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% | 20/24 | 75% | 43/57 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 9/18 | 30% | 10/33 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 13/42 | 27% | 24/90 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 12/20 | 75% | 27/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 6/9 | 60% | 24/40 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 58% | 11/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 22/30 | 92% | 46/50 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 20/30 | 86% | 43/50 |
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 Wall
Villanueva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 53% vs 🧱 The Wall across 591 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Gonzalo Villanueva.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
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 | 62% | 8/13 | 84% | 26/31 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 29% | 9/31 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 10% | 3/31 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/31 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/31 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/31 |
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 | 8–4 | 28–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.81 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -23.4% | +21.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.81u | +7.83u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 14 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | PAR → ARG | PAR → ARG |
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
Villanueva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Malla's 70%).
| Opponent | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leonardo Monferrer | W 63 64 | W 62 61 |
| Valentino Grippo | W 64 60 | W 62 61 |
| Gabriel Schenekenberg | W 75 63 | W 63 62 |
| Rafael Tosetto | W 76 62 | W 76 64 |
| Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | L 67 36 | W 36 76 62 |
| Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos | L 57 61 46 | W 75 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Ignacio De Armas
M15 Asuncion · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Nicolas Zanellato
M15 Asuncion · 1st Round
Aug 18
Lorenzo Gagliardo
M15 Asuncion · 1st Round
Aug 11
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
Leonel Cesar Castro
M15 Mar Del Plata · 1st Round
Aug 26
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Asuncion · Final
Aug 22
Dakotah Bobo
M15 Asuncion · Semifinals
Aug 21
Bastian Malla
M15 Asuncion · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Felipe De Dios
M15 Asuncion · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–90 matches
| Metric | Malla | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 63% |
| Sets won | 59% | 61% |
| Games won | 55% | 55% |
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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