Karl Poling vs Marek GengelPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Karl Poling and Marek Gengel have met 1 time since 2026; Marek Gengel leads 1–0. Across all meetings Poling has taken 1 sets to Gengel's 2. Their most recent meeting: Marek Gengel won at M25 Louny (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Poling | Gengel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karl Poling | Marek Gengel | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 19/34 | 65% | 28/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 11/31 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 26/65 | 38% | 24/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 10/24 | 56% | 22/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 22/36 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 12/28 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 26/31 | 88% | 37/42 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 19/31 | 67% | 28/42 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Poling 0, Gengel 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Poling
🛡️ The Spoiler
Gengel
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 55% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 65 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Marek Gengel.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 13, 2026
M25 Louny
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–5 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.35 | 4.70 |
| ROI % | +71.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +13.50u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | USA → JAM | CZE |
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
Poling has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Gengel's 0%).
| Opponent | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Mejia | W 64 64 | L 67 63 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Thomas Fancutt
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 25
Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes
M25 East Lansing · Final
Aug 16
Nikita Filin
M25 East Lansing · Semifinals
Aug 15
Axel Nefve
M25 East Lansing · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Thomas Fancutt
M25 East Lansing · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Jesse Flores
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Kenta Miyoshi
Granby challenger
Jul 13
Matt Kuhar
Granby challenger
Jul 12
Juan Bautista Torres
Prague Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 17
Mika Lipp
Bundesliga - men
Jul 12
Milos Karol
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Dusan Obradovic
Unicredit Czech Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Karl Poling
M25 Louny · 1st Round
May 13
Alibek Kachmazov
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Semifinals
Apr 25
Vadym Ursu
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 24
Alessandro Pecci
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–65 matches
| Metric | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 68% |
| Sets won | 51% | 63% |
| Games won | 50% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Poling | Gengel |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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