Clara Burel vs Lina GjorcheskaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Lisboa Belem Open - Lisbon
- Level
- WTA 125
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Clay
- Date & time
- October 12 · 8:00 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Lina Gjorcheska and Clara Burel meet in the first round of the Lisboa Belem Open on clay in Lisbon on October 12. Gjorcheska, ranked 361, carries a three-match losing streak into the event after a three-week layoff. Burel arrives at 214 in the rankings and has won four straight, most recently competing 22 days ago.
The head-to-head stands level at 1-1 after two prior meetings. Recent form diverges sharply on clay: Burel has compiled a 14-6 record on the surface, while Gjorcheska sits at 7-13. Over her last five matches, Burel has won four; Gjorcheska has won one of her last five and one of her last ten.
Gjorcheska brings a well-rounded game to the court, comfortable across all strokes and willing to construct points from anywhere. Burel operates as a counterpuncher, building rallies and redirecting pace from her opponent's shots. Gjorcheska must apply pressure and dictate early in rallies on a surface where she has struggled recently; Burel thrives when given time to react and when points extend into longer exchanges.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Burel | Gjorcheska | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Clara Burel | Lina Gjorcheska | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 13/19 | 79% | 11/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 5/10 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 11/29 | 32% | 11/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 13/22 | 36% | 4/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 2/6 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 20% | 1/5 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 14/17 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 13/17 | 61% | 11/18 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Burel
🪃 Counterpuncher
Gjorcheska
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,583 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lina Gjorcheska.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Burel and Gjorcheska have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Burel | Gjorcheska | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Clara Burel | Lina Gjorcheska | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 12/17 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 18% | 3/17 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 5 or more | 6% | 1/17 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Burel | Gjorcheska |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–5 | 2–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.49 | 2.41 |
| ROI % | -15.1% | -35.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.57u | -2.83u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Burel | Gjorcheska |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | DEN → SUI | EST → SUI |
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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Burel and Gjorcheska posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Burel | Gjorcheska |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Chiesa | W 16 63 75 | L 76 36 36 |
| Despina Papamichail | L | W 76 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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Sep 19
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BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Aran Teixido Garcia
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 1st Round
Sep 15
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Tessa Johanna Brockmann
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Katerina Tsygourova
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 8
Fiona Ferro
W50 Saint-Palais-sur-Mer · Final
Sep 6
Ksenia Zaytseva
Ankara Open - Ankara · 1st Round
Sep 21
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 14
Aurora Zantedeschi
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Mia Ristic
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 7
Mai Hontama
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
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W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Alena Kovackova
W75 Leipzig · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Anastasiia Firman
W75 Leipzig · 1st Round
Aug 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–34 matches
| Metric | Burel | Gjorcheska |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 41% |
| Sets won | 62% | 46% |
| Games won | 57% | 48% |