Juan Pablo Ficovich and Matias Soto will face off in the 2nd round of the Cali Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:30 am on CANCHA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Juan Pablo Ficovich who should win in 3 sets.
Juan Pablo Ficovich -> 1.42
Matias Soto -> 2.71
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Prediction and head to head Juan Pablo Ficovich vs. Matias Soto
This will be the 4th time that Juan Pablo Ficovich and Matias Soto play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Soto (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Soto won 6-0 6-3 in the 1st round in the Antofagasta Challenger back in 2024.
Juan Pablo Ficovich
34 - 31win/loss
164
125
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-33 | 11-9 | 21-21 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-33 | 5-7 | 36-22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-33 | 15-13 | 11-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-32 | 6-11 | 23-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-16 | 2-3 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 147, Juan reached the 2nd round after defeating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-3 6-2
.In the 1st round, Juan had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (6-3 6-2). During the match, Pablo Ficovich scored 60 points vs Villanueva’s 39. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pablo Ficovich bagged 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Juan Pablo Ficovich lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Pablo Ficovich put 66% of his first serves in, winning 67% (22/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 82% (14/17) on the 2nd serve. Pablo Ficovich broke Villanueva 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Pablo Ficovich has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (366-271). 21-18 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Pablo Ficovich has a compiled 309-198 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Juan’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Cordoba Challenger and the Merida Challenger.
Juan has an overall 34-30 win-loss record in 2025, 21-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cali Challenger
Matias Soto
20 - 25win/loss
300
240
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-30 | 2-4 | 19-21 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 57-27 | 10-9 | 43-17 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-19 | 4-4 | 14-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-7 | 7-3 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-9 | 6-3 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 286, Matias reached the 2nd round after beating Miguel Tobon 7-6(4) 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Chilean had a good straight sets win against Tobon (7-64 6-3). During the match Soto scored 82 points vs Tobon’s 68. The Chilean was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Soto fired 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matias Soto lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Soto put 62% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Matias broke Tobon 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
The Chilean’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Concepcion Challenger,the Campinas Challenger and M25 Coquimbo.
Soto has an overall 19-25 win-loss record in 2025, 17-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cali Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pablo Ficovich | Soto |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 |
| Pts | 60-39 | 82-68 |
| Total Points | 99 | 150 |
| Winners | 22 | 30 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Both Pablo Ficovich and Soto played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Pablo Ficovich and Soto have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Pablo Ficovich played 5 games less than Soto. Juan scored 22 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Soto struck 30 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pablo Ficovich | Soto |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 33/50 | 45/73 |
| %1st in | 66% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 30/45 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 14/17 | 15/28 |
| %2nd pts | 82% | 54% |
Pablo Ficovich struck 5 aces . Soto bagged 3 aces . Pablo Ficovich won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 82% of the points. On the other side, Soto won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pablo Ficovich | Soto |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/7 |
| % Converted | 80% | 57% |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 |
| Saved | 3 | 5 |
| % Saved | 75% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Pablo Ficovich broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Pablo Ficovich dropped his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Soto broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pablo Ficovich | |||
| R1 Villanueva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 60-39 | |
| Total points | 99 | 99 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 33/50 | 33/50 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 22/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/17 | 14/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 82% | 82% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Soto | |||
| R1 Tobon | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 82-68 | 82-68 | |
| Total points | 150 | 150 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 45/73 | 45/73 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 30/45 | 30/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Cali Challenger
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-73 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Andres AndradeAndrade (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Samuel HerediaHeredia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Miguel TobonTobon (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Hady HabibHabib – Nicolas KickerKicker (6-3 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Samuel Alejandro Linde PalaciosAlejandro Linde Palacios (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Juan Alejandro HernandezAlejandro Hernandez (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Luciano Emanuel AmbrogiEmanuel Ambrogi – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Guido Ivan JustoIvan Justo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-7(3) 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres – Andres AndradeAndrade (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Franco RoncadelliRoncadelli – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Samuel HerediaHeredia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Nicolas MejiaMejia (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alvaro Guillen MezaGuillen Meza – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (1-1) – H2H and prediction