VERTEX and Rooster will meet in the grand final of ESL Pro League Season 18: Oceanic Qualifier, where, as strange as it may sound, they will play for a ticket to the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 18.
Let me remind you that Rooster have already played in Malta in spring, but then they didn't show anything and deservedly took the last place. But now it seems to me that VERTEX is the second team of the region after Grayhound Gaming.
This is evidenced by the statistics of face-to-face meetings, and Rooster has a noticeable gap in terms of experience. Therefore, here I would bet on the victory of the VERTEX team.
VERTEX form
The 68th ranked team in the world failed at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Asia RMR, followed by a terrible performance at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, finishing in last place.
However, at the end of the first half of the season VERTEX took the second place at the end of ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 16, having led Grayhound Gaming three times at the championship.
As for the performance here at the ESL Pro League Season 18: Oceanic Qualifier, the Australian team has already outplayed Built For Greatness and Arcade without dropping a single game.
VERTEX's latest results:
- A 1-2 defeat to Rare Atom.
- A 2-0 win over Rooster.
- 1:3 defeat to Grayhound Gaming.
- 16:4 win over Built For Greatness.
- A 2:0 victory over Arcade.
Best VERTEX results:
- Nuke - 100% wins.
- Anubis - 67% wins.
- Inferno - 50% wins.
- Vertigo - 50% of victories.
It should be noted that VERTEX team is not shown on the Ancient map.
Rooster form
The 70th team of the world ranking could not get to ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023, and in qualification for IEM Dallas 2023 again suffered several defeats from VERTEX.
Further the Australian team also did not remember anything within the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 16, where VERTEX similarly Ledgeil.
On the other hand, Rooster had a successful outing at the ESL Pro League Season 18: Oceanic Qualifier, beating Five5 and e-LEMON-ators.
Rooster's latest results:
- A 2-0 win over sunday school.
- A 2-1 win over e-LEMON-ators.
- Defeat by VERTEX with the score 0:2.
- Victory over Five5 with the score 16:14.
- Victory over e-LEMON-ators with the score 2:0.
Best Rooster results:
- Vertigo - 100% wins.
- Inferno - 100% wins.
In turn, Rooster doesn't appear on Overpass and Ancient maps.
Statistics of meetings between VERTEX and Rooster
In the current season the teams have played five meetings:
- VERTEX's 2-0 victory in the closed qualification for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023.
- VERTEX won the closed qualification for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2023 with a score of 2:0.
- VERTEX won the IEM Dallas 2023 Indoor Qualifier with a score of 2:1.
- VERTEX won the closed qualification for IEM Dallas 2023 with a score of 2:1.
- VERTEX won the ESL Australia & NZ Championship Season 16 with a score of 2:0.
I'll note that more often than not, the teams piked the Vertigo card.
Prediction for the match VERTEX - Rooster
What is there to tell? Rooster does not seem to be a team that can suddenly create a miracle. And it is more logical to give such an important championship to VERTEX, which will fail in Malta, but will at least somehow show some fight.
In general, I don't give any chances for Rooster, as the statistics is quite eloquent. Therefore, in this case I would recommend to bet on the victory of the VERTEX team.
