David Goffin vs Rafael Nadal Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
D. Goffin vs R. Nadal

David Goffin

BEL

2

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

119

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$11.4M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Rafael Nadal

ESP

2

Win

Played

5

Win

Age

5'11" (180 cm)

Height

6'1" (185 cm)

119

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$11.4M

Career Money

$96.6M

Right-Handed

Plays

Left-Handed

Head-to-head: Goffin 2 - 5 Nadal

They have played 18 sets in total, with David Goffin winning 6 and Rafael Nadal winning 12. The last match between Rafael Nadal and David Goffin was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 05-05-2022, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Draw getting the victory 6-3 5-7 7-6(9).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Goffin	2
Nadal	5

Last 7 H2H Matches:

(R3) Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid(05-05-22)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

David Goffin

(QF) ATP Cup - Brisbane, Perth, Sydney(01-10-20)

Stats

David Goffin

Rafael Nadal

(R3) French Open - Paris(05-31-19)

Stats

Rafael Nadal

David Goffin

D. Goffin vs R. Nadal H2H Profile

D. Goffin	Stats	R. Nadal
$11,363,805	Career Prize Money	$96,585,210
62.18% (666-405)	Career Total W/L	82.16% (1124-244)
0	Clay	5
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	94
2	Total H2H Matches	5
33.33% (11-22)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

D. Goffin vs R. Nadal Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), David Goffin has won 42.63% of points on their second serve, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show David Goffin, in recent form, has won 44.33% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rafael Nadal has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 23.76% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: David Goffin has saved 56.63% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rafael Nadal has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year David Goffin has won 38.10% of matches played (W/L 16/26), with Rafael Nadal winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: David Goffin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 218/118), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 59% (W/L 44/31). Rafael Nadal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 511/59), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 82/39).
Player level: In the last year, David Goffin has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 36.36% of matches (W/L 8/14), where as Rafael Nadal has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 7 times before with David Goffin winning 2 times and Rafael Nadal being victorious 5 times. They have played 18 sets in total, with David Goffin winning 6 and Rafael Nadal winning 12.
The last match between David Goffin and Rafael Nadal was at the Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, 05-05-2022, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Draw getting the victory 6-3 5-7 7-6(9).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:15:51.
Deciding set H2H prediction: David Goffin and Rafael Nadal have played a deciding set 2 times, with David Goffin winning 1 times and Rafael Nadal 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 5 tiebreaks against each other with David Goffin winning 2, and Rafael Nadal 3.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, David Goffin has played against opponents with an average rank of 67.64 while Rafael Nadal has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, David Goffin has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rafael Nadal has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, David Goffin has converted 25.22% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rafael Nadal has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

David Goffin vs Rafael Nadal Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

D. Goffin vs R. Nadal H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

D. Goffin	Stats	R. Nadal
2	H2H Matches Won	5
6	Sets Won	12
77	Games Won	104
33	Aces (Total)	24
17	Total Double Faults	15
2:15:51	Average Match Time	2:15:51
63% (383/607)	1st Serve %	64% (355/554)
66% (253/383)	1st Serve Win %	72% (257/355)
45% (101/224)	2nd Serve Win %	59% (118/199)
32% (14/44)	Break Pts Won %	37% (26/71)
32% (179/554)	Return Points Win %	42% (253/607)
33% (2/6)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (4/6)
0% (0/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	100% (1/1)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (5/5)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/5)
0% (0/5)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

D. Goffin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
Q3 Francisco ComesanaF. Comesana	L	6-1 ret.	Stats
Q1 Hamad MedjedovicH. Medjedovic	W	7-5 7-5	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 20-10-2025
R1 Marin CilicM. Cilic	L	7-6(9) 7-5	Stats
Q3 Marin CilicM. Cilic	L	6-1 7-6(4)	Stats
Q1 Francisco ComesanaF. Comesana	W	6-2 7-6(4)	Stats

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R. Nadal Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Davis Cup, World Group, QF, NED-ESP 2-1 - 18-11-2024
Rubber 1 Botic Van De ZandschulpB. Van	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
Olympics - Paris - 29-07-2024
R2 Novak DjokovicN. Djokovic	L	6-1 6-4	Stats
R1 Marton FucsovicsM. Fucsovics	W	6-1 4-6 6-4	Stats
Nordea Open - Bastad - 15-07-2024
F Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
SF Duje AjdukovicD. Ajdukovic	W	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats

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D. Goffin vs R. Nadal Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

D. Goffin	Stats	R. Nadal
62.18% (666/405)	YTD Win/Loss	82.16% (1124/244)
58.81% (1565/1096)	Sets Win/Loss	76.57% (2696/825)
53.54% (13500/11717)	Games Win/Loss	59.47% (19730/13449)
60.81% (239/154)	Hard Win/Loss	79.67% (439/112)
64.88% (218/118)	Clay Win/Loss	89.65% (511/59)
61.80% (165/102)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.90% (98/53)
58.67% (44/31)	Grass Win/Loss	79.17% (76/20)
0.37	Aces Per Game	0.24
4569	Aces Total	3839
0.24	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
2969	Total Double Faults	2000
1:26:45	Average Match Time	1:7:13
446.06	Average Opponent Rank	430.17
58% (38790/66833)	1st Serve %	68% (58555/86368)
72% (27820/38790)	1st Serve Win %	72% (42361/58544)
51% (14176/28036)	2nd Serve Win %	57% (15931/27857)
41% (3024/7326)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (4679/10428)
40% (28045/69459)	Return Points Win %	42% (38917/92075)
59.56% (81/55)	Slam W/L	87.71% (314/44)
56.93% (115/87)	Masters W/L	81.98% (414/91)
80.00% (36/9)	Cups W/L	87.50% (35/5)
57.77% (197/144)	Main Tour W/L	80.50% (289/70)
50.00% (3/3)	Tour Finals W/L	53.85% (21/18)
65.52% (133/70)	Challenger W/L	75.47% (40/13)
73.88% (99/35)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
63% (570/910)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	80% (775/968)
63% (91/145)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	88% (338/384)
51% (180/352)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	61% (276/452)
62% (200/322)	Deciding Set Win %	68% (199/291)
89% (601/532)	1st Set Won, Won Match	94% (1049/990)
11% (601/64)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	5% (1049/57)
28% (470/131)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	41% (319/132)