Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Matej Dodig will face off in the qualifications of Wimbledon for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 PM on Court 13. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.5
Matej Dodig -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Matej Dodig
This will be the 2nd time that Nicolai Budkov Kjaer and Matej Dodig fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dodig (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Dodig won 7-6(4) 7-5 in the quarter in the Lugano Challenger back in February 2026.
Highlights Matej Dodig vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer – Lugano Challenger 27-February-2026
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Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
20 - 19win/loss
146
118
WLWWWLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28-28 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 6-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 52-29 | 7-2 | 18-12 | 24-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-11 | 5-5 | 19-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 121 (career-high), Nicolai got to the qualifications after beating Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 6-4 6-7(6) 6-1.
In the qualifications, The Norwegian defeated Lucas Reis Da (6-4 6-76 6-1). During the match, Budkov Kjaer scored 104 points vs Lucas Reis Da’s 80. The Norwegian was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Budkov Kjaer made 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer was very efficient on serve to win 84% (48/57) of his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Budkov Kjaer broke Lucas Reis Da 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Budkov Kjaer has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (98-61). 1-3 on grass in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Budkov Kjaer has an overall4-6 match record in the last 4 years on grass.
Budkov Kjaer’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Thionville Challenger.
Budkov Kjaer has an aggregate 20-19 win-loss record in 2026, 1-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2025. See his history.
Matej Dodig
13 - 13win/loss
174
171
LLWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-20 | 0-4 | 25-11 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-32 | 0-0 | 24-22 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-26 | 14-5 | 30-20 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-16 | 1-2 | 38-12 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 209, Matej reached the qualifications after beating Frederico Ferreira Silva 3-6 7-6(0) 7-6.
In the qualifications against Ferreira Silva, Dodig recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-60 7-6). During the match Dodig scored 110 points vs Ferreira Silva’s 109. The Croatian was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Dodig bagged 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Matej Dodig lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Dodig put 69% of his first serves in, winning 66% (49/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Ferreira Silva 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Matej’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Lugano Challenger and the Zadar Challenger.
The Croatian has an overall 13-13 win-loss record in 2026, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Budkov Kjaer | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 35 |
| Pts | 104-80 | 110-109 |
| Total Points | 184 | 219 |
| Winners | 48 | 49 |
| %Winners | 46% | 45% |
Both Budkov Kjaer and Dodig played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer conceded 1 set, while Matej Dodig lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Budkov Kjaer and Dodig have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Budkov Kjaer played 5 games less than Dodig. The Norwegian scored 48 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian bagged 49 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Budkov Kjaer | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 57/90 | 74/107 |
| %1st in | 63% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 48/57 | 49/74 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 19/33 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 58% |
Budkov Kjaer blasted 3 aces . Dodig struck 9 aces . Budkov Kjaer won 84% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Dodig won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Budkov Kjaer | Dodig |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 44% | 50% |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 |
| Saved | 5 | 2 |
| % Saved | 83% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
Nicolai broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Nicolai conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Dodig conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Budkov Kjaer | |||
| Q1 Lucas Reis Da |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-76 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 104-80 | 104-80 | |
| Total points | 184 | 184 | |
| Winners | 48 | 48 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 57/90 | 57/90 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 48/57 | 48/57 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 19/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Dodig | |||
| Q1 Ferreira Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-60 7-6 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 110-109 | 110-109 | |
| Total points | 219 | 219 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 74/107 | 74/107 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 49/74 | 49/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/33 | 19/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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