Raul Brancaccio and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will face off in the 2nd round of the Glasgow Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:00 pm on COURT 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolai Budkov Kjaer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer is the pick to win this match.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.43
Raul Brancaccio -> 2.66
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Prediction and head to head Raul Brancaccio vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
There is no head to head record between Raul Brancaccio and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Raul Brancaccio
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-5 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-27 | 6-6 | 21-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-32 | 14-7 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-26 | 7-6 | 31-18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-26 | 2-1 | 43-21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 434, Brancaccio reached the 2nd round after defeating Tristan Lamasine 6-2 6-1, Finn Bass 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1 and Benjamin Hassan 7-5 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Brancaccio defeated Hassan (7-5 2-6 6-3).During the match, Brancaccio scored less points (3) than Hassan. In fact, the world no. 434 won 85 points vs Hassan’s. That means that Brancaccio was more focused during the important points. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Brancaccio scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Raul Brancaccio lost the serve 6 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Brancaccio put 60% of his first serves in, winning 60% (34/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (17/38) on the 2nd serve. Raul broke Hassan 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Brancaccio has good record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (329-244). 7-4 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Brancaccio has a compiled 26-30 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Brancaccio has an aggregate 7-4 win-loss record in 2025, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Glasgow Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-11 | 5-5 | 19-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 439 (career-high), the Norwegian reached the 2nd round after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-3 3-6 6-2.
In the 1st round, Nicolai defeated Grenier (6-3 3-6 6-2). During the match Budkov scored 88 points vs Grenier’s 79. Nicolai was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Budkov blasted 5 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Budkov put 67% of his first serves in, winning 71% (41/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Nicolai broke Grenier 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Nicolai’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Esch/Alzette.
Nicolai has an overall 8-5 win-loss record in 2025, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Brancaccio | Budkov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 26 |
| Pts | 272-238 | 88-79 |
| Total Points | 510 | 167 |
| Winners | 115 | 41 |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% |
Brancaccio played 3 matches while Budkov competed in 1 match. Brancaccio started his run from the qualifications while Budkov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Raul Brancaccio dropped 2 sets, while Nicolai Budkov Kjaer conceded 1 set. Brancaccio has played 5 sets more than Budkov (8 vs 3). Therefore, Brancaccio played 50 games more than Budkov. The Italian scored 115 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Budkov made 41 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Brancaccio | Budkov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 160/248 | 58/87 |
| %1st in | 65% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 115/160 | 41/58 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 41/88 | 13/29 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 45% |
Brancaccio recorded 15 aces (5 per match). Budkov bagged 5 aces . Brancaccio won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Budkov won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Brancaccio | Budkov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 4 |
| Converted | 15/29 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 52% | 67% |
| Conceded | 14 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 |
Raul broke his opponents 15 times with a 52% conversion rate. Brancaccio dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Nicolai broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Budkov conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Brancaccio | |||||
| Q1 Lamasine |
Q3 Bass |
R1 Hassan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-74 7-5 6-1 | 7-5 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 32 | 29 | 76 | |
| pts | 73-50 | 114-100 | 85-88 | 272-238 | |
| Total points | 123 | 214 | 173 | 510 | |
| Winners | 30 | 51 | 34 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 37/59 | 66/94 | 57/95 | 160/248 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 70% | 60% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 51/66 | 34/57 | 115/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 77% | 60% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/22 | 14/28 | 17/38 | 41/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 50% | 45% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 5/7 | 6/11 | 15/29 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 71% | 55% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/4 | 2/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 25% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Budkov | |||||
| R1 Grenier |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |||
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |||
| pts | 88-79 | 88-79 | |||
| Total points | 167 | 167 | |||
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |||
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |||
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1st in | 58/87 | 58/87 | |||
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |||
| 1st pts | 41/58 | 41/58 | |||
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |||
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 13/29 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |||
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |||
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |||
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |||
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |||
| Saved % | 71% | 24% | |||
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |||
Head 2 Head
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