VERTEX vs. Antic Preview & Prediction- Free 4/15 CS: GO

The opponents will cross paths at the semi-final of the LPL Pro League Season 10 tournament this Saturday. The LPL Pro League is an online CSGO tournament featuring teams in the Oceania region and a prize pool of $7,217. This is the third stage (playoffs) of the tournament and is played the single-elimination best-of-three series, except for the Grand final which is a best-of-five.

VERTEX ESC Team Stats and Latest Results

VERTEX ESC is ranked #140 in the world ranking. The Australian team was invited to this event based on their performance at LPL Pro League Season 9. So far, the team has won all their 2 matches and is one step away from the grand finale. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 3rd at The Insanely Awesome Tournament 2022 and 5-6th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Asia RMR Oceania Open Qualifier. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament and has won 3 out of their 4 matches in the group play. Meanwhile, they hold a win rate of 58.3% and won 6 out of their last 10 matches.

Map performance in the past 3 months shows an excellent performance on Inferno (100.0%-win rate) and Vertigo (100.0%). On the flip-side, they failed to impress on Mirage (50.0%), Dust2 (50.0%), Overpass (33.3%), and Nuke (25.0%). The team has a line-up that consists of malta (1.13 player rating), BRACE (1.02), apocdud (1.10), pz (1.13), and Roflko (1.10).

Antic Esports Team Stats and Latest Results

Antic Esports is ranked #164 in the world ranking. The team qualified for the ongoing tournament based on their performance in the 9th Season. So far, they have defeated 1620 Kings (2:0) in the upper bracket (opening round), lost to ex-8Ballers (2:1), then bounced back to defeat Nut-E (2:0) in the lower semi-finals. The team is also part of the ongoing ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 14 tournament and has won 2 out of their 3 matches in the Group play. ANTIC has a win rate of 66.67% from their last 10 matches.

Map win statistics in the past 3 months show an impressive win rate on Vertigo (100.0%), Ancient (100.0%), Mirage (66.7%), and Inferno (66.7%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Overpass (50.0%) and Nuke (25.0%). The team’s line-up consists of SkulL (1.10 player rating), ObZen (1.08), rekonz (1.09), damyo (0.97), and Fiend (1.04).

VERTEX vs. Antic H2H Record

Head-to-head has 5 meetings between the opponents and VERTEX won in all the matches. Their last match took place at The Insanely Awesome Tournament 2022 on February 19, 2022.

VERTEX vs. Antic Betting Preview

VERTEX ESC is the favorite in this matchup based on the fact that they lead on the maps, has a better ranking, and a relatively better roster. VERTEX leads on Mirage, Inferno, Overpass, and Vertigo while Antic Esports has a slight advantage on Nuke. Therefore, it would be wise to bet on a win for VERTEX ESC.

The Pick: VERTEX to win.