Kacper Knitter vs Leyton RiveraPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- M15 Szczawno
- Level
- ITF M15
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Clay
- Date & time
- September 2 · 9:45 AM ET
Book odds
Kacper Knitter and Leyton Rivera meet in the 1st Round of the M15 Szczawno on clay on September 2. Knitter, ranked 1335, has won just one of his last five matches and dropped two straight before a week away from competition. Rivera sits at 1034 and has taken one loss in his most recent outing after playing two matches in fourteen days.
The two have never faced each other. They share four common opponents in recent play, with Rivera winning once against Agustin Fernandez Badia while Knitter fell to the same player; both lost to Artur Kukasian, Karol Filar, and Mate Valkusz. Rivera has won four of his last ten matches. Knitter has won four of his last ten as well but struggled more lately, converting just one win in five.
Knitter plays the role of spoiler when form allows, though clay has been a weak surface for him at 30%. Rivera operates as a counterpuncher and has posted a 45% win rate on clay in recent play. The difference in clay competence and recent consistency asks whether Rivera can maintain steadiness against a player chasing momentum on an unfavorable surface.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Knitter | Rivera | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kacper Knitter | Leyton Rivera | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 5/7 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 8/20 | 31% | 10/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 10/27 | 35% | 16/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 29% | 2/7 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 8/16 | 50% | 19/38 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 31% | 4/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 47% | 8/17 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Knitter
🛡️ The Spoiler
Rivera
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 399 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Knitter and Rivera have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Knitter | Rivera | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kacper Knitter | Leyton Rivera | ||
| 1 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 53% | 10/19 |
| 3 or more | 25% | 2/8 | 21% | 4/19 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Knitter | Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Avg odds | 3.05 | 3.39 |
| ROI % | -59.1% | +39.1% |
| Units P/L | -5.32u | +7.04u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Knitter | Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POL | SVK → AUT |
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
Rivera has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Knitter's 0%).
| Opponent | Knitter | Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Jakub Jedrzejczak | L 36 26 | W 26 64 60 |
| Mate Valkusz | L 46 26 | L 46 64 26 |
| Karol Filar | L 16 36 | L 36 63 57 |
| Artur Kukasian | L 26 62 26 | L 64 16 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Niklas Guttau
M25 Poznan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Mate Valkusz
M15 Krakow · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Yassine Smiej
M15 Krakow · 1st Round
Aug 18
Noel Larwig
M15 Bielsko Biala · 1st Round
Aug 4
Massimo Pizzigoni
M25 Koszalin · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jakub Jedrzejczak
M15 Lodz · 1st Round
Jul 8
Jakub Jedrzejczak
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Karol Filar
M15 Rzeszow · 1st Round
Jun 24
Andrej Martin
M15 Vienna · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Marcel Jelinek
M15 Vienna · 1st Round
Aug 26
Nikita Mashtakov
M15 Mistelbach · 1st Round
Aug 18
Karol Filar
M15 Poprad · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
David Bakonyi
M15 Poprad · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Jesse De Jager
M15 Poprad · 1st Round
Aug 5
Matic Kriznik
M15 Wels · 1st Round
Jul 29
Filip Jeff Planinsek
M25 Ollersbach · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 27–46 matches
| Metric | Knitter | Rivera |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 26% | 30% |
| Sets won | 34% | 35% |
| Games won | 44% | 44% |