Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida vs Nicolas KickerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇷Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
#255 · 25 yrs · R
4 meetings · sets 6–5
🇦🇷Nicolas Kicker
#351 · 34 yrs · R
4Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Nicolas Kicker have met 4 times since 2021; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Santiago 3 Challenger in 2021 on clay. On clay courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings Almeida has taken 6 sets to Kicker's 5. Their most recent meeting: Nicolas Kicker won at Florianopolis Challenger (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pucinelli De Almeida | Kicker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | Nicolas Kicker | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 33/46 | 73% | 19/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 13/26 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 26/72 | 30% | 15/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 49% | 22/45 | 56% | 14/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 85% | 11/13 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 30% | 6/20 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 40/47 | 79% | 23/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 33/47 | 66% | 19/29 |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pucinelli De Almeida 1, Kicker 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Almeida
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kicker
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida and Nicolas Kicker are ⚔️ The Gladiator types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 1,370 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Nov 19, 2025
Florianopolis Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
May 11, 2025
Santos Challenger
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 9, 2022
Montevideo Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Oct 13, 2021
Santiago 3 Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Almeida | Kicker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | Nicolas Kicker | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 16/20 | 58% | 7/12 |
| 3 or more | 35% | 7/20 | 33% | 4/12 |
| 5 or more | 5% | 1/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.86 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | +0.2% | +24.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.05u | +3.12u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 835 mi · 1,344 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ARG → BRA | ARG |
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
Almeida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Kicker's 50%).
| Opponent | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva | L 46 67 | L 26 36 |
| Thiago Cigarran | W 61 63 | L |
| Hugo Dellien | L 75 46 46 | W 46 75 60 |
| Leonardo Monferrer | W | W 62 62 |
| Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi | W 67 63 61 | W 62 64 |
| Eduardo Ribeiro | W 61 64 | W 61 36 75 |
| Hernan Casanova | W 57 63 62 | L 36 57 |
| Johan Alexander Rodriguez | W 75 63 | L 36 46 |
| Gonzalo Villanueva | L 63 57 16 | L 46 61 46 |
| Ryan Dickerson | W 61 61 | W 60 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Antofagasta Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Genaro Alberto Olivieri
Antofagasta Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Alex Barrena
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Tomas Barrios Vera
Curitiba Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Curitiba Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Paulo Andre Saraiva Dos Santos
Curitiba Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Hugo Dellien
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Remy Bertola
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, BRA-SUI 3-1 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Thiago Cigarran
Antofagasta Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Milledge Cossu
Antofagasta Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Facundo Mena
Buenos Aires Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Hugo Dellien
Buenos Aires Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Tomas Martinez
Buenos Aires Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Maxim Mrva
Todi Challenger · Final
Aug 16
Marco Cecchinato
Todi Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 15
Francesco Passaro
Todi Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–72 matches
| Metric | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 52% |
| Sets won | 62% | 52% |
| Games won | 56% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Almeida | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 2 |
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