Frederico Ferreira Silva vs Nicholas David IonelPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇹Frederico Ferreira Silva
#236 · 31 yrs · L
4w3 meetings · sets 4–2
🇷🇴Nicholas David Ionel
#819 · 23 yrs · R
12wFrederico Ferreira Silva and Nicholas David Ionel have met 3 times since 2021; Frederico Ferreira Silva leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Tenerife Challenger in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Silva leads 2–1. Across all meetings Silva has taken 4 sets to Ionel's 2. Their most recent meeting: Nicholas David Ionel won at Matsuyama (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ferreira Silva | David Ionel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Frederico Ferreira Silva | Nicholas David Ionel | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 55% | 18/33 | 76% | 19/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 12/32 | 17% | 4/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 27/65 | 21% | 10/48 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 21% | 3/14 | 18% | 2/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 79% | 11/14 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 8/22 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 25/31 | 90% | 19/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 58% | 18/31 | 90% | 19/21 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ferreira Silva 2, David Ionel 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Silva
🪃 Counterpuncher
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,935 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Nov 10, 2022
Matsuyama
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 31, 2022
Yokohama Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 2, 2021
Tenerife Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.11 | 1.14 |
| ROI % | +11.8% | -32.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.47u | -0.96u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | 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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Silva and Ionel posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Max Houkes | L 46 64 67 | L 36 26 |
| Daniel Rincon | L 67 16 | L 06 26 |
| Yanaki Milev | W 60 64 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jan Kumstat
Liberec Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Nicolas Kicker
Liberec Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Maks Kasnikowski
Liberec Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Luca Van Assche
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Jul 20
Martin Krumich
Bastad
Jul 12
Luka Pavlovic
Iasi Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 7
Olle Wallin
Brasov Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Edas Butvilas
Brasov Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 3
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Jun 2
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
May 27
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 21
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · 1st Round
May 20
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 20
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Apr 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–65 matches
| Metric | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 52% |
| Sets won | 50% | 51% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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