Abel Forger vs Martin Van Der MeerschenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Abel Forger and Martin Van Der Meerschen have met 1 time since 2026; Martin Van Der Meerschen leads 1–0. Across all meetings Forger has taken 0 sets to Meerschen's 2. Their most recent meeting: Martin Van Der Meerschen won at M15 Eupen (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Forger | Van Der Meerschen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Abel Forger | Martin Van Der Meerschen | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 18/24 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 64% | 7/11 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 13/35 | 31% | 17/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 10/19 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 21/25 | 93% | 26/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 18/25 | 79% | 22/28 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Forger 0, Van Der Meerschen 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Forger
🪃 Counterpuncher
Meerschen
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,464 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Abel Forger.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 8, 2026
M15 Eupen
C Clay · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Forger | Meerschen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Abel Forger | Martin Van Der Meerschen | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 86% | 25/29 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 52% | 15/29 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 7% | 2/29 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/29 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/29 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/29 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Forger | Meerschen |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 20–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.52 | 1.57 |
| ROI % | -15.2% | +7.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.91u | +2.03u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Raphael Perot
M25 Koksijde · 2nd Round
Aug 12
Idriss Haddouch
M25 Koksijde · 1st Round
Aug 11
Martin Van Der Meerschen
M15 Eupen · Semifinals
Aug 8
Noah Schlagenhauf
M15 Eupen · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Elgin Khoeblal
M15 Eupen · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Daniel Verbeek
M15 Eupen · 1st Round
Aug 5
Daniel Elahi Galan
Bunschoten Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Tsung-Hao Huang
Bunschoten Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 13
Gabriele Crivellaro
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Oct 7
Noah Lopez
M15 Sibenik · Semifinals
Oct 3
Mak Mikovic
M15 Sibenik · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Alessandro Battiston
M15 Sibenik · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Gabriele Pennaforti
M15 Sibenik · 1st Round
Sep 29
Florent Lagarrigue
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Matteo Vavassori
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Radimir Lutkovskii
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Sep 16
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 35–54 matches
| Metric | Forger | Meerschen |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 61% |
| Sets won | 66% | 58% |
| Games won | 56% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Forger | Meerschen |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Forger | Meerschen |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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