Max Houkes and Lilian Marmousez will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Braga Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lilian Marmousez who should win in 3 sets.
Lilian Marmousez -> 1.58
Max Houkes -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Max Houkes vs. Lilian Marmousez
There is no head to head record between Max Houkes and Lilian Marmousez since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Max Houkes
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48-31 | 4-2 | 44-27 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-33 | 1-1 | 39-30 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-16 | 2-2 | 30-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 292, the Dutch got to the qualifications after beating Mate Valkusz 0-6 6-4 6-2.
In the qualifications against Valkusz, The Dutch recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-4 6-2).During the match, Houkes scored less points (6) than Valkusz. In fact, the world no. 292 won 78 points vs Valkusz’s. That means that Houkes was more focused during the important points. The Dutch was extremely aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Houkes struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Max Houkes lost the serve 6 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Houkes put 51% of his first serves in, winning 48% (20/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the 2nd serve. Max broke Valkusz 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Houkes has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (286-154). 37-24 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Houkes has an aggregate272-135 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Max’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,M25 Ueberlingen and M25 Meerbusch.
Max has an overall 37-26 win-loss record in 2025, 37-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Braga Challenger
Max has never competed in this tournament before.
Lilian Marmousez
52 - 15win/loss
349
342
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52-18 | 5-3 | 46-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 57-22 | 14-9 | 42-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-15 | 13-3 | 9-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-17 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-18 | 15-9 | 8-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 359, Lilian got to the qualifications after beating Alexander Donski 6-4 7-6(5).
In the qualifications, The French player had a good straight sets win against Donski (6-4 7-65). During the match Marmousez scored 66 points vs Donski’s 60. Marmousez was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Marmousez scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Lilian Marmousez lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Marmousez put 54% of his first serves in, winning 70% (23/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Lilian broke Donski 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
The French player best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Alkmaar,M15 Amstelveen,M15 Litija,M15 Frankfurt,M25 Koksijde and M25 Oldenzaal.
The French player has an aggregate 51-15 win-loss record in 2025, 45-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Houkes | Marmousez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 23 |
| Pts | 78-84 | 66-60 |
| Total Points | 162 | 126 |
| Winners | 20 | 23 |
| %Winners | 26% | 35% |
Both Houkes and Marmousez played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Max Houkes surrendered 1 set while Lilian Marmousez hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Houkes has played 1 set more than Marmousez (3 vs 2). Therefore, Houkes played 1 game more than Marmousez. Houkes scored 20 winners (26% of the total points). On the other side, Lilian scored 23 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Houkes | Marmousez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 1 |
| 1st in | 42/82 | 33/61 |
| %1st in | 51% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 20/42 | 23/33 |
| %1st pts | 48% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 14/28 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 50% |
Houkes fired 2 aces . Marmousez made 1 ace . Houkes won 48% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Marmousez won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Houkes | Marmousez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 46% | 50% |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 25% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
Houkes broke his opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Dutch lost his serve 6 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Marmousez conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Houkes | |||
| Q1 Valkusz | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 78-84 | 78-84 | |
| Total points | 162 | 162 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 26% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 42/82 | 42/82 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 20/42 | 20/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 48% | 48% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 21/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/8 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 | |
| Marmousez | |||
| Q1 Donski | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 66-60 | 66-60 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/61 | 33/61 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 23/33 | 23/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 14/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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