John Bothma vs Marc Van Der MerwePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
John Bothma and Marc Van Der Merwe have met 1 time since 2026; Marc Van Der Merwe leads 1–0. Across all meetings Bothma has taken 0 sets to Merwe's 2. Their most recent meeting: Marc Van Der Merwe won at M15 Pretoria (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bothma | Van Der Merwe | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | John Bothma | Marc Van Der Merwe | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 3/3 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins a set when losing | 0% | 0/2 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/5 | 23% | 9/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 1/1 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | 46% | 6/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 2/2 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 3/3 | 95% | 20/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 3/3 | 90% | 19/21 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bothma 0, Van Der Merwe 1).
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 23, 2026
M15 Pretoria
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 | Bothma | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.45 |
| ROI % | - | -46.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Bora Sengul
M15 Pretoria · 1st Round
Apr 23
Marc Van Der Merwe
M15 Pretoria · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Egor Pleshivtsev
M15 Sharm ElSheikh 14 · 2nd Round
Oct 23
Pierluigi Basile
M15 Sharm ElSheikh 14 · 1st Round
Oct 22
Yassin Ahmed Wageh
M15 Sharm ElSheikh 13 · 1st Round
Oct 15
Connor Doig
M25 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 15
Preston Brown
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 7
Ofek Shimanov
M15 Hillcrest · 2nd Round
Jul 3
Federico Garbero
Futures 2026
Jul 1
Filippo Francesco Garbero
M15 Hillcrest · 1st Round
Jul 1
Ben Weintraub
Futures 2026
Jun 29
James Hart
Futures 2026
Jun 28
Orel Kimhi
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 5–40 matches
| Metric | Bothma | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 57% |
| Sets won | 60% | 57% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bothma | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bothma | Merwe |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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