Braden Shick vs Mark LajalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Braden Shick and Mark Lajal have met 1 time since 2026; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shick has taken 0 sets to Lajal's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Vancouver Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shick | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Braden Shick | Mark Lajal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 50/71 | 57% | 24/42 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 6/23 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 27/94 | 41% | 28/69 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 30/53 | 44% | 22/50 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 17/29 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 15/24 | 44% | 15/34 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 61/63 | 82% | 31/38 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 50/63 | 63% | 24/38 |
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 (Shick 0, Lajal 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shick
💥 Big Hitter
Lajal
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,618 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Braden Shick.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 30, 2026
Vancouver Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shick | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Braden Shick | Mark Lajal | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 100% | 28/28 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 96% | 27/28 |
| 5 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 79% | 22/28 |
| 10 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 21% | 6/28 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 4% | 1/28 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/28 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 20–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.23 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | -6.3% | +8.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.75u | +2.47u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 2,418 mi · 3,891 km | 461 mi · 742 km |
| Route | USA | FRA |
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
Lajal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Shick's 29%).
| Opponent | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| J.J. Wolf | L 46 76 46 | L 57 16 |
| Rio Noguchi | L 75 36 26 | W 64 64 |
| Bernard Tomic | L 26 36 | L 64 67 67 |
| Mitchell Krueger | L 26 76 26 | W |
| Fajing Sun | W 61 62 | L 63 36 46 |
| Anton Matusevich | W 76 64 | W 67 63 61 |
| Harry Wendelken | L 46 46 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mees Rottgering
Columbus Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Ozan Baris
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 28
Patrick Maloney
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
J.J. Wolf
Tiburon Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Erik Arutiunian
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Shintaro Mochizuki
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Clement Tabur
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Lucas Poullain
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Thomas Faurel
St. Tropez Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
David Goffin
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Daniel Masur
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Robin Bertrand
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Lenny Couturier
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 69–95 matches
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 61% |
| Sets won | 69% | 57% |
| Games won | 57% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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