Bastian Malla vs Gonzalo VillanuevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Bastian Malla and Gonzalo Villanueva have met 3 times since 2018; Gonzalo Villanueva leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Lima in 2018 on clay. On clay courts Villanueva leads 2–1. Villanueva has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Malla has taken 4 sets to Villanueva's 4. Their most recent meeting: Gonzalo Villanueva won at M15 Asuncion (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Malla | Villanueva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Bastian Malla | Gonzalo Villanueva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 25/30 | 76% | 42/55 |
| Wins a set when losing | 53% | 8/15 | 34% | 11/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 13/45 | 28% | 24/87 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 12/21 | 73% | 27/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 62% | 24/39 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 28/35 | 92% | 45/49 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 25/35 | 86% | 42/49 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Malla 1, Villanueva 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Malla
⚔️ The Gladiator
Villanueva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Bastian Malla and Gonzalo Villanueva are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 1,370 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Aug 20, 2026
M15 Asuncion
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Sep 28, 2025
Antofagasta
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 3, 2018
Lima
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Malla | Villanueva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Bastian Malla | Gonzalo Villanueva | ||
| 1 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 86% | 18/21 |
| 3 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 48% | 10/21 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 14% | 3/21 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/21 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/21 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/21 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–4 | 14–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | -17.9% | -5.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.32u | -1.27u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 4 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 835 mi · 1,344 km |
| Route | ARG | ARG → BRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Villanueva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Malla's 70%).
| Opponent | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez | L | L 46 36 |
| Leonardo Monferrer | W 62 61 | W 62 61 |
| Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo | L 26 57 | L 64 46 67 |
| Julian Cundom | W 63 62 | W 62 61 |
| Leonel Cesar Castro | W 63 64 | W 75 60 |
| Nicolas Zanellato | W 62 46 63 | W 36 63 62 |
| Bautista De La Pena | W 61 64 | W 62 62 |
| Valentino Grippo | W 64 60 | W 62 61 |
| Gabriel Schenekenberg | W 75 63 | W 63 62 |
| Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | L 67 36 | W 36 76 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lorenzo Joaquin Rodriguez
Buenos Aires Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Leonardo Monferrer
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Ian Vertberger
M15 Trelew · 1st Round
Sep 1
Carlos Maria Zarate
M15 Mar Del Plata · Semifinals
Aug 29
Maximo Zeitune
M15 Mar Del Plata · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Julian Cundom
M15 Mar Del Plata · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Jackson Ross
M15 Mar Del Plata · 1st Round
Aug 25
Gonzalo Villanueva
M15 Asuncion · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Nick Hardt
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Guido Ivan Justo
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Mateus Alves
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Guido Ivan Justo
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Mar Del Plata · Semifinals
Aug 29
Santiago De La Fuente
M15 Mar Del Plata · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Vito Antonio Darderi
M15 Mar Del Plata · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–87 matches
| Metric | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 63% |
| Sets won | 66% | 61% |
| Games won | 58% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 2 |
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