Vitaliy Sachko and Altug Celikbilek will face off in the qualifications of the Sofia Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:30 am on SOFIA HALL 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vitaliy Sachko who should win in 3 sets.
Vitaliy Sachko -> 1.615
Altug Celikbilek -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Vitaliy Sachko vs. Altug Celikbilek
This will be the 4th time that Vitaliy Sachko and Altug Celikbilek clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sachko (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Sachko won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Lugano Challenger back in March 2023.
Vitaliy Sachko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42-32 | 3-4 | 24-16 | 15-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-28 | 3-5 | 14-17 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-32 | 4-3 | 28-16 | 15-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 24-33 | 2-3 | 12-18 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 42-28 | 0-2 | 24-17 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Ranked no. 167, Vitaliy will start his run in Sofia after he played his last match in the Ismaning Challenger where he lost 3-6 7-6(3) 6-3 to Stodder in the 1st round on the 30th of October.
Vitaliy has a composed 45-31 win-loss record in 2023, 13-11 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Bratislava 1 Challenger where he defeated Dimitar Kuzmanov in the final 2-6 6-2 7-6(2).
Talking about his overall career, The Ukrainian has an overall 285-195 record. He has a positive 47-34 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Sofia
Vitaliy has never competed in this tournament before.
Altug Celikbilek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-21 | 42-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-27 | 8-12 | 0-3 | 9-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-30 | 13-13 | 4-7 | 10-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 42-24 | 23-11 | 1-2 | 15-8 | 3-2 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 14-10 | 3-2 | 7-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 291, Celikbilek will start his run in Sofia after he played his last match in the Hamburg Challenger where he lost 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) to Marchenko
in the 2nd round on the 18th of October.The Turk has a composed 20-24 win-loss record in 2023, 9-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The Turk’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Neuve Challenger and the Salinas Challenger.
In terms of his career, Celikbilek has an overall 303-224 record. He has a positive 52-35 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in Sofia
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Alexander DonskiDonski (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Alexander ErlerErler (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (0-0) – H2H and prediction