ATP 250 · 1st Round Qualifying · Montpellier
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safiullin
💥 Big Hitter
Assche
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,636 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Roman Safiullin here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Safiullin | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–4 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | +29.9% | -18.5% |
| Units P/L | +5.09u | -2.78u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Safiullin
0
Assche
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Assche has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Safiullin's 50%).
| Opponent | Safiullin | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Titouan Droguet | W 62 46 64 | W 64 64 |
| Diego Dedura | W 64 75 | L 36 26 |
| Timofey Skatov | W 76 63 | W 61 64 |
| Pablo Llamas Ruiz | L 46 57 | L 36 06 |
| Clement Chidekh | L 36 16 | W 62 63 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 26 26 | W 62 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Safiullin | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.6% | 60.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 68.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.7% | 50.4% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49.3% | 51.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34% | 34.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.5% | 56% |
| BP Converted % | 38.1% | 47.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 26.2 | 17.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 35.3 | 27.1 |
| Net Pts Won % | 77.6% | 69.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.4% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 75% |
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Match summary
Roman Safiullin and Luca Van Assche meet in the Round of 16 of the Oeiras Open 3 on outdoor clay on April 16, 2026. Safiullin currently ranks 226th in the world while Van Assche sits at 100th, making this a matchup between two players at different stages of their careers.
The two have met once before, with Van Assche holding a 1-0 head to head record. This will be their second encounter, and the rivalry is still in its early stages with limited history between them.
Both players have found similar rhythm in recent weeks, each holding a 60% win rate over their last five matches and their last ten matches. Safiullin arrives on a two match winning streak with four matches played in the last fourteen days, while Van Assche has won one straight and played six matches in the same span, showing slightly more court time recently.
Safiullin is a big hitter who relies on powerful strokes to dictate play, while Van Assche is a defensive player who builds points through consistency and retrieving difficult balls. On clay, Van Assche has the edge with a 55% record compared to Safiullin's 45% record on the surface.
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