Dire Wolves vs. Paradox, Preview, & Prediction - Free 7/21 CS: GO
The opponents meet at stage 2 upper semis of the LPL Pro League Season 8. The winner of this match will progress to the third stage playoffs while the loser will be dropped to the lower bracket.
Dire Wolves Team Stats and Latest Results
Dire Wolves is ranked 85th on the global ranking. At the LPL Pro League Season 8, they defeated Animal Squad (2:0) in the opening round. The team was also part of other tournaments where they showed impressive performance. They finished 1-4th at the EPIC League Oceania 2021 Open Qualifier 1, 4th at the EPIC League Oceania 2021, and 3rd at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia. In the last 8 matches, the team won 6 out of their last 8 matches. The team has a win rate of 79.2%.
Map win rate in the last 3 months shows that Dire Wolves has been impressive on Ancient (100.0%), Dust2 (80.0%), Inferno (80.0%), Nuke (76.9%), and Mirage (66.7%). They were average on Overpass (50.0%) but failed to impress on Train (33.3%) and Vertigo (33.3%). The team lineup consists of ap0c (1.39), sterling (1.29), HaZR (1.26), Liki (1.08), and SaVage (1.07).
Paradox Team Stats and Latest Results
Paradox is ranked 99th on the global ranking. They played FURY at the LPL Pro League Season 8 and won 2:0. In this match, they were well prepared on Inferno and Dust2 and won 16:3 & 16:10 respectively. Considering other teams, the team finished 1-2nd at the EPIC League Oceania 2021 Open Qualifier 2, 5-6th at the EPIC League Oceania 2021, and 7-8th at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia. Out of the last 8 matches, they have won 6 and lost 2 matches. Their lineup consists of 61.9%.
Map win statistics in the last 3 months show that Paradox displayed an impressive performance on Mirage (71.4%), Inferno (69.2%), Overpass (66.7%), and Nuke (66.7%). They had an average win rate on Dust2 (50.0%) and Vertigo (50.0%) but failed to impress on Train (0.0%). The team lineup consists of rbz (1.03), zeph (1.19), ekul (1.20), bedonka (1.08), and versa (1.12).
Dire Wolves vs. Paradox H2H Record
There are 11 head-to-head meetings between the two opponents. In all meetings, Dire Wolves won 8 matches while Paradox has 3. The last match was at the LPL Pro League Season 7 and Dire Wolves won 2:1.
Dire Wolves vs. Paradox Betting Preview
In this match, we predict Dire Wolves to win because they have a huge lead on Dust2, Inferno, and Nuke. On the other hand, Paradox has a better performance on Mirage and Overpass. Considering recent matches, Paradox lost to VERTEX and Rooster but the same teams were defeated by Dire Wolves at the ESEA Premier Season 37 Australia. For this reason, we believe Dire Wolves will triumph.
The Pick: Dire Wolves to win.