James Story vs Luca PredaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
James Story and Luca Preda have met 1 time since 2025; Luca Preda leads 1–0. Across all meetings Story has taken 1 sets to Preda's 2. Their most recent meeting: Luca Preda won at M25 Heraklion 2 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Story | Preda | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | James Story | Luca Preda | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 19/22 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 22% | 8/36 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 13/22 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 40% | 4/10 | 100% | 6/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 12/21 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 75% | 3/4 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Story 0, Preda 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Story
💥 Big Hitter
Preda
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,159 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward James Story.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 20, 2025
M25 Heraklion 2
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Story | Preda |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.25 | - |
| ROI % | -28.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.57u | - |
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 1 shared opponent, both Story and Preda posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Story | Preda |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Henning | L 67 36 | L 36 62 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rahul Dhokia
M25 Aldershot · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Rhys Lawlor
M25 Aldershot · 1st Round
Jul 29
Dimitris Azoidis
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Lui Maxted
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Niels McDonald
M15 Oberhaching 1 · 1st Round
Feb 10
Lui Maxted
M25 Glasgow 1 · Semifinals
Jan 30
Paul Jubb
M25 Glasgow 1 · Quarterfinals
Jan 29
Sean Hodkin
M25 Glasgow 1 · 2nd Round
Jan 28
Ioannis Xilas
M25 Heraklion · Quarterfinals
Nov 21
James Story
M25 Heraklion 2 · 2nd Round
Nov 20
Amit Vales
M25 Heraklion 2 · 1st Round
Nov 18
Philip Henning
M15 Heraklion 14 · 1st Round
Nov 11
Giles Hussey
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Oliver Crawford
Hersonissos 6 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 13
Harry Wendelken
Hersonissos 5 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Egor Gerasimov
Hersonissos 5 · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 8–36 matches
| Metric | Story | Preda |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 50% |
| Sets won | 61% | 60% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Story | Preda |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Story | Preda |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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