Timo Stodder and Dmitry Popko will face off in the 2nd round of the Buenos Aires Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CANCHA 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Timo Stodder who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Timo Stodder is the pick to win this match.
Timo Stodder -> 1.74
Dmitry Popko -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Timo Stodder vs. Dmitry Popko
This will be the 2nd time that Timo Stodder and Dmitry Popko play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Popko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Popko won 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in M25 Antalya back in 2023.
Timo Stodder
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-34 | 0-1 | 40-31 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 62-24 | 0-0 | 62-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-15 | 4-4 | 29-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 327, Timo reached the 2nd round after beating Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-2 7-65.
In the 1st round, Stodder had a good straight sets win against Sanchez-Izquierdo (6-2 7-65). During the match, Stodder scored 72 points vs Sanchez-Izquierdo’s 62. Stodder was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Stodder scored just 1 ace and he committed only 2 double faults. Timo Stodder lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Stodder put 73% of his first serves in, winning 64% (28/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (8/16) on the 2nd serve. Timo broke Sanchez-Izquierdo 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Stodder has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 67% of his matches (189-94). 1-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Stodder has an aggregate153-74 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Stodder has an aggregate 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Buenos Aires Challenger
Stodder has never competed in this tournament before.
Dmitry Popko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64-33 | 7-2 | 57-28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-23 | 13-8 | 15-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 417, Dmitry got to the 2nd round after defeating Alexis Gurmendi 6-4 6-71 6-3, Leonardo Aboian 6-3 6-3 and Orlando Luz 5-7 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round against Luz, Dmitry recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-1). During the match Popko scored 106 points vs Luz’s 84. Popko was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Popko bagged 6 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Dmitry Popko was quite effective on serve to win 76% (26/34) of his 1st serve and 61% (28/46) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Kazakhstani broke Luz 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
The Kazakhstani has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Stodder | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 79 |
| Pts | 72-62 | 271-220 |
| Total Points | 134 | 491 |
| Winners | 28 | 90 |
| %Winners | 39% | 33% |
Stodder played 1 match while Popko competed in 3 matches. Popko started his run from the qualifications while Stodder had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Dmitry Popko conceded 2 sets while Timo Stodder hasn’t lost a set so far. Stodder has played 6 set(s) less than Popko (2 vs 8). Therefore, Stodder played 58 games less than Popko. Timo scored 28 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Dmitry scored 90 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Stodder | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 44/60 | 115/224 |
| %1st in | 73% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 28/44 | 90/115 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 61/109 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 56% |
Stodder scored 1 ace . Popko also recorded 16 aces (5.3 per match). Stodder won 64% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Stodder | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 16 |
| Converted | 5/8 | 16/38 |
| % Converted | 63% | 42% |
| Conceded | 6 | 14 |
| Saved | 3 | 7 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
The German broke his opponent 5 times with a 63% conversion rate. Stodder lost his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Dmitry conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Stodder | |||
| R1 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 72-62 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 44/60 | 44/60 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 28/44 | 28/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 8/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/8 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Popko | |||||
| Q1 Gurmendi |
Q3 Aboian |
R1 Luz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-71 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 18 | 29 | 79 | |
| pts | 103-94 | 62-42 | 106-84 | 271-220 | |
| Total points | 197 | 104 | 190 | 491 | |
| Winners | 36 | 28 | 26 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 45% | 25% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 45/91 | 36/53 | 34/80 | 115/224 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 68% | 43% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 36/45 | 28/36 | 26/34 | 90/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 78% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/46 | 11/17 | 28/46 | 61/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 65% | 61% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 4/7 | 6/15 | 16/38 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 40% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 75% | 40% | 155% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires Challenger
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (4-6 7-5 7-62) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Carlos TabernerTaberner (6-4 7-60) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Alex BarrenaBarrena (6-4 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Lautaro MidonMidon (7-66 6-1) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Edoardo LavagnoLavagno (4-6 6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Valerio AboianAboian (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Orlando LuzLuz (5-7 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Alexander WeisWeis (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (3-6 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Timo StodderStodder – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Liam DraxlDraxl (1-6 5-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Joao FonsecaFonseca – Felix GillGill (2-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Lukas NeumayerNeumayer – Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Renzo OlivoOlivo – (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Timo StodderStodder (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Max HoukesHoukes – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (0-0) – H2H and prediction
