Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Porto Alegre Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on QUADRA 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida is the pick to win this match.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida -> 1.32
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 3.14
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Prediction and head to head Santiago Rodriguez Taverna vs. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
This will be the 4th time that Santiago Rodriguez Taverna and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Pucinelli De Almeida (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Rodriguez Taverna won 3-6 7-6(8) 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Temuco Challenger back in 2023.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-20 | 4-2 | 32-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-35 | 4-5 | 28-29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-35 | 7-7 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 0-2 | 35-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 67-26 | 40-16 | 26-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 261, Santiago reached the semifinal after beating Zdenek Kolar 6-4 7-5, Valerio Aboian 5-3 ret. and Guido Ivan Justo 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3.
In the quarter, The Argentine defeated Ivan Justo (6-4 6-74 6-3). During the match, Rodriguez Taverna scored 108 points vs Ivan Justo’s 99. Santiago was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rodriguez Taverna recorded 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez Taverna put 59% of his first serves in, winning 74% (49/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. Santiago broke Ivan Justo 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has lost 1 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Rodriguez Taverna has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (317-221). 28-14 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rodriguez Taverna has an overall 245-171 match record in the last years on clay.
Santiago’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Chacabuco and the San Miguel de Tucuman Challenger.
The Argentine has an aggregate 28-14 win-loss record in 2025, 28-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Porto Alegre Challenger
Rodriguez Taverna has never competed in this tournament before.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19-11 | 0-0 | 19-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 322, the Brazilian reached the semifinal after beating Alvaro Guillen Meza 6-1 3-6 6-0, Conner Huertas Del Pino 7-5 6-1 and Lautaro Midon 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter, Matheus had a good straight sets win against Midon (6-1 6-2). During the match Pucinelli De Almeida scored 69 points vs Midon’s 47. The Brazilian was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Pucinelli De Almeida managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida was very effective on serve to win 76% (25/33) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pucinelli De Almeida broke Midon 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pucinelli De Almeida has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Pucinelli De Almeida’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Asuncion Challenger.
Matheus has a compiled 13-8 win-loss record in 2025, 13-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodriguez Taverna | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 56 |
| Pts | 207-190 | 229-163 |
| Total Points | 397 | 392 |
| Winners | 96 | 92 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Both Rodriguez Taverna and Pucinelli De Almeida played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna conceded 1 set, while Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rodriguez Taverna and Pucinelli De Almeida have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Rodriguez Taverna played 6 games more than Pucinelli De Almeida. Rodriguez Taverna scored 96 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida made 92 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodriguez Taverna | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 132/211 | 125/202 |
| %1st in | 63% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 96/132 | 92/125 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 39/79 | 42/77 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 55% |
Rodriguez Taverna made 15 aces (5 per match). Pucinelli De Almeida scored 6 aces (2 per match). Rodriguez Taverna won 73% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Pucinelli De Almeida won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodriguez Taverna | Pucinelli De Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 13 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 13/31 |
| % Converted | 50% | 42% |
| Conceded | 18 | 14 |
| Saved | 14 | 12 |
| % Saved | 78% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Santiago broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Rodriguez Taverna lost his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Pucinelli De Almeida broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. Pucinelli De Almeida conceded his serve twice and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodriguez Taverna | |||||
| R1 Kolar |
R2 Aboian |
1/4 Ivan Justo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 5-3 ret. | 6-4 6-74 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 8 | 32 | 62 | |
| pts | 74-72 | 25-19 | 108-99 | 207-190 | |
| Total points | 146 | 44 | 207 | 397 | |
| Winners | 37 | 10 | 49 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 40% | 45% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 53/79 | 13/21 | 66/111 | 132/211 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 62% | 59% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 37/53 | 10/13 | 49/66 | 96/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 77% | 74% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 6/8 | 22/45 | 39/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 75% | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 1/1 | 4/7 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 100% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 78% | – | 78% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||||
| R1 Guillen Meza |
R2 Huertas Del Pino |
1/4 Midon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-0 | 7-5 6-1 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 15 | 56 | |
| pts | 84-61 | 76-55 | 69-47 | 229-163 | |
| Total points | 145 | 131 | 116 | 392 | |
| Winners | 31 | 36 | 25 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 44/70 | 48/74 | 33/58 | 125/202 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 65% | 57% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/44 | 36/48 | 25/33 | 92/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 75% | 76% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 12/26 | 14/25 | 42/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 46% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/7 | 4/12 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 57% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5/6 | 2/2 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | 100% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
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