Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Nikoloz Basilashvili will play each other in the qualifications of the Verona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 10:00 am on VOLVO ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikoloz Basilashvili who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikoloz Basilashvili is the pick to win this match.
Nikoloz Basilashvili -> 1.85
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili
There is no head to head record between Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Nikoloz Basilashvili since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 0-1 | 38-26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-25 | 1-3 | 19-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 1-3 | 27-24 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 72-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-9 | 13-7 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 331, Pucinelli De Almeida got to the qualifications after defeating Lorenzo Carboni 6-2 6-4.
In the qualifications, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Carboni (6-2 6-4). During the match, Pucinelli De Almeida scored 64 points vs Carboni’s 44. Matheus was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pucinelli De Almeida scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 65% of his first serves in, winning 69% (22/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 71% (12/17) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Carboni 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Pucinelli De Almeida has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (184-127). 18-13 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Pucinelli De Almeida has an overall162-108 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
Matheus’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Piracicaba Challenger.
The Brazilian has a compiled 18-13 win-loss record in 2024, 18-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Verona Challenger
Nikoloz Basilashvili
31 - 21win/loss
208
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LWLWLWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-32 | 11-8 | 27-15 | 13-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-19 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-31 | 3-11 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 18-11 | 8-8 | 3-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-14 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 440, the Georgean got to the qualifications after defeating Matteo Sciahbasi 6-2 6-0.
In the qualifications, Nikoloz had a good straight sets win against Sciahbasi (6-2 6-0). During the match Basilashvili scored 63 points vs Sciahbasi’s 38. Nikoloz was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Talking about serving, Basilashvili recorded 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nikoloz Basilashvili lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Basilashvili put 59% of his first serves in, winning 67% (18/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. The Georgean broke Sciahbasi 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
The Georgean’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Murcia Challenger.
Basilashvili has an overall 31-21 win-loss record in 2024, 20-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pucinelli De Almeida | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 14 |
| Pts | 64-44 | 63-38 |
| Total Points | 108 | 101 |
| Winners | 22 | 18 |
| %Winners | 34% | 29% |
Both Pucinelli De Almeida and Basilashvili played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Pucinelli De Almeida and Basilashvili have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Pucinelli De Almeida played 4 games more than Basilashvili. Matheus scored 22 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Georgean made 18 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pucinelli De Almeida | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 32/49 | 27/46 |
| %1st in | 65% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 22/32 | 18/27 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 12/19 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 63% |
Pucinelli De Almeida blasted 1 ace . Basilashvili also fired 4 aces . Pucinelli De Almeida won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Basilashvili won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pucinelli De Almeida | Basilashvili |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/5 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 80% | 46% |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 |
| Saved | 1 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Pucinelli De Almeida broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Matheus lost his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Georgean broke his opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||
| Q1 Carboni |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 64-44 | 64-44 | |
| Total points | 108 | 108 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 32/49 | 32/49 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 22/32 | 22/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 12/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Basilashvili | |||
| Q1 Sciahbasi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 63-38 | 63-38 | |
| Total points | 101 | 101 | |
| Winners | 18 | 18 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 27/46 | 27/46 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 18/27 | 18/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 12/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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