THUNDERdOWNUNDER is favored to win with odds of 1.65 compared to Ground Zero Gaming at 2.25, thanks to their dominant recent form with 4 wins in the last 5 matches and a superior map win rate of 68% on Dust2 and Mirage in ESL Challenger Oceania Cup. Key player pred from THUNDERdOWNUNDER has a 1.25 HLTV rating over the past month, outpacing GZG's top fragger with DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match starts at 10:00 AM AEDT on February 22, 2026, which is 11:00 PM UTC on February 21, at the ESL Challenger Oceania Cup online event.

This Counter-Strike 2 match is an online LAN-style event for the ESL Challenger Oceania Cup with no physical stadium; it's streamed globally from Sydney servers with a virtual capacity for thousands of viewers worldwide.

THUNDERdOWNUNDER is predicted to win with moneyline odds of 1.65, supported by their 75% win rate as favorites this season and GZG's struggles on Inferno where they've lost 3 straight series. Expect a 2-1 victory for THUNDERdOWNUNDER given their economy management edge in recent BO3 matches.

In their last 5 head-to-head matches, THUNDERdOWNUNDER leads 3-2 over Ground Zero Gaming, with an average map score of 13-10 in their favor. THUNDERdOWNUNDER won the most recent encounter 2-0 on January 15, 2026, dominating Nuke with 16-8.