Keegan Rice vs Mark LajalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Keegan Rice and Mark Lajal have met 1 time since 2026; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Rice has taken 0 sets to Lajal's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Vancouver Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rice | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Keegan Rice | Mark Lajal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 8/12 | 57% | 24/42 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 3/7 | 37% | 10/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 7/19 | 41% | 28/69 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 6/6 | 44% | 22/50 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 69% | 9/13 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 100% | 6/6 | 44% | 15/34 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 82% | 31/38 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 63% | 24/38 |
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 (Rice 0, Lajal 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rice
⚔️ The Gladiator
Lajal
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 688 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mark Lajal.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 1, 2026
Vancouver Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rice | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Keegan Rice | Mark Lajal | ||
| 1 or more | 67% | 4/6 | 100% | 29/29 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 97% | 28/29 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 79% | 23/29 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 21% | 6/29 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 3% | 1/29 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/29 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–3 | 21–8 |
| Avg odds | 3.31 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +27.3% | +9.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.91u | +2.81u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 461 mi · 742 km |
| Route | — | FRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Lajal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Rice's 50%).
| Opponent | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Wendelken | W 62 26 75 | W 64 61 |
| Pablo Llamas Ruiz | W 64 36 64 | W 62 46 76 |
| Rio Noguchi | L 63 46 06 | W 64 64 |
| Arthur Gea | L 46 26 | W 63 36 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Stefanos Tsitsipas
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Mark Lajal
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 1
Harry Wendelken
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Daniel Milavsky
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rio Noguchi
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Nicolas Arseneault
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Arthur Gea
Granby Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Lucas Poullain
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Thomas Faurel
St. Tropez Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
David Goffin
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Daniel Masur
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Robin Bertrand
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Lenny Couturier
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–69 matches
| Metric | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 61% |
| Sets won | 60% | 57% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rice | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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