Yi Zhou and Tiago Pereira will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Pozoblanco Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:30 pm on PISTA 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yi Zhou who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yi Zhou is the pick to win this match.
Yi Zhou -> 1.51
Tiago Pereira -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Yi Zhou vs. Tiago Pereira
This will be the 2nd time that Yi Zhou and Tiago Pereira clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Pereira (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Pereira won 3-6 7-6(3) 10-7 in the quarter in M25 Vale do Lobo back in 2025.
Yi Zhou
18 - 16win/loss
273
217
LWWLLLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21-20 | 13-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-27 | 25-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-25 | 29-23 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-17 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 236, the Chinese got to the 2nd round after defeating Stefan Kozlov 6-3 3-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Yi defeated Kozlov (6-3 3-6 6-4). During the match, Zhou scored 99 points vs Kozlov’s 97. Yi was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhou blasted 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Yi Zhou lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zhou put 57% of his first serves in, winning 63% (40/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (24/48) on the 2nd serve. Yi broke Kozlov 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Zhou has a weak record in the last 5 years having won 49% of his matches (83-85). 10-9 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Zhou has an overall74-72 match record in the last 5 years on hard.
Zhou’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Phan Thiet 2 Challenger.
Zhou has a composed 18-15 win-loss record in 2026, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger
Yi has never competed in this tournament before.
Tiago Pereira
24 - 22win/loss
332
260
LLWWLWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-32 | 20-12 | 18-15 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 54-41 | 30-15 | 20-23 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-36 | 42-27 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 57-43 | 53-37 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-13 | 20-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 379, Pereira reached the 2nd round after defeating Miguel Tobon 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3.
In the 1st round, Pereira defeated Tobon (6-4 6-77 6-3). During the match Pereira scored 99 points vs Tobon’s 88. Pereira was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Pereira made 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Tiago Pereira was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (49/62) of his 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Portuguese broke Tobon 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
The Portuguese’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Loule.
Pereira has an overall 23-22 win-loss record in 2026, 15-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhou | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 32 |
| Pts | 99-97 | 99-88 |
| Total Points | 196 | 187 |
| Winners | 40 | 49 |
| %Winners | 40% | 49% |
Both Zhou and Pereira played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Yi Zhou surrendered 1 set, while Tiago Pereira dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhou and Pereira have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Zhou played 4 games less than Pereira. Yi scored 40 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese bagged 49 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhou | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 64/112 | 62/97 |
| %1st in | 57% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 40/64 | 49/62 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 24/48 | 20/35 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 57% |
Zhou scored 3 aces . Pereira scored 3 aces . Zhou won 63% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Pereira won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhou | Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 |
| Saved | 6 | 0 |
| % Saved | 60% | 0% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Zhou broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Chinese surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhou | |||
| R1 Kozlov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 99-97 | 99-97 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 64/112 | 64/112 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 40/64 | 40/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/48 | 24/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Pereira | |||
| R1 Tobon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-77 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 99-88 | 99-88 | |
| Total points | 187 | 187 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 62/97 | 62/97 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 49/62 | 49/62 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/35 | 20/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Pozoblanco Challenger
- Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Pablo Perez NavarroPerez Navarro (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Dominik PalanPalan – Vadym UrsuUrsu (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Maximus JonesJones (6-2 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Izan Almazan ValienteAlmazan Valiente – Alastair GrayGray (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Alejo Sanchez QuilezSanchez Quilez – Pavel LagutinLagutin (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Aziz OuakaaOuakaa – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (7-64 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Antoine GhibaudoGhibaudo – Luca CastelnuovoCastelnuovo (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Yanki ErelErel – Luka PavlovicPavlovic (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Yi ZhouZhou – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Dan AddedAdded – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Ivan IvanovIvanov – Massimo GiuntaGiunta (7-65 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Akira SantillanSantillan – Alejandro Lopez EscribanoLopez Escribano (3-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Tiago PereiraPereira – Miguel TobonTobon (6-4 6-77 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Cyril VandermeerschVandermeersch (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Paul InchauspeInchauspe – Hamish StewartStewart (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Chris RodeschRodesch – Mert AlkayaAlkaya (7-69 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Yi ZhouZhou – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Dan AddedAdded – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Maximus JonesJones (6-2 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Aziz OuakaaOuakaa – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (7-6(4) 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Akira SantillanSantillan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dan AddedAdded – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chris RodeschRodesch – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
