Prediction of Nikala Scholtz vs Alexei Popyrin Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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N. Scholtz vs A. Popyrin

Nikala Scholtz

RSA

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

320

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.3K

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Alexei Popyrin

AUS

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

Height

6'5" (196 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

320

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.3K

Career Money

$5.2M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Scholtz 2 - 0 Popyrin

They have played 5 sets in total, with Nikala Scholtz winning 4 and Alexei Popyrin winning 1. The last match between Nikala Scholtz and Alexei Popyrin was at the Charlottesville Challenger, 28-10-2017, Round: Q1, Surface: I.hard, with Nikala Scholtz getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Scholtz	2
Popyrin	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Charlottesville Challenger(10-28-17)

Stats

Nikala Scholtz

Alexei Popyrin

(R2) Egypt F6 (Sharm El Sheikh)(02-23-17)

Stats

Nikala Scholtz

Alexei Popyrin

N. Scholtz vs A. Popyrin H2H Profile

N. Scholtz	Stats	A. Popyrin
$4,340	Career Prize Money	$5,247,870
64.58% (217-119)	Career Total W/L	54.91% (291-239)
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
13	Titles	6
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	42.50% (17-23)

N. Scholtz vs A. Popyrin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Nikala Scholtz has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Alexei Popyrin has won 44.96%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Nikala Scholtz, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Alexei Popyrin has won 43.36%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 22.82% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Nikala Scholtz has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Alexei Popyrin has saved 61.82% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Nikala Scholtz has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Alexei Popyrin winning 41.46% (W/L 17/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Nikala Scholtz has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 67% (W/L 213/104), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 17% (W/L 1/5). Alexei Popyrin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 85/64), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 48% (W/L 22/24).
Player level: In the last year, Nikala Scholtz has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Alexei Popyrin has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 9/8). 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 2 times before with Nikala Scholtz winning 2 times and Alexei Popyrin being victorious 0 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Nikala Scholtz winning 4 and Alexei Popyrin winning 1.
The last match between Nikala Scholtz and Alexei Popyrin was at the Charlottesville Challenger, 28-10-2017, Round: Q1, Surface: I.hard, with Nikala Scholtz getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:22:11.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Nikala Scholtz has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Alexei Popyrin has played against players with an average rank of 83.54.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Nikala Scholtz has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Alexei Popyrin has won 39% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Nikala Scholtz has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Alexei Popyrin has converted 22.32% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

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N. Scholtz vs A. Popyrin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

N. Scholtz	Stats	A. Popyrin
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	1
28	Games Won	17
19	Aces (Total)	6
4	Total Double Faults	6
1:22:11	Average Match Time	1:22:11
57% (70/123)	1st Serve %	65% (91/139)
83% (58/70)	1st Serve Win %	68% (62/91)
68% (36/53)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (21/48)
46% (6/13)	Break Pts Won %	25% (1/4)
40% (56/139)	Return Points Win %	24% (29/123)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

N. Scholtz Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
South Africa F3 (Stellenbosch) - 03-12-2018
QF Maciej SmolaM. Smola	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
R2 Connor FarrenC. Farren	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
R1 Patrick FoleyP. Foley	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
South Africa F2 (Stellenbosch) - 26-11-2018
R2 Toby MartinT. Martin	L	6-1 6-7(0) 6-4	Stats
R1 Joshua LuckJ. Luck	W	6-2 7-6(7)	Stats

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A. Popyrin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hellenic Championship - Athens - 03-11-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	4-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
R1 Alexander BublikA. Bublik	L	6-4 6-3	Stats
Erste Bank Open - Vienna - 20-10-2025
R1 Matteo BerrettiniM. Berrettini	L	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
BNP Paribas Nordic Open - Stockholm - 13-10-2025
R1 Sebastian KordaS. Korda	L	6-7(4) 6-1 6-3	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-2 6-2	Stats

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N. Scholtz vs A. Popyrin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

N. Scholtz	Stats	A. Popyrin
64.58% (217/119)	YTD Win/Loss	54.91% (291/239)
60.28% (466/307)	Sets Win/Loss	53.30% (702/615)
53.70% (4049/3491)	Games Win/Loss	50.60% (6706/6547)
67.19% (213/104)	Hard Win/Loss	56.75% (143/109)
16.67% (1/5)	Clay Win/Loss	57.05% (85/64)
23.08% (3/10)	Indoor Hard W/L	49.40% (41/42)
0% (0/0)	Grass Win/Loss	47.83% (22/24)
0.43	Aces Per Game	0.61
1598	Aces Total	3941
0.14	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
512	Total Double Faults	1725
1:1:36	Average Match Time	1:43:12
614.89	Average Opponent Rank	341.24
65% (8867/13657)	1st Serve %	60% (23897/39546)
75% (6628/8867)	1st Serve Win %	74% (17711/23897)
51% (2445/4791)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (7837/15650)
39% (501/1279)	Break Points Won % (Total)	36% (1148/3181)
37% (5397/14428)	Return Points Win %	35% (13895/39256)
0% (0/0)	Slam W/L	50.00% (27/27)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	56.73% (59/45)
38.46% (5/8)	Cups W/L	57.14% (4/3)
44.44% (4/5)	Main Tour W/L	45.83% (77/91)
20.00% (5/20)	Challenger W/L	58.82% (70/49)
70.24% (203/86)	Futures W/L	69.33% (52/23)
65% (209/324)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (257/469)
67% (4/6)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	48% (25/52)
55% (77/139)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	59% (160/269)
64% (64/100)	Deciding Set Win %	52% (98/188)
92% (191/176)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (271/225)
8% (191/15)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	17% (271/46)
26% (144/38)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	25% (258/64)