James McCabe and Linang Xiao have met 2 times since 2023; James McCabe leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: James McCabe won at Shenzhen (Longhua) (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
McCabe
💥 Big Hitter
Xiao
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,083 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | McCabe | Xiao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | James McCabe | Linang Xiao | ||
| 1 or more | 95% | 18/19 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 3 or more | 79% | 15/19 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 5 or more | 58% | 11/19 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 37% | 7/19 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/6 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 4.38 |
| ROI % | -2.3% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.35u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
McCabe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Xiao's 0%).
| Opponent | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Ilagan | L 64 46 26 | L 36 76 36 |
| Blake Ellis | L 76 46 36 | L 64 67 46 |
| Colin Sinclair | W 36 76 75 | L 36 26 |
| Matt Hulme | W 75 67 63 | L 62 67 36 |
| Jie Cui | L 46 46 | L 26 26 |
Last five matches per player
Rhys Lawlor
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Kamil Majchrzak
Libema Open · Round of 16
Jun 11
Zizou Bergs
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Sander Jong
Libema Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Kamil Majchrzak
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Martin Damm
Lexus Birmingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Remy Bertola
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Billy Moxon
Lexus Birmingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Xiuyuan Ye
M15 Luan · Round of 32
May 18
Andre Ilagan
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Filip Peliwo
M25 Luzhou · Round of 32
Apr 20
Blake Ellis
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 32
Apr 8
Colin Sinclair
M25 Maanshan · Round of 16
Mar 30
Yaojie Zeng
M25 Maanshan · Round of 32
Mar 30
Maxim Zhukov
M15 Maanshan · Round of 16
Mar 23
Zurui Zhang
M15 Maanshan · Round of 32
Mar 23
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–65 matches
| Metric | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 41% |
| Sets won | 55% | 46% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
