Jesper De Jong and Carlos Taberner will play each other in the quarter of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:00 pm on STUDENAC ARENA. 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 Jesper De Jong who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.43
Carlos Taberner -> 2.83

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Prediction and head to head Jesper De Jong vs. Carlos Taberner

This will be the 3^rd time that Jesper De Jong and Carlos Taberner clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Taberner (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Taberner won 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 in the final in the Murcia Challenger back in March 2025.

Jesper De Jong

Ranked no. 83 (career-high), De Jong got to the quarter after beating Mili Poljicak 6-3 6-3 and Mariano Navone 6-3 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, The Dutch had a good straight sets win against Navone (6-3 6-4). During the match, De Jong scored 70 points vs Navone’s 53. Jesper was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, De Jong scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Jesper De Jong was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (33/42) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. De Jong broke Navone 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Dutch hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.

De Jong has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (279-169). 20-12 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, De Jong has a compiled165-90 record in the last 9 years on clay.

The Dutch’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Murcia Challenger and Bastad.

De Jong has a compiled 26-22 win-loss record in 2025, 20-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Umag

Carlos Taberner

Ranked no. 111, Taberner got to the quarter after beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-6(1) and Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5.

In the 2^nd round against Cerundolo, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7² 6-4 7-5). During the match Taberner scored 121 points vs Cerundolo’s 115. Carlos was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Taberner managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 7 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 62% of his first serves in, winning 58% (45/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (19/47) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Cerundolo 9 times after converting 60% of his break points (9/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Spaniard has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Murcia Challenger where he overcame Jesper De Jong in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 and the Sassuolo Challenger where he beat Dusan Lajovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-2.

Taberner has a compiled 31-17 win-loss record in 2025, 30-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	De Jong	Taberner
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	4	5
Tot Games	37	58
Pts	127-97	201-177
Total Points	224	378
Winners	55	82
%Winners	43%	41%

Both De Jong and Taberner played 2 matches. At the moment, Carlos Taberner surrendered 1 set while Jesper De Jong hasn’t lost a set so far. De Jong has played 1 set(s) less than Taberner (4 vs 5). Therefore, De Jong played 21 games less than Taberner. Jesper scored 55 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Taberner scored 82 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	De Jong	Taberner
Aces	6	4
Avg per match	3	2
1st in	68/111	121/181
%1st in	61%	67%
1st pts	55/68	82/121
%1st pts	81%	68%
2nd pts	26/43	27/60
%2nd pts	60%	45%

De Jong struck 6 aces (3 per match). Taberner struck 4 aces (2 per match). De Jong won 81% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Taberner won 68% 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	De Jong	Taberner
Won	6	11
Converted	6/18	11/22
% Converted	33%	50%
Conceded	5	18
Saved	4	10
% Saved	80%	56%
Times Broken	1	8

De Jong broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. De Jong surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Taberner broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.

De Jong
	R1 Poljicak	R2 Navone	Total
Score	6-3 6-3	6-3 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	18	19	37
pts	57-44	70-53	127-97
Total points	101	123	224
Winners	22	33	55
%Winners	39%	47%	43%
SERVE
Aces	4	2	6
Double Faults	1	3	4
1st in	26/49	42/62	68/111
% 1st in	53%	68%	61%
1st pts	22/26	33/42	55/68
% 1st pts	85%	79%	81%
2nd pts	15/23	11/20	26/43
% 2nd pts	65%	55%	60%
Breaks
Won	3	3	6
Converted	3/7	3/11	6/18
Converted %	43%	27%	33%
Conceded	0	5	5
Saved	0/0	4/5	4
Saved %	–	80%	40%
Times Broken	0	1	1

Taberner
	R1 Herbert	R2 Cerundolo	Total
Score	6-4 7-61	6-72 6-4 7-5
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	23	35	58
pts	80-62	121-115	201-177
Total points	142	236	378
Winners	37	45	82
%Winners	46%	37%	41%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	4
Double Faults	1	7	8
1st in	44/57	77/124	121/181
% 1st in	77%	62%	67%
1st pts	37/44	45/77	82/121
% 1st pts	84%	58%	68%
2nd pts	8/13	19/47	27/60
% 2nd pts	62%	40%	45%
Breaks
Won	2	9	11
Converted	2/7	9/15	11/22
Converted %	29%	60%	50%
Conceded	1	17	18
Saved	0/1	10/17	10
Saved %	0%	59%	30%
Times Broken	1	7	8

Tennis Scores in Umag

• Patrik Trhac/Marcus WillisTrhac/Marcus Willis – George Goldhoff/Gregoire JacqGoldhoff/Gregoire Jacq (6-4 3-6 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Romain Arneodo/Manuel GuinardArneodo/Manuel Guinard – Guillermo Duran/Camilo Ugo CarabelliDuran/Camilo Ugo Carabelli (7-5 7-6⁶) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Titouan DroguetDroguet (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jesper De JongDe Jong (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (1-0) – H2H and prediction