Anton Shepp vs Niels McDonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Anton Shepp and Niels McDonald have met 1 time since 2026; Niels McDonald leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shepp has taken 0 sets to McDonald's 2. Their most recent meeting: Niels McDonald won at M25 Varnamo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shepp | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anton Shepp | Niels McDonald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 36/44 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 9/21 | 30% | 7/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 17/65 | 35% | 17/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 64% | 27/42 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 11/19 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | 56% | 10/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 41/45 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 36/45 | 73% | 16/22 |
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 (Shepp 0, McDonald 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shepp
👑 The Complete Package
McDonald
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 55% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 65 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anton Shepp.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 12, 2026
M25 Varnamo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shepp | McDonald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anton Shepp | Niels McDonald | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 93% | 26/28 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 32% | 9/28 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 14% | 4/28 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/28 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 18–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 1.96 |
| ROI % | -28.9% | +24.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.31u | +5.94u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 545 mi · 877 km |
| Route | GBR | GER |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
McDonald has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Shepp's 0%).
| Opponent | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Smith | L 57 26 | W 61 63 |
| Massimo Giunta | L 26 76 46 | L 60 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lui Maxted
Roehampton 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 24
Mark Ceban
Roehampton 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 17
Coleman Wong
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Jack Kennedy
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Niels McDonald
M25 Varnamo · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
William Rejchtman Vinciguerra
M25 Varnamo · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Oskar Jansson
M25 Varnamo · 1st Round
Jun 10
Oskar Jansson
Futures 2026
Jun 10
Cezar Cretu
Augsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marvin Moeller
Hamburg Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Eduardo Ribeiro
Hamburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 12
Mika Petkovic
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 10
Jerome Kym
Hagen Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Jurij Rodionov
Bonn Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Dimitris Sakellaridis
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Federico Agustin Gomez
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · 1st Round
Jul 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 49–65 matches
| Metric | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 53% |
| Sets won | 66% | 51% |
| Games won | 56% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shepp | McDonald |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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