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ChallengerHardWuning 3 (China) - Qualification2026-10-05 04:00

Keisuke Saitoh v Yusuke Takahashi

Match preview, prediction and odds

Our pick

SolidLOST
Y. Takahashi to win2.34
Worth backing at 2.22 or bigger · our chance 45% · market 60/40, us 55/45

Y. Takahashi is 5-5 over the last ten. K. Saitoh is 8-2 over the last ten. The head to head is K. Saitoh 1-4.

The pick is Y. Takahashi to win. We make it a 45% chance, so it is only worth backing at 2.22 or bigger.

An opinion from the numbers, not a guarantee. 19+, bet responsibly.

Key numbers

K. SaitohY. Takahashi
-Ranking592
8-2Last 105-5
WLWWWLast 5WLLLL
-0.0V the odds+0.2
34-18Season19-24
-Surface-
3Last 7 days1
1dDays rest1d
1Wins here1
ClearFitnessClear
Head to head
1-4

V the odds: wins above (or below) what the prices expected over the last 10 - form with the strength of the opposition built in.

The market

K. SaitohFAV1.5960%
Y. Takahashi2.3440%
Market says60% Saitoh

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

K. Saitoh2
Y. Takahashi4
Head to head6 meetings
DateEventMatchScore
2026-10-05Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationK. SaitohvY. Takahashi2 - 1
2025-09-18M25 TakasakiY. TakahashivK. Saitoh2 - 0
2025-04-06M15 KashiwaK. SaitohvY. Takahashi0 - 2
2024-09-20ITF M25 Takasaki MenK. SaitohvY. Takahashi2 - 0
2023-04-04M25 KashiwaK. SaitohvY. Takahashi1 - 2
2022-03-03M25 BendigoY. TakahashivK. Saitoh2 - 0

This season & this event

K. Saitoh
Y. Takahashi
36-18
36-18
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
19-25
19-25
Did not play
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

No previous edition of this event found in the feed.

The players

Keisuke Saitoh
Japan
Yusuke Takahashi
Japan
550
25
Japan
35–18
2
35–18
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Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
592
28
Japan
7–11
0
7–11
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—

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

K. Saitoh — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-06Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardD. Palan2 - 01.6057%WON
2026-10-05Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardY. Takahashi2 - 11.5960%WON
2026-10-04Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardZ. Wang2 - 01.0389%WON
2026-09-29JingshanHardM. Bellucci2 - 07.8088%LOST
2026-09-28JingshanHardK. Matsuda2 - 0——WON
2026-09-13M25 SapporoHardJ. Roddick1 - 2——WON
2026-09-12M25 SapporoHardS. C. Hong2 - 1——WON
2026-09-11M25 SapporoHardK. Lee0 - 2——WON
2026-09-10M25 SapporoHardY. Tanaka0 - 2——WON
2026-09-09M25 SapporoHardK. Isomura2 - 0——WON

Y. Takahashi — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-05Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardK. Saitoh2 - 12.3460%LOST
2026-10-04Wuning 3 (China) - QualificationHardS. Banthia0 - 21.1481%WON
2026-09-13Guangzhou 2HardJe. Delaney2 - 0——LOST
2026-09-08M25 SapporoHardH. Shiraishi0 - 2——LOST
2026-09-02M25 Urayasu (Japan)HardC. Ferguson1 - 2——LOST
2026-08-28M15 Maanshan 8HardE. Aguiard2 - 0——LOST
2026-08-27M15 Maanshan 8HardOh Chan-Yeong0 - 2——WON
2026-08-26M15 Maanshan 8HardD. Vishenchuk Vishenko0 - 2——WON
2026-08-21M15 Maanshan 7HardK. Isomura2 - 0——LOST
2026-08-20M15 Maanshan 7HardOh Chan-Yeong0 - 2——WON

Common questions

Who is favourite, Keisuke Saitoh or Yusuke Takahashi?

Keisuke Saitoh is favourite at 1.59, which is a 60% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Keisuke Saitoh vs Yusuke Takahashi?

Keisuke Saitoh is 1.59 and Yusuke Takahashi is 2.34, the prices we recorded for the Wuning 3 (China) match.

What is the head-to-head between Keisuke Saitoh and Yusuke Takahashi?

They have met 6 times and Yusuke Takahashi leads 4-2.

Who will win Keisuke Saitoh vs Yusuke Takahashi?

Our model makes it Yusuke Takahashi to win at 2.34 (Solid confidence).

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