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Nicolas Kicker vs Facundo Mena — Prediction

Challenger Clay Santa Cruz De La Sierra challenger · R16 16:00

Predicted probability

Nicolas Kicker

Argentina

36.97%

Facundo Mena

Argentina

63.03%

Average Odds

2.05  /  1.64

Market probability

44.44%  /  55.56%

Why This Prediction?

Facundo Mena is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating on clay courts (1728 vs 1656), a higher Elo rating (1702 vs 1644) and a stronger serve (64.4% vs 59.1% of service points won).

Player Comparison

1643.9 Elo 1702.4
1655.7 Elo (surface) 1728.1
206 Wins (Challenger) 208
190 Wins (surface) 183
9 Last 15 form 12
3 Head-to-head wins 2
1.077 Dominance ratio 1.083
351 Rank 197
34.2 Age 34.1
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Nicolas Kicker

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 4W–1L · 80.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–1L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 5W–3L · 62.5%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 1W–1L · 50.0%

17 matches with market odds since 2026-06-12.

Facundo Mena

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 7W–6L · 53.8%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 1W–0L · 100.0%

25 matches with market odds since 2026-06-30.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Nicolas Kicker Facundo Mena

1st Serve In %

65.9%
60.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

60.9%
69.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

45.5%
46.2%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

32.6%
26.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

42.4%
41.8%

Aces per Service Game

0.15
0.33

Double Faults per Service Game

0.31
0.22

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

72.8%
62.2%

1st Serve Points Won %

70.6%
68.8%

2nd Serve Points Won %

46.8%
46.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

43.5%
35.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

59.3%
51.4%

Aces per Service Game

0.24
0.42

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.27

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Nicolas Kicker Facundo Mena

Break Points Saved %

65.6%
54.5%

Break Points Converted %

32.2%
25.0%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

50.0%
58.1%

Break Points Converted %

51.9%
36.7%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Nicolas Kicker 3 – 2 Facundo Mena

Clay Buenos Aires challenger · 2026-09-25
6-4 6-4
10 Aces 0
0 Double Faults 3
- Service Points -
- First Serve In -
32 First Serve Won 29
18 Second Serve Won 12
5 Break Points Saved 7
5 Break Points Faced 9
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
1.6 Average Odds 2.2
Clay Lima 2 CH · 2025-11-03
3-6 6-2 6-3
1 Aces 9
2 Double Faults 2
84 Service Points 98
57 First Serve In 49
40 First Serve Won 31
12 Second Serve Won 21
8 Break Points Saved 11
11 Break Points Faced 16
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Santiago CH · 2022-03-07
6-3 6-4
0 Aces 7
2 Double Faults 3
56 Service Points 54
38 First Serve In 31
26 First Serve Won 20
11 Second Serve Won 10
0 Break Points Saved 5
2 Break Points Faced 9
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Santiago 1 CH · 2021-10-04
6-4 6-4
4 Aces 3
1 Double Faults 2
68 Service Points 73
39 First Serve In 37
29 First Serve Won 24
16 Second Serve Won 19
4 Break Points Saved 5
5 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Santiago CH · 2021-03-15
6-4 3-6 7-6(3)
5 Aces 10
1 Double Faults 3
100 Service Points 105
72 First Serve In 60
48 First Serve Won 45
16 Second Serve Won 18
7 Break Points Saved 1
11 Break Points Faced 4
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Nicolas Kicker — Last 10

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Facundo Mena — Last 10

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