George Lazarov vs Marko NikolicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
George Lazarov and Marko Nikolic have met 1 time since 2026; George Lazarov leads 1–0. Across all meetings Lazarov has taken 2 sets to Nikolic's 1. Their most recent meeting: George Lazarov won at M15 Kursumlijska Banja (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lazarov | Nikolic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | George Lazarov | Marko Nikolic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 96% | 22/23 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 10% | 1/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 15% | 6/39 | 18% | 3/17 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 91% | 10/11 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 9/18 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 4/12 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 23/28 | 100% | 5/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | 100% | 5/5 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lazarov 0, Nikolic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lazarov
⚔️ The Gladiator
Nikolic
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 68% vs 🏃 Pusher across 36 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward George Lazarov.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 26, 2026
M15 Kursumlijska Banja
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Lazarov | Nikolic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | George Lazarov | Marko Nikolic | ||
| 1 or more | 73% | 8/11 | 50% | 2/4 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–5 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.71 | 2.74 |
| ROI % | -1.1% | -73.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.20u | -4.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | BUL → SRB | SRB |
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
Lazarov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Nikolic's 25%).
| Opponent | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Yazdani | W 64 60 | L 46 26 |
| Ali Yazdani | W 64 60 | L 46 26 |
| Nikola Lulic | W 61 63 | W 63 61 |
| Svyatoslav Gulin | L 16 16 | L 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Branko Djuric
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Aleksa Oparnica
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Marko Nikolic
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 26
Gabriele Pennaforti
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Yanaki Milev
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Eduardo Ribeiro
Plovdiv 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Gabriel Ghetu
M25 Pitesti · 1st Round
Jul 28
George Lazarov
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 26
Gabriele Maria Noce
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jan Facek
Futures 2026
Jun 28
Evgenii Tiurnev
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Jun 24
Veljko Krstic
Futures 2026
Jun 22
Kilian Martinez
Futures 2026
Jun 21
Stefan Cizelj Zivkovic
Futures 2026
Jun 21
Ali Yazdani
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
Jun 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 17–39 matches
| Metric | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 41% |
| Sets won | 61% | 41% |
| Games won | 57% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lazarov | Nikolic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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