Jay Friend vs Mitchell KruegerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jay Friend and Mitchell Krueger have met 1 time since 2026; Jay Friend leads 1–0. Across all meetings Friend has taken 2 sets to Krueger's 0. Their most recent meeting: Jay Friend won at Little Rock Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Friend | Krueger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jay Friend | Mitchell Krueger | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 13/22 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 55% | 6/11 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 15/33 | 41% | 19/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 36% | 10/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 4/6 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 9/15 | 22% | 5/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 19/22 | 84% | 16/19 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | 58% | 11/19 |
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 (Friend 1, Krueger 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Friend
🎾 All-Court
Krueger
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 195 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 26, 2026
Little Rock Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Friend | Krueger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jay Friend | Mitchell Krueger | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 5/7 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 3/7 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–2 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 1.55 |
| ROI % | +3.1% | -44.9% |
| Units P/L | +0.31u | -4.04u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | JAM |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Krueger has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Friend's 50%).
| Opponent | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Martinez | W 61 62 | W 62 75 |
| Cole Thurgur | W 64 62 | W 61 63 |
| Braden Shick | L 67 46 | W 62 67 62 |
| Henry Searle | L 67 26 | L 46 46 |
| Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | L 67 57 | W 61 61 |
| Alfredo Perez | W 64 57 63 | W 64 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yuta Shimizu
Granby challenger
Jul 14
Keegan Rice
M25 Laval · Semifinals
Jul 11
Strong Kirchheimer
M25 Laval · Quarterfinals
Jul 11
Cole Thurgur
M25 Laval · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Eloi Roux
M25 Laval · 1st Round
Jul 8
Eloi Roux
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Braden Shick
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Alex Martinez
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Mario Gonzalez Fernandez
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Alex Martinez
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Gavin Young
Futures 2026
Jul 10
Gavin Young
M25 Dallas · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Oliver Okonkwo
M25 Dallas · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Ivan Mitric
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Aleksandar Mitric
M25 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 8
Dhakshineswar Suresh
Cary challenger
Jun 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–46 matches
| Metric | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 46% |
| Sets won | 62% | 46% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Friend | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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