Paper Rex vs G2: Valorant Radiant International 2025 betting odds, tips

Hannan Mundia Published 19/12/2025

After narrowly qualifying for the 2025 Valorant Radiant International playoffs, G2 Esports will play against Paper Rex to determine which team moves on to the semifinals.

The Valorant Radiant International 2025 tournament has been fairly surprising so far. Some powerhouse teams have failed to showcase the same performance that helped them succeed this year, while it already looks like other teams are using this tournament to get out of their slumps. G2 and Paper Rex both struggled to impress in the ranking stage, but have a chance to change that narrative in the playoffs.

Paper Rex vs G2 Esports match overview

• Tournament: Valorant Radiant International 2025
• Stage: Playoffs
• Game: Valorant
• Format: Best-of-three

Betting tip: Paper Rex’s recent consistently strong performance in series play could help it to win two games here in a sweep.

Our Paper Rex vs G2 Esports pick: Total maps to be less than 2.5 @ 1.82.

Paper Rex vs G2 Esports match analysis

Paper Rex’s performance this year was fairly strong. The team won Masters Toronto and performed well at the Champions event, placing in the top four. By contrast, G2’s performance has been on a constant decline through 2025, with the team’s international performance leaving much to be desired. In particular, Trent hasn’t been able to make a positive impact on his team despite his status as an initiator.

Paper Rex team at Valorant Radiant International 2025 – Image credit: Paper Rex

Both teams performed relatively poorly in the ranking stage, and G2 beat Paper Rex in the tiebreaker skirmish. But looking at the team’s recent matches, Paper Rex better shines in prolonged series play, letting its players play more freely and take greater risks. Thanks to this, there’s a good chance that Paper Rex may win two games with more room to play its preferred style. Taking the under on 2.5 total maps seems like a good idea here, especially considering the higher potential payout relative to other options.

The overall odds of both teams winning are very close, making the match result a real coin toss on paper.

While Paper Rex has a better chance of coming out on top, it also wouldn’t be too surprising if G2 wins the pistol rounds of both games. The team’s performance in pistol rounds has always been spot-on, and relying on that consistency to come into play here may lead to a solid return.

Key stats

Paper Rex vs G2 Esports betting odds snapshot

Valorant betting odds via GG.BET as of December 19, 2025, @ 11:42 am ET.

Paper Rex vs G2 Esports betting picks & predictions

Just looking at the ongoing event, these two teams have been fairly close in skill. But Paper Rex’s more consistent performance in longer series play, paired with the team’s recent strong finishes in international tournaments, makes it the team to side with.

Best picks

• Total maps under 2.5 @ 1.82: Paper Rex has been performing very well recently and could find its way to a sweep here.
• G2 to have a 2-0 pistol round score @ 3.49: G2 is known for having dominating pistol rounds, suggesting it may win every pistol round in the match.

Paper Rex vs G2 Esports prediction

Our Paper Rex vs G2 Esports prediction: Paper Rex to win 2-0 @ 1.78 odds at GG.Bet.

Feature image credit: G2 Esports

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