanely Awesome Tournament 2022. The team has attained a win rate of 45.5% over the last 3 months and won 4 out of their last 10 matches.

Map win statistics in the last 3 months show an impressive performance on Inferno (80.0%). On the other hand, the team failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Vertigo (50.0%), Nuke (40.0%), and Overpass (20.0%). Their roster consists of malta (1.03 player rating), apocdud (1.11), pz (1.12), Roflko (1.09), and ADDICT (1.04).

DGG Team Stats and Latest Results

DGG team is ranked 146th in the world ranking. The team is coming for their next matchup on a 2-match win streak and has attained a win rate of 66.7% over the last 3 months. They were part of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Oceania Open Qualifier and finished 5-6th. Additionally, the Australian team is part of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 and won their first match against Sanguine with a score of 2:0.

Map performance in the last 3 months shows that the team has been clinical on Inferno (100.0%), Vertigo (100.0%), and Mirage (75.0%). They managed an average performance on Nuke (50.0%). Their current roster has zeph (1.23 player rating), yourwombat (1.08), mizzy (1.10), gump (1.22), and versa (1.32).

VERTEX vs. DGG H2H Record

The only meeting that took place between the opponents was at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Oceania Open Qualifier and DGG won on Mirage with a score of 16:13.

VERTEX vs. DGG Betting Preview

This match will be played on the best-of-three series. VERTEX has shown a better performance on Inferno, Nuke, and Overpass while DGG leads on Mirage. On the other hand, DGG has shown a better win rate in the past 3 months and has a relatively better roster. Therefore, we are predicting a win for DGG in this meeting but we expect VERTEX to take 1 card.

The Pick: DGG to win/ Over 2.5 maps.