Ioannis Xilas and Stefan Popovic have met 1 time since 2025; Stefan Popovic leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Stefan Popovic won at M15 Kursumlijska Banja (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Xilas
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popovic
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Ioannis Xilas.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Xilas | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ioannis Xilas | Stefan Popovic | ||
| 1 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 33% | 4/12 |
| 3 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Xilas | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–6 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 1.52 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -50.8% |
| Units P/L | -6.00u | -2.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Xilas has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Popovic's 50%).
| Opponent | Xilas | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Vasilev | W 62 62 | L 46 16 |
| Sandro Kopp | W 64 46 63 | L 46 57 |
| Dusan Obradovic | L 76 26 57 | W 63 67 62 |
| Andreas Messis | W 61 61 | W 63 62 |
| Nino Ehrenschneider | W 36 62 64 | W 63 76 |
| Ognjen Milic | W 64 64 | L 36 46 |
Last five matches per player
Liam Broady
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 8
Manuel Mazza
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Michele Ribecai
CAME CUP 2026 CITTA' DI CERVIA · Round of 32
May 19
Manuel Mazza
M25 Reggio Emilia · Round of 32
May 11
Enrico Dalla Valle
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 3
Michael Geerts
Cote d'Ivoire Open 2 · Round of 32
Apr 28
Matthew William Donald
M25 Monastir · Round of 16
Apr 13
Georgii Kravchenko
M25 Monastir · Round of 32
Apr 13
Sergio Planella Hernandez
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
Jun 1
Edoardo Zanada
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 25
Alexander Vasilev
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
May 25
Federico Valle
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 25
Benjamin Thomas George
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 18
Pieter De Lange
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 18
Martin Van Der Meerschen
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
May 18
Nicolo Toffanin
M15 Prijedor · Round of 32
May 11
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 66–74 matches
| Metric | Xilas | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 55% |
| Sets won | 63% | 53% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Xilas | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Xilas | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
