H2H, prediction of Liam Draxl vs Nicolai Budkov Kjaer in Thionville Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 3rd March 2025

PREVIEW. Thionville Challenger. Draxl and Budkov will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Thionville Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 3rd of March

Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Liam Draxl and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Thionville Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.81
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer -> 1.92

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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

This will be the 2nd time that Liam Draxl and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Budkov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they played, Budkov won 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the quarter in the Glasgow Challenger back in February 2025.

Liam Draxl

Liam Draxl
Liam Draxl

13 - 6win/loss

Hard
0-1
I Hard
13-5
Rank
121
High
121
WWWWWWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-17 16-5 10-5 15-6 0-1 0-0
2024 51-24 21-10 17-12 13-2 0-0 0-0
2023 36-9 23-5 0-0 13-4 0-0 0-0
2022 26-16 16-10 3-1 7-5 0-0 0-0
2021 29-14 16-9 12-3 1-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 176 (career-high), Liam will start his run in the Thionville Challenger after he played his last match in the Lugano Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Collignon in the quarter on the 28th of February.

Draxl has an overall 13-6 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Draxl’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Oeiras 3 Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, Liam has an overall 174-87 record. He has a positive 48-21 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Thionville Challenger

Draxl has never competed in this tournament before.

Draxl
Thionville Challenger
Draxl's Record

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

12 - 5win/loss

Hard
1-1
I Hard
11-4
Rank
298
High
287
LWWWLWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-18 1-1 8-9 11-5 3-3 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. 298 (career-high), will start his run in the Thionville Challenger after he won the title in the Glasgow Challenger after beating 6-4 6-3 Durasovic in the final.

Nicolai has an aggregate 12-5 win-loss record in 2025, 11-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Glasgow Challenger where he overcame Viktor Durasovic in the final 6-4 6-3.

The Norwegian won his last 5 matches.

In terms of his career, Nicolai has an overall 38-18 record. He has a positive 13-5 record on indoor hard courts.

Budkov
Thionville Challenger
Budkov's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Draxl
WWWWWWWWWL
Budkov Kjaer
LWWWLWWLWL
2025 2024 2023
41 - 17
23 - 16
16-5
Hard
1-1
15-6
I Hard
11-3
10-5
Clay
8-9
0-1
Grass
3-3
See Updated Draw
Soccer Tonic Predictions
Bonus

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