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ChallengerClayPorto2026-09-28 11:00

Otto Virtanen v Tiago Pereira

Match preview, prediction and odds

Our pick

Lean
T. Pereira to win a set (set handicap +1.5)
Worth backing at 1.67 or bigger · our chance 60% · market 72/28, us 69/31

T. Pereira is 5-5 over the last ten and 18-15 on clay this season. O. Virtanen is 5-5 over the last ten and 10-9 on clay this season.

The pick is T. Pereira to win a set (set handicap +1.5). We make it a 60% chance, so it is only worth backing at 1.67 or bigger.

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

Key numbers

O. VirtanenT. Pereira
127Ranking338
5-5Last 105-5
LWLWWLast 5LLWWL
-1.2V the odds-0.2
32-22Season38-32
10-9Clay 202618-15
0Last 7 days0
9dDays rest8d
0Wins here0
ClearFitnessClear
Head to head
First meeting

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

O. VirtanenFAV1.3172%
T. Pereira3.3528%
Market says72% Virtanen

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

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

O. Virtanen
T. Pereira
32-22
10-9
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on clay
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
38-32
18-15
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

Otto Virtanen
Finland
Tiago Pereira
Portugal
127
25
Finland
12–9
0
8–4
2–5
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Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
338
22
Portugal
37–30
2
20–16
17–13
0–1

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

O. Virtanen — last 10

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

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-09-19ATP Davis Cup - World Group I- PreliminaryV. Vacherot1 - 22.3759%LOST
2026-09-18ATP Davis Cup - World Group I- PreliminaryL. Catarina2 - 01.0194%WON
2026-08-31US OpenHardA. Rublev2 - 35.8283%LOST
2026-08-26US OpenHardJ. Pinnington Jones2 - 11.5064%WON
2026-08-24US OpenHardU. Blanchet2 - 01.4367%WON
2026-08-19Cancun 2HardM. Echargui0 - 21.1981%LOST
2026-08-13CincinnatiHardC. Wong2 - 01.8153%LOST
2026-08-11CincinnatiHardV. Gogineni0 - 21.2577%WON
2026-07-30San MarinoClayT. Skatov2 - 01.6559%LOST
2026-07-28San MarinoClayF. Romano0 - 21.3770%WON

T. Pereira — last 10

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

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-09-20Plovdiv 4 (Bulgaria) - QualificationClayPa. Tsitsipas1 - 21.0591%LOST
2026-09-15SzczecinClayF. Pieczonka1 - 22.0453%LOST
2026-09-14SzczecinClayR. Molleker2 - 12.4661%WON
2026-09-13SzczecinClayI. Lopez Morillo2 - 11.3770%WON
2026-09-10SevilleClayG. A. Olivieri2 - 02.2357%LOST
2026-09-08SevilleClayM. Trungelliti2 - 14.8680%WON
2026-09-07SevilleClayP. Lagutin1 - 22.4961%LOST
2026-09-06SevilleClayT. Cigarran2 - 11.2477%WON
2026-09-02Porto 2ClayG. Heide2 - 04.4879%LOST
2026-09-01Porto 2ClayF. Rocha0 - 21.2974%WON

Common questions

Who is favourite, Otto Virtanen or Tiago Pereira?

Otto Virtanen is favourite at 1.31, which is a 72% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Otto Virtanen vs Tiago Pereira?

Otto Virtanen is 1.31 and Tiago Pereira is 3.35, the prices we recorded for the Porto match.

Who will win Otto Virtanen vs Tiago Pereira?

Our model makes it Tiago Pereira to win a set (Lean confidence).

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