Matej Dodig and Filip Cristian Jianu will face off in the 1st round of the Sofia 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 6. 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 Matej Dodig who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matej Dodig is the pick to win this match.
Matej Dodig -> 1.57
Filip Cristian Jianu -> 2.28

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Prediction and head to head Matej Dodig vs. Filip Cristian Jianu

There is no head to head record between Matej Dodig and Filip Cristian Jianu since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Matej Dodig

Matej Dodig

20 - 21win/loss

Clay
20-17
Rank
236
High
236
LWWWWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-31 0-0 24-22 12-9 0-0 0-0
2024 46-26 14-5 30-20 2-1 0-0 0-0
2023 43-16 1-2 38-12 2-1 0-0 2-1

Ranked no. 259, Dodig will start his run in the Sofia 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Todi Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-3 to Juarez in the 1st round on the 12th of August.

The Croatian has a composed 20-21 win-loss record in 2025, 20-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Trieste Challenger where he defeated Thiago Agustin Tirante in the final 6-3 6-4.

Talking about his overall career, The Croatian has an overall 109-63 record. He has a positive 88-49 record on clay.

Previously in the Sofia 2 Challenger

Matej has never competed in this tournament before.

Sofia 2 Challenger
Dodig's Record

Filip Cristian Jianu

Filip Cristian Jianu

23 - 30win/loss

Hard
2-5
I Hard
0-3
Clay
21-21
Grass
0-1
Rank
289
High
210
WWWWWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-38 2-5 37-29 0-3 0-1 0-0
2024 70-34 0-0 70-33 0-1 0-0 0-0
2023 52-35 2-2 44-29 6-4 0-0 0-0
2022 32-38 3-9 22-20 7-9 0-0 0-0
2021 50-39 7-5 41-28 2-4 0-1 0-1

Ranked no. 266, Filip will start his run in the Sofia 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Sofia 1 Challenger where he lost 7-6(7) 3-2 ret.

to Adrian in the 1st round on the 12th of August.

Filip has an aggregate 23-30 win-loss record in 2025, 21-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Filip has an overall 307-225 record. He has a positive 262-167 record on clay.

Sofia 2 Challenger
Cristian's Record

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