Facundo Mena and Matias Soto will square off in the 1st round of the Temuco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Facundo Mena who should win in 3 sets.
Facundo Mena -> 1.58
Matias Soto -> 2.27
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Prediction and head to head Facundo Mena vs. Matias Soto
There is no head to head record between Facundo Mena and Matias Soto since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Facundo Mena
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-15 | 3-1 | 33-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 11-9 | 18-11 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 8-7 | 25-20 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-30 | 0-4 | 29-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 582, Mena reached the 1st round after defeating Miguel Angel Cabrera 6-2 6-4 and Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar 6-4 6-75 6-4.
In the qualifications, Facundo defeated Carlos Manuel Aguilar (6-4 6-75 6-4). During the match, Mena scored 113 points vs Carlos Manuel Aguilar’s 103. Facundo was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mena fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Facundo Mena lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Mena put 60% of his first serves in, winning 67% (43/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (25/43) on the 2nd serve. Mena broke Carlos Manuel Aguilar 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Facundo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Mena has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (324-237). 11-8 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Mena has an aggregate 65-49 match record in the last years on hard.
Mena’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Santo Domingo.
The Argentine has an aggregate 22-19 win-loss record in 2023, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Temuco Challenger
Matias Soto
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-14 | 6-5 | 15-8 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-19 | 4-4 | 14-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-7 | 7-3 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-9 | 6-3 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 702, the Chilean will start his run in the Temuco Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Austin where he lost 6-3 ret. to Stewart in the 1st round on the 7th of November.
Soto has an aggregate 15-16 win-loss record in 2023, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Chilean’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Fayetteville.
In terms of his career, Matias has an overall 66-43 record. He has a positive 27-16 record on hard.
Previously in the Temuco Challenger
Soto has never competed in this tournament before.
Tennis Scores in Temuco Challenger
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-74 7-64 7-62) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alafia AyeniAyeni – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (4-6 6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Jose StathamStatham (6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Gilbert Klier JuniorKlier Junior – Benjamin LockLock (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Gonzalo LamaLama (6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (3-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Matias SotoSoto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo DellienDellien – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mariano KestelboimKestelboim – Valentin VacherotVacherot (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Diego Fernandez FloresFernandez Flores (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DecampsDecamps – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andres AndradeAndrade – Conner Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Keegan SmithSmith – Guido AndreozziAndreozzi (0-0) – H2H and prediction