Dmitry Popko and Matej Dodig will square off in the 1^st round of the Zagreb Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dmitry Popko who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dmitry Popko is the pick to win this match.
Dmitry Popko -> 1.83
Matej Dodig -> 1.89

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Prediction and head to head Dmitry Popko vs. Matej Dodig

This will be the 3^rd time that Dmitry Popko and Matej Dodig clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1

for Popko and Dodig (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they played, Popko won 6-1 6-4 in the 2^nd round in the Bratislava 1 Challenger back in 2024.

Dmitry Popko

Ranked no. 163, the Kazakhstani will start his run in the Zagreb Challenger after he played his last match in the Prague Challenger where he lost 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 to Gueymard in the 1^st round on the 6^th of May.

Dmitry has an overall 15-14 win-loss record in 2025, 4-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Morelia Challenger where he beat James Duckworth in the final 1-6 6-2 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, Popko has an overall 502-304 record. He has a positive 327-177 record on clay.

Previously in the Zagreb Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.

Matej Dodig

Ranked no. 342, Dodig will start his run in the Zagreb Challenger after he played his last match in the Prague Challenger where he lost 6-3 1-6 6-4 to Rincon in the qualifications on the 4^th of May.

Dodig has a compiled 4-11 win-loss record in 2025, 4-7 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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In terms of his career, Matej has an overall 93-53 record. He has a positive 72-39 record on clay.

Previously in the Zagreb Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2024. See his history.

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