Dragos Nicolae Cazacu vs Radu Mihai PapoePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Dragos Nicolae Cazacu
#691 · 22 yrs · L
5w2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇷🇴Radu Mihai Papoe
#308 · 23 yrs · R
TitleDragos Nicolae Cazacu and Radu Mihai Papoe have met 2 times since 2026; Radu Mihai Papoe leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at M25 Bistrita in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Papoe leads 2–0. Papoe has won the last 2 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Papoe leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Cazacu has taken 0 sets to Papoe's 4. Their most recent meeting: Radu Mihai Papoe won at M25 Bacau (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nicolae Cazacu | Mihai Papoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dragos Nicolae Cazacu | Radu Mihai Papoe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 24/33 | 85% | 47/55 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 9/29 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 18/62 | 21% | 15/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 5/10 | 53% | 16/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 73% | 8/11 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 30/35 | 93% | 51/55 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 24/35 | 85% | 47/55 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nicolae Cazacu 0, Mihai Papoe 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cazacu
🧱 The Wall
Papoe
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 53% vs 🧱 The Wall across 591 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Radu Mihai Papoe.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jul 26, 2026
M25 Bacau
C Clay · Final
Jun 4, 2026
M25 Bistrita
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cazacu | Papoe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dragos Nicolae Cazacu | Radu Mihai Papoe | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 12/15 | 42% | 14/33 |
| 3 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 9% | 3/33 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/33 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/33 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/33 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/33 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 17–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.22 |
| ROI % | -36.4% | -5.3% |
| Units P/L | -3.64u | -1.11u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | ROU → BUL → CZE |
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
Papoe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Cazacu's 40%).
| Opponent | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Adrian Andreescu | L 36 46 | W 63 62 |
| Cezar Gabriel Papoe | W 60 61 | W 61 61 |
| Robert Guna | L 46 46 | W 63 63 |
| David Popa | W 26 61 62 | W 60 60 |
| Sebastian Gima | L 46 46 | W 62 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Uladzimir Ignatik
M25 Pitesti · 1st Round
Jul 29
Radu Mihai Papoe
M25 Bacau · Final
Jul 26
Tudor Batin
M25 Bacau · Semifinals
Jul 25
Matei Florin Breazu
M25 Bacau · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Calin Apostol
M25 Bacau · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Thomas Gerbaud
M25 Bacau · 1st Round
Jul 22
Oleksandr Ovcharenko
M15 Slobozia · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Edouard Villoslada
M15 Slobozia · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Norbert Gombos
Prague Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Javier Barranco Cosano
Prague Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Oriol Roca Batalla
Prague Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Petr Nesterov
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 8
Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Franco Agamenone
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Franco Ribero
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Stefan Adrian Andreescu
M25 Pitesti · Final
Aug 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–70 matches
| Metric | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 79% |
| Sets won | 53% | 75% |
| Games won | 52% | 61% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ITF M25 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cazacu | Papoe |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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