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Ground Zero vs Off Chops: CS2 match prediction, odds and preview · DFRAG Invitational 2026

Ground Zero
World #143 · 44-36
VS
2026-10-26 03:00 UTC
DFRAG Invitational 2026 · Best of 3
Off Chops
World #142 · 3-3
DFRAG Invitational 2026 · Best of 3
48%
Win probability
52%
26%
3.481.25Market · 1 booksBookmakerGROOFFGGBet3.481.25
74%
The call

Too close to call. Our model has it 48–52. Bookmakers lean Off Chops at 74%. Strength slightly favours Ground Zero, form clearly favours Off Chops, firepower clearly favours Off Chops, head-to-head slightly favours Off Chops.

Likely mapsNuke · Dust2 · Inferno

Firepower

roster ratings

Ground Zero · avg 1.13 · star gap +0.2iStar gap: the best player rates 0.2 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
sliimey★1.2986.476.9%56%1.33
hazr0.997772.4%64%1.15
vision171.370.2%60%1.06
apocdud0.9570.770.8%42%1.05
Omichella0.9469.871.6%57%1.04

Off Chops · avg 1.15 · star gap +0.23iStar gap: the best player rates 0.23 above the team average. A big gap means the team leans on one star; a small one means the firepower is spread out.

PlayerK-DADRKASTHSRating
dexter★1.2288.173.3%56%1.38
Liazz1.1785.474%52%1.32
Gratisfaction1.277.272.2%34%1.19
viridian0.7658.572.4%45%0.95
damyo0.8168.569.6%56%0.9

Recent form

Head-to-head

past meetings & common opponents

Map lab

Ground Zero51%to win the Bo3 · most likely Ground Zero 2-1
If the veto goes
Ground Zero 51%how the series ends49% Off Chops
22%2-029%
30%2-120%
Map 1NukeGround Zero pick
Ground Zero45%26-15vsOff Chops55%2-0
63%Win100%
61%CT79%
46%T63%
49%Pistol100%
83%Conv100%
Map 2Dust2Off Chops pick
Ground Zero48%15-23vsOff Chops52%2-3
39%Win40%
46%CT59%
48%T45%
46%Pistol40%
86%Conv100%
Map 3Infernodecider
Ground Zero60%20-13vsOff Chops40%1-2
61%Win33%
51%CT64%
52%T42%
50%Pistol50%
84%Conv100%

Pistol, eco & sides

who wins pistols, what happens next, which side each team owns

CT side / T side rounds won on that side · Pistol opening pistol rounds won · After win won the round right after taking the pistol · After loss won the round right after losing it. Colour is the value against the league average on that map: above average below, and the tick marks the average.

Ground ZeroNukeOff Chops
61%CT side79%
46%T side63%
49%Pistol100%
83%After win100%
17%After loss–
Ground ZeroDust2Off Chops
46%CT side59%
48%T side45%
46%Pistol40%
86%After win100%
15%After loss17%
Ground ZeroInfernoOff Chops
51%CT side64%
52%T side42%
50%Pistol50%
84%After win100%
19%After loss67%
Pistol rounds48% · 55% · Off Chops win more of them, a small head start
After a won pistol84% · 100% · Off Chops keep the momentum more often
After a lost pistol17% · 33% · Off Chops fight back and win the next round more often

Projected veto

likely picks & bans
ihow this projection works

A hypothetical veto for this matchup, projected from how each team has picked and banned before (Bo3, Ground Zero vetoes first). It's a guide to the likely map pool and each side's win% on those maps, not a guarantee: teams adapt to the opponent and the event.

Neither side's habitual bans cleanly remove the other's best maps, so the veto could realistically go several ways.
MapGROOFF
CacheGRO bann/a0g100%1-0
Ground Zero on Cache
no recent maps
Off Chops on Cache
WRooster13–25d ago
MirageOFF ban55%12-10n/a0g
NukeGRO pick63%26-15100%2-0
Dust2OFF pick39%15-2340%2-3
AncientGRO ban43%3-40%0-1
AnubisOFF ban43%15-200%0-1
Infernodecider61%20-1333%1-2
Each team's usual first ban: Ground Zero Ancient · Off Chops Mirage.

Mentality & map flow

comebacks, blown leads
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Ground Zero

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i34/92 (37%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 92 maps they won, 34 (37%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 37% of their wins were comebacks, not 37% of all games.vs ArcadeNukefrom 11 downvs 11minsDust2from 9 downvs THUNDER dOWNUNDERNukefrom 8 downvs LFO 8Ancientfrom 8 downvs THUNDER dOWNUNDERAnubisfrom 6 down
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i20/87 (23%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 87 maps they lost, 20 (23%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs AbyssalOverpassled 8 · lost 8-13vs THUNDER dOWNUNDERDust2led 7 · lost 10-13vs THUNDER dOWNUNDERNukeled 5 · lost 20-22vs AbyssalDust2led 5 · lost 12-16vs MindfreakInfernoled 4 · lost 7-13
Biggest comebackifrom 11 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.vs ArcadeNukefrom 11 down · won 13-3
Biggest lead blowni8 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs AbyssalOverpassled 8 · lost 8-13
Avg map margini5.9 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi27% · 17Close maps (≤3) · OT27% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 17 went to overtime.vs UndergroundMirage16-13vs MindfreakMirage19-15vs RoosterNuke16-14vs THUNDER dOWNUNDERAnubis19-16vs THUNDER dOWNUNDERNuke20-22

Off Chops

Comebacks (won from 3+ down)i0/6 (0%)Comebacks (won from 3+ down)Of the 6 maps they won, 0 (0%) were won after trailing by 3+ rounds. So 0% of their wins were comebacks, not 0% of all games.none in the sample
Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)i2/7 (29%)Leads blown (lost from 3+ up)Of the 7 maps they lost, 2 (29%) were lost after leading by 3+ rounds: leads they threw away.vs FlyQuestInfernoled 6 · lost 16-19vs NEXVOIDInfernoled 4 · lost 9-13
Biggest comebackifrom 1 downBiggest comebackLargest deficit erased to win a map.none in the sample
Biggest lead blowni6 roundsBiggest lead blownLargest lead held and still lost.vs FlyQuestInfernoled 6 · lost 16-19
Avg map margini5.8 roundsAvg map marginAverage round difference across maps.
Close maps (≤3) · OTi31% · 2Close maps (≤3) · OT31% of their maps were decided by ≤3 rounds (nailbiters); 2 went to overtime.vs FlyQuestInferno16-19vs NEXVOIDDust217-19

Ground Zero vs Off Chops FAQ

Who is favored to win Ground Zero vs Off Chops?

Off Chops are favored with a 52% model win probability, and are the bookmakers' favorite too.

What are the betting odds for Ground Zero vs Off Chops?

Bookmakers price Ground Zero at 3.48 and Off Chops at 1.25 (implied 26% vs 74%).

When do Ground Zero and Off Chops play?

Ground Zero vs Off Chops is scheduled for 2026-10-26 03:00 UTC at DFRAG Invitational 2026.