Manuel Plunger vs Matthew William DonaldPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Manuel Plunger and Matthew William Donald have met 2 times since 2026; Matthew William Donald leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at M25 Grado in 2026 on clay. On clay courts Donald leads 2–0. Donald has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Plunger has taken 0 sets to Donald's 4. Their most recent meeting: Matthew William Donald won at M15 Bergamo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Plunger | William Donald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Manuel Plunger | Matthew William Donald | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 10/12 | 76% | 38/50 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 3/7 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 5/19 | 25% | 19/77 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 4/6 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 89% | 8/9 | 53% | 9/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 11/13 | 94% | 44/47 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 81% | 38/47 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Plunger 0, William Donald 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Plunger
🧱 The Wall
Donald
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 53% vs 🧱 The Wall across 591 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Matthew William Donald.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 25, 2026
M15 Bergamo
C Clay · 2nd Round
May 28, 2026
M25 Grado
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Plunger | Donald | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Manuel Plunger | Matthew William Donald | ||
| 1 or more | 89% | 8/9 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 21% | 3/14 |
| 5 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–4 | 9–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.20 | 1.48 |
| ROI % | +94.3% | +5.3% |
| Units P/L | +9.43u | +0.63u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 5 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | GER → AUT | SUI |
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
Donald has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Plunger's 0%).
| Opponent | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Oetzbach | L 57 75 46 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Heorhii Shylov
M15 Vienna · Semifinals
Aug 29
Juan Ignacio Gallego
M15 Vienna · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Tim Vaisman
M15 Vienna · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Daniel Aleksandar Amarandei
M15 Vienna · 1st Round
Aug 25
Adrian Oetzbach
M25 Ueberlingen · 1st Round
Aug 19
Adrian Andreev
M25 Bolzano · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Filip Jeff Planinsek
M25 Bolzano · 1st Round
Jul 28
Alexander Wagner
M25 Kramsach · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Louis Wessels
M25 Muttenz · Semifinals
Aug 15
Dimitris Sakellaridis
M25 Muttenz · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Oleksandr Ovcharenko
M25 Muttenz · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Lorenzo Bocchi
M25 Muttenz · 1st Round
Aug 11
Max Wiskandt
M25 Kassel · Final
Jul 12
Ioannis Xilas
M25 Kassel · Quarterfinals
Jul 11
Adrian Oetzbach
M25 Kassel · Semifinals
Jul 11
Nikolai Barsukov
M25 Kassel · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–77 matches
| Metric | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 65% |
| Sets won | 63% | 62% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Plunger | Donald |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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