Rares Teodor Pieleanu vs Stefan PopovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Rares Teodor Pieleanu and Stefan Popovic have met 1 time since 2026; Stefan Popovic leads 1–0. Across all meetings Pieleanu has taken 0 sets to Popovic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Stefan Popovic won at M25 Zlatibor (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Teodor Pieleanu | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Rares Teodor Pieleanu | Stefan Popovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 19/23 | 72% | 28/39 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 27% | 10/37 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 13/46 | 28% | 21/76 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 6/11 | 40% | 16/40 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 32% | 6/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 22% | 2/9 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 87% | 34/39 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 19/26 | 72% | 28/39 |
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 (Teodor Pieleanu 0, Popovic 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pieleanu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popovic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
Both Rares Teodor Pieleanu and Stefan Popovic 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
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 17, 2026
M25 Zlatibor
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pieleanu | Popovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Rares Teodor Pieleanu | Stefan Popovic | ||
| 1 or more | 61% | 14/23 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 3 or more | 13% | 3/23 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/23 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–3 | 5–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.34 | 2.64 |
| ROI % | +40.4% | -49.5% |
| Units P/L | +6.07u | -6.43u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | BUL | BUL |
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 1 shared opponent, both Pieleanu and Popovic posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Alessio Babudri | W 46 61 119 | W 61 36 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alessio Babudri
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Alexander Weis
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Alexander Chang
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 1st Round
Oct 7
Florian Broska
M25 Slobozia · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Stefan Horia Haita
M25 Slobozia · 1st Round
Sep 29
Pavel Lagutin
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Stefan Popovic
M25 Zlatibor · 1st Round
Sep 17
Stefan Adrian Andreescu
M15 Buzau · Quarterfinals
Sep 3
Izan Almazan Valiente
Plovdiv 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Marko Topo
M25 Zlatibor · Quarterfinals
Sep 19
Dusan Milanovic
M25 Zlatibor · 2nd Round
Sep 18
Rares Teodor Pieleanu
M25 Zlatibor · 1st Round
Sep 17
Oleksii Krutykh
Genoa Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Nikita Mashtakov
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Aleksandar Tolev
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 31
Kaloyan Shikov
Plovdiv 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 30
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–76 matches
| Metric | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 51% |
| Sets won | 52% | 51% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pieleanu | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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