Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Gonzalo Villanueva will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Lima 1 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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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 -> 1.34
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 3.04
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Prediction and head to head Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
This will be the 4th time that Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Gonzalo Villanueva play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Villanueva (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Villanueva won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in the Cordoba Challenger back in March 2025.
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-13 | 0-0 | 23-12 | 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. 287, the Brazilian got to the 2nd round after beating Peter Bertran 6-1 6-2.
In the 1st round, Matheus had a good straight sets win against Bertran (6-1 6-2). During the match, Pucinelli De Almeida scored 68 points vs Bertran’s 45. Matheus was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Pucinelli De Almeida scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Pucinelli De Almeida put 64% of his first serves in, winning 77% (27/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (9/20) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Bertran 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Pucinelli De Almeida has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (224-152). 20-10 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Pucinelli De Almeida has a composed202-131 record in the last 9 years on clay.
Pucinelli De Almeida’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Santos Challenger.
The Brazilian has an aggregate 20-11 win-loss record in 2025, 20-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 1 Challenger
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-16 | 0-0 | 24-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-34 | 2-2 | 41-32 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 385, the Argentine got to the 2nd round after beating Juan Alejandro Hernandez 6-1 6-1.
In the 1st round, Gonzalo had a good straight sets win against Alejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-1). During the match Villanueva scored 64 points vs Alejandro Hernandez’s 35. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Villanueva managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 67% of his first serves in, winning 63% (24/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the 2nd serve. Villanueva broke Alejandro Hernandez 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Coquimbo.
Villanueva has a composed 24-15 win-loss record in 2025, 24-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lima 1 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021, 2023 and 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pucinelli De Almeida | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 15 | 14 |
| Pts | 68-45 | 64-35 |
| Total Points | 113 | 99 |
| Winners | 27 | 24 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Both Pucinelli De Almeida and Villanueva played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Pucinelli De Almeida and Villanueva have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Pucinelli De Almeida played 1 game more than Villanueva. The Brazilian scored 27 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Villanueva blasted 24 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pucinelli De Almeida | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 35/55 | 38/57 |
| %1st in | 64% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 24/38 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 12/19 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 63% |
Pucinelli De Almeida made 1 ace . Villanueva also managed to score 2 aces . Pucinelli De Almeida won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 63% of the points behind 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 | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/10 |
| % Converted | 45% | 60% |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 |
| Saved | 5 | 7 |
| % Saved | 83% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Brazilian broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Brazilian surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponent 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. Gonzalo conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pucinelli De Almeida | |||
| R1 Bertran |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 15 | |
| pts | 68-45 | 68-45 | |
| Total points | 113 | 113 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/55 | 35/55 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 27/35 | 27/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 9/20 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Villanueva | |||
| R1 Alejandro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 64-35 | 64-35 | |
| Total points | 99 | 99 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/57 | 38/57 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 24/38 | 24/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 12/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Lima 1 Challenger
- Pedro Boscardin DiasBoscardin Dias – Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Miguel TobonTobon – Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex BarrenaBarrena – Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi (7-5 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Dali BlanchBlanch – Johan Alexander RodriguezAlexander Rodriguez (6-2 7-610) – See score progression
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Pedro RodriguesRodrigues – Alvin Nicholas TudoricaNicholas Tudorica (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Conner Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Pruchya Isarow/Kelsey StevensonIsarow/Kelsey Stevenson – Hernan Casanova/Franco RoncadelliCasanova/Franco Roncadelli (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – John SperleSperle (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Lautaro MidonMidon – Nicolas BaenaBaena (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucas Gerch/John SperleGerch/John Sperle – Nicolas Mejia/Johan Alexander RodriguezMejia/Johan Alexander Rodriguez (w/o) – See score progression
- Maximus JonesJones – Renzo OlivoOlivo (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Christopher LiLi (6-1 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Nicolas KickerKicker (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Peter BertranBertran (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
