David Goffin vs Joao SousaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
David Goffin and Joao Sousa have met 4 times since 2015; David Goffin leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Gstaad in 2015 on clay. On clay courts Goffin leads 2–0. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Goffin has taken 6 sets to Sousa's 4. Their most recent meeting: David Goffin won at Estoril (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Goffin | Sousa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | David Goffin | Joao Sousa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 5/13 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 6/17 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 1/5 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 6/12 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 2/6 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Goffin 1, Sousa 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Goffin
💥 Big Hitter
Sousa
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
May 2, 2019
Estoril
C Clay · Round of 16
Mar 23, 2018
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 7, 2016
Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jul 31, 2015
Gstaad
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Goffin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.54 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Goffin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | — |
| Route | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Mark Lajal
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Andrea Guerrieri
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Toby Samuel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Thomas Faurel
Aix En Provence Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Emilio Nava
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Emilio Nava
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
Arthur Fils
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Apr 3
Alejandro Moro Canas
Girona Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 28
Felix Gill
Girona Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 27
Vilius Gaubas
Girona · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 25
Emil Ruusuvuori
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, FIN-POR 3-1 · Rubber 2
Feb 2
Martin Damm
Oeiras 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jan 11
Lorenzo Giustino
Oeiras 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Jan 10
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
Oeiras 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–17 matches
| Metric | Goffin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 24% | - |
| Sets won | 33% | - |
| Games won | 44% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Goffin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Goffin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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