Gonzalo Villanueva vs Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇷Gonzalo Villanueva
#323 · 31 yrs · R
7 meetings · sets 10–7
🇧🇷Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
#255 · 25 yrs · R
Gonzalo Villanueva and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida have met 7 times since 2024; Gonzalo Villanueva leads 5–2. Their first meeting came at Montevideo in 2024 on clay. On clay courts Villanueva leads 4–2. Villanueva has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Villanueva has taken 10 sets to Almeida's 7. Their most recent meeting: Gonzalo Villanueva won at Piracicaba Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Villanueva | Pucinelli De Almeida | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Gonzalo Villanueva | Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 42/55 | 72% | 33/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 11/32 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 24/87 | 36% | 26/72 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 73% | 27/37 | 49% | 22/45 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 62% | 24/39 | 85% | 11/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 30% | 6/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 45/49 | 85% | 40/47 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 42/49 | 70% | 33/47 |
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: 4 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Villanueva 2, Pucinelli De Almeida 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Villanueva
⚔️ The Gladiator
Almeida
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Gonzalo Villanueva and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 1,370 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jun 27, 2026
Piracicaba Challenger
C Clay · Semifinals
Jun 5, 2026
M25 Cuiaba
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Nov 25, 2025
Temuco Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 11, 2025
Todi Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Jun 25, 2025
Lima 1 Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Mar 4, 2025
Cordoba Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Nov 11, 2024
Montevideo
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Villanueva | Almeida | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Gonzalo Villanueva | Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 18/21 | 80% | 16/20 |
| 3 or more | 48% | 10/21 | 35% | 7/20 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 5% | 1/20 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/20 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/20 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 14–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.27u | +0.05u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 4 |
| Distance | 835 mi · 1,344 km | 835 mi · 1,344 km |
| Route | ARG → BRA | ARG → BRA |
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
Almeida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Villanueva's 50%).
| Opponent | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Genaro Alberto Olivieri | L 46 75 36 | W 63 63 |
| Alex Barrena | L 46 26 | W 75 63 |
| Mateus Alves | W 62 63 | W 76 75 |
| Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos | W 75 62 | W 36 63 60 |
| Hugo Dellien | L 67 46 | L 75 46 46 |
| Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo | L 64 46 67 | W 76 62 |
| Nicolas Bruna | W 64 63 | W 62 63 |
| Juan Pablo Varillas | L 36 57 | L 36 67 |
| Samuel Heredia | W 61 62 | W 63 46 64 |
| Valerio Aboian | W 61 61 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nick Hardt
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Guido Ivan Justo
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Mateus Alves
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Guido Ivan Justo
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Joaquin Aguilar Cardozo
M15 Mar Del Plata · Semifinals
Aug 29
Santiago De La Fuente
M15 Mar Del Plata · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Vito Antonio Darderi
M15 Mar Del Plata · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Antofagasta Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Genaro Alberto Olivieri
Antofagasta Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Alex Barrena
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Tomas Barrios Vera
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Hugo Dellien
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Remy Bertola
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, BRA-SUI 3-1 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 72–87 matches
| Metric | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 64% |
| Sets won | 61% | 62% |
| Games won | 56% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 2 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Villanueva | Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 4 | 2 |
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