James Connel vs Marcus WaltersPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Connel and Marcus Walters have met 1 time since 2026; Marcus Walters leads 1–0. Across all meetings Connel has taken 0 sets to Walters's 2. Their most recent meeting: Marcus Walters won at M15 Baku (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Connel | Walters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Connel | Marcus Walters | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 19/25 | 57% | 13/23 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 2/16 | 45% | 14/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 8/41 | 44% | 24/54 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 9/18 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 4/12 | 44% | 12/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | 56% | 14/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 23/23 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 48% | 13/27 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Connel 0, Walters 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Connel
🪃 Counterpuncher
Walters
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 2, 2026
M15 Baku
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Connel | Walters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James Connel | Marcus Walters | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 4/10 | 82% | 9/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 46% | 5/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Connel | Walters |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 6–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.52 | 2.52 |
| ROI % | -23.6% | -30.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.12u | -4.32u |
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 Connel and Walters posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Connel | Walters |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Petroski Rocha | W 63 63 | W 60 62 |
| Oluwaseun Peter Ogunsakin | W 63 60 | W 75 26 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Marcus Walters
M15 Baku · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Nicolas Jadoun
M15 Baku · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Ivan Gretskiy
M15 Baku · 1st Round
Sep 29
Arvid Nordquist
M15 Baku · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Louis Larue
M15 Baku · 1st Round
Sep 23
Damien Salvestre
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Ali Yazdani
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Sep 15
Kasra Rahmani
M15 Monastir · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Jakub Filip
M15 Heraklion · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Thomas Kostka
M15 Heraklion · 1st Round
Oct 7
Digvijaypratap Singh
M15 Baku · Semifinals
Oct 4
James Connel
M15 Baku · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Koray Kirci
M15 Baku · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Evangelos Kypriotis
M15 Baku · 1st Round
Sep 30
Digvijaypratap Singh
M15 Baku · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Volodymyr Iakubenko
M15 Baku · 1st Round
Sep 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–54 matches
| Metric | Connel | Walters |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 43% |
| Sets won | 58% | 45% |
| Games won | 55% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Connel | Walters |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Connel | Walters |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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