Frederico Ferreira Silva vs Nicholas David IonelPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇹Frederico Ferreira Silva
#262 · 31 yrs · L
6w3 meetings · sets 4–2
🇷🇴Nicholas David Ionel
#837 · 23 yrs · R
3wFrederico 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 | 59% | 19/32 | 77% | 20/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 13/30 | 11% | 2/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 26/62 | 18% | 8/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 3/15 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 73% | 11/15 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 8/21 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 25/31 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 19/31 | 95% | 20/21 |
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
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,464 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Frederico Ferreira Silva.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
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 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 2.17 |
| ROI % | +29.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.46u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Silva and Ionel posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Max Houkes | L 46 64 67 | L 36 26 |
| Yanaki Milev | W 60 64 | W 63 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Hugo Dellien
Porto Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Jurij Rodionov
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Diego Dedura
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
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
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Gabriele Pennaforti
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Sep 22
Denis Yevseyev
Targu Mures Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Stefan Ilie Bogdan Petre
M15 Constanta · 1st Round
Jun 17
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 · 2nd Round
May 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–62 matches
| Metric | Silva | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 58% |
| Sets won | 51% | 55% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
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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