Mitchell Krueger vs Stefan KozlovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mitchell Krueger and Stefan Kozlov have met 10 times since 2017; they are level 5–5. Their first meeting came at Tallahassee in 2017 on clay. On hard courts Kozlov leads 4–2. On clay courts Krueger leads 2–1. Krueger has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Krueger has taken 12 sets to Kozlov's 13. Their most recent meeting: Mitchell Krueger won at Columbus Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Krueger | Kozlov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mitchell Krueger | Stefan Kozlov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 11/22 | 55% | 16/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 9/25 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 20/47 | 46% | 26/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 9/25 | 42% | 13/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 11/21 | 68% | 15/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 32% | 8/25 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 17/21 | 87% | 27/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 52% | 11/21 | 52% | 16/31 |
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: 5 of 10 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Krueger 2, Kozlov 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Krueger
💥 Big Hitter
Kozlov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
10 career meetings, newest first
Oct 1, 2026
Columbus Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jul 7, 2025
Newport Challenger
G Grass · 1st Round
Apr 20, 2024
Tallahassee Challenger
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 1, 2022
Charlottesville Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 21, 2022
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 19, 2021
Champaign Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 21, 2021
Columbus Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 2, 2019
Orlando
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2018
Sarasota
C Clay · Round of 32
Apr 20, 2017
Tallahassee
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Krueger | Kozlov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mitchell Krueger | Stefan Kozlov | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 9/9 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 89% | 8/9 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.61 | 2.20 |
| ROI % | +17.0% | -60.9% |
| Units P/L | +1.53u | -5.48u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 4 |
| Distance | 2,418 mi · 3,891 km | 2,418 mi · 3,891 km |
| Route | USA | USA |
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
Across 9 shared opponents, both Krueger and Kozlov posted a 44% win rate.
| Opponent | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Smith | W 64 76 | L 36 26 |
| Tyler Zink | W 76 63 | W 64 61 |
| Darwin Blanch | L 36 67 | L 36 62 67 |
| Zachary Svajda | L 36 62 26 | L 57 16 |
| Yibing Wu | L 57 46 | W 64 26 64 |
| Jay Friend | L 26 36 | L 26 64 36 |
| Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | W 61 61 | W 36 62 63 |
| Toby Samuel | W 64 64 | L 67 46 |
| Murphy Cassone | L 67 26 | W 76 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Abedallah Shelbayh
Columbus Challenger · Semifinals
Oct 3
Keegan Smith
Columbus Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Stefan Kozlov
Columbus Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Tyler Zink
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 28
Sebastian Gorzny
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Michael Zheng
Tiburon Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Ryan Seggerman
Tiburon Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Keegan Smith
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Mitchell Krueger
Columbus Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
James Kent Trotter
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Colton Smith
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Darwin Blanch
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 15
Harry Wendelken
Brownsburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Aidan Mayo
Brownsburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 12
Zachary Svajda
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Alan Magadan
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–56 matches
| Metric | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 52% |
| Sets won | 46% | 51% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 4 | 5 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Krueger | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 4 |
| Clay | 2 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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