Matej Dodig and Tiago Pereira will play each other in the 1st round of the Porto 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 2:30 pm on CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.65
Tiago Pereira -> 2.13

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Prediction and head to head Matej Dodig vs. Tiago Pereira

This will be the 3rd time that Matej Dodig and Tiago Pereira square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Dodig and Pereira (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they played, Pereira won 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in M25 Bol back in May 2025.

Matej Dodig

Matej Dodig

23 - 22win/loss

Clay
23-18
Rank
236
High
236
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-32 0-0 24-22 12-10 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. 268, Matej will start his run in the Porto 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Sofia 2 Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-0 to Molcan in the semifinal on the 22nd of August.

Dodig has an overall 23-22 win-loss record in 2025, 23-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current 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 112-64 record. He has a positive 91-50 record on clay.

Previously in the Porto 2 Challenger

The Croatian has never competed in this tournament before.

Porto 2 Challenger
Dodig's Record

Tiago Pereira

Tiago Pereira

44 - 27win/loss

Hard
23-10
I Hard
4-3
Clay
17-14
Rank
260
High
260
LLLWWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 54-40 30-15 20-22 4-3 0-0 0-0
2024 45-36 42-27 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-0
2023 57-43 53-37 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
2022 20-13 20-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 283 (career-high), Tiago will start his run in the Porto 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Sofia 2 Challenger where he lost 6-3 7-5 to Ferreira Silva in the 1st round on the 18th of August.

Tiago has a compiled 44-27 win-loss record in 2025, 17-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The Portuguese’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Faro,M25 Vale do Lobo,M25 Bol,M25 Monastir and M25 Figueira da Foz.

In terms of his career, Tiago has an overall 166-119 record. He has a negative 24-26 record on clay.

Previously in the Porto 2 Challenger

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

Porto 2 Challenger
Pereira's Record

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