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H2H, prediction of Jaime Faria vs Felix Balshaw in Lyon with odds, preview, pick | 19th October 2026

PREVIEW. Lyon. Faria and Balshaw will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Grand Prix Auvergne. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Monday the 19th of October

Mark Hall

18 October 2026

Prediction and head to head Jaime Faria vs. Felix Balshaw

Jaime Faria and Felix Balshaw will play each other in the 1^st round of the Grand Prix Auvergne for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on Court 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jaime Faria who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jaime Faria is the pick to win this match.
Jaime Faria -> 1.53
Felix Balshaw -> 2.48

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Prediction and head to head Jaime Faria vs. Felix Balshaw

There is no head to head record between Jaime Faria and Felix Balshaw since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Jaime Faria

50 - 27win/loss

Hard

14-10

I Hard

2-1

Clay

29-14

Grass

5-2

Rank
57

High
56

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2026	50-29	14-10	29-14	2-3	5-2	0-0
2025	25-29	9-6	9-16	2-5	5-2	0-0
2024	53-25	24-5	27-14	2-4	0-2	0-0
2023	49-31	33-17	16-12	0-2	0-0	0-0
2022	43-24	20-12	23-12	0-0	0-0	0-0

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Ranked no. 60 (career-high), Jaime will start his run in Rhone after he played his last match in Shanghai where he lost 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2 to Gea in the 1^st round on the 7^th of October.

Faria has a compiled 50-27 win-loss record in 2026, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Faria’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Sao Paulo Challenger and the Mauthausen Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, The Portuguese has an overall 232-147 record. He has a negative 6-12 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in Rhone

Jaime has never competed in this tournament before.

Rhone

Faria's Record

Felix Balshaw

47 - 20win/loss

Hard

11-8

I Hard

7-4

Clay

29-8

Rank
178

High
178

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2026	48-22	11-8	29-8	8-6	0-0	0-0
2025	33-24	19-13	14-9	0-2	0-0	0-0
2024	10-7	5-5	5-2	0-0	0-0	0-0
2023	2-2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0-0	0-0

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Ranked no. 198, the French player will start his run in Lyon after he played his last match in the Roanne Challenger where he lost 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Brunold in the quarter on the 16^th of October.

Balshaw has an aggregate 47-20 win-loss record in 2026, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Manacor Challenger where he defeated Inaki Montes-De La Torre in the final 3-6 6-2 6-3.

In terms of his career, Felix has an overall 92-53 record. He has a positive 9-8 record on indoor hard courts.

Rhone

Balshaw's Record