Max Houkes vs Stefan PopovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Max Houkes and Stefan Popovic have met 1 time since 2026; Max Houkes leads 1–0. Across all meetings Houkes has taken 2 sets to Popovic's 0. Their most recent meeting: Max Houkes won at M25 Metzingen (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Houkes | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Max Houkes | Stefan Popovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 44/61 | 77% | 33/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 10/29 | 26% | 9/35 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 27/90 | 24% | 19/78 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 27/47 | 44% | 19/43 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 47% | 8/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 11/25 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 52/58 | 89% | 39/44 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 44/58 | 75% | 33/44 |
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 (Houkes 1, Popovic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Houkes
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,935 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 22, 2026
M25 Metzingen
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Houkes | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Max Houkes | Stefan Popovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 10/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 6/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 6–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 2.03 |
| ROI % | -8.1% | -26.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.97u | -2.89u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 6 |
| Distance | 185 mi · 297 km | — |
| Route | GER | SRB → SLO |
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
Houkes has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Popovic's 33%).
| Opponent | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Fitriadi M Rifqi | W 61 75 | W 26 61 75 |
| Martin Van Der Meerschen | W 61 76 | L 67 13 |
| Niccolò Ciavarella | W 60 63 | L 06 26 |
| Zdenek Kolar | W 62 63 | L 57 16 |
| Martin Van Der Meerschen | W 61 76 | W 64 63 |
| Mate Valkusz | W 06 64 62 | L 36 75 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jan Kumstat
Hamburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Sumit Nagal
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Jerome Kym
Hagen Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Vilius Gaubas
Hagen Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Patrick Zahraj
M25 Metzingen · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Imanol Lopez Morillo
M25 Metzingen · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Stefan Popovic
M25 Metzingen · 1st Round
Jul 22
Sebastian Dominko
M25 Maribor · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Piotr Galus
M25 Maribor · 1st Round
Aug 26
Luca Castagnola
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Bruno Fernandez
M25 Slovenj Gradec · 1st Round
Aug 18
Bor Artnak
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Oscar Brown
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Max Houkes
M25 Metzingen · 1st Round
Jul 22
Vladyslav Orlov
M25 Skopje · Semifinals
Jul 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 78–90 matches
| Metric | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 55% |
| Sets won | 64% | 54% |
| Games won | 55% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Houkes | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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