Francesco Forti vs Zdenek KolarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Francesco Forti and Zdenek Kolar have met 2 times since 2018; Zdenek Kolar leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Cordenons in 2018 on clay. On clay courts Kolar leads 2–0. Kolar has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Forti has taken 0 sets to Kolar's 4. Their most recent meeting: Zdenek Kolar won at Barletta Challenger (2022).
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- San Gregorio di Catania Challenger
- Level
- ATP Challenger Tour
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Clay
- Date & time
- October 12 · 8:30 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.77 or shorter, Francesco Forti has won 36 of 59 (61%). That is level with the 60% the price implied.
At 1.97 or longer, Zdenek Kolar has won 59 of 142 (42%). That is level with the 41% the price implied.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Francesco Forti meets Zdenek Kolar in the 1st Round of the San Gregorio di Catania Challenger on October 12, a clay court event. Forti, ranked 336th, arrives six days removed from his last match. Kolar, ranked 196th, has played twice in the past fortnight and comes in off a loss.
Kolar leads the head-to-head series 2-0 against Francesco Forti. Both players have won three of their last five matches, though Forti has gone 6-4 over his last ten while Kolar stands at 5-5. On clay, Forti has compiled an 11-9 record; Kolar's clay record reads 8-12.
Both men operate as reactive baseliners who construct points patiently rather than dictate from the start. Forti has found more consistency on clay courts, posting a 55% win rate on the surface, while Kolar's clay record has tilted negative at 40%. The match will test whether Forti can break Kolar's head-to-head dominance on a surface where he has performed steadily, or whether Kolar's tactical familiarity in prior meetings proves decisive.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Forti | Kolar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Francesco Forti | Zdenek Kolar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 32/49 | 79% | 26/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 10/26 | 38% | 14/37 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 27/75 | 30% | 21/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 23/44 | 44% | 19/43 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 15/25 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 18/28 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 38/44 | 78% | 29/37 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 32/44 | 70% | 26/37 |
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 (Forti 0, Kolar 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Forti
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kolar
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Francesco Forti and Zdenek Kolar are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,190 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 12, 2022
Barletta Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Aug 10, 2018
Cordenons
C Clay · Round of 16
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Forti | Kolar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Francesco Forti | Zdenek Kolar | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 15/17 | 77% | 10/13 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 12/17 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 41% | 7/17 | 8% | 1/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–8 | 5–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | -21.6% | -30.5% |
| Units P/L | -3.89u | -3.97u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 3 |
| Distance | 91 mi · 146 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ITA | POL |
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
Kolar has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Forti's 14%).
| Opponent | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Sanchez Jover | L 46 63 46 | W 62 63 |
| Hynek Barton | L 76 46 46 | W 64 64 |
| Gianluca Cadenasso | W 61 75 | W 64 64 |
| Ivan Gakhov | L 67 64 67 | W 46 62 62 |
| Facundo Diaz Acosta | L 26 67 | L 06 26 |
| Juan Pablo Varillas | L 46 63 67 | W 76 67 76 |
| Federico Cina | L 36 36 | L 64 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Palermo Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Genoa 2 Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 26
Mika Petkovic
Genoa 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Alejandro Juan Mano
Genoa 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Ryan Nijboer
Genoa 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Mika Brunold
Biella Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Gianluca Cadenasso
Biella Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Pedro Martinez
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Michele Ribecai
Palermo Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dimitris Sakellaridis
Palermo Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Szczecin Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Hynek Barton
Szczecin Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Ivan Gakhov
Szczecin Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Alex Barrena
Tulln Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Martin Krumich
Tulln Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Olle Wallin
Tulln Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 70–75 matches
| Metric | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 47% |
| Sets won | 61% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Forti | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |