Medvedev vs Goffin: prediction for the Halle Open match
Daniil Medvedev goes against David Goffin in the Round of 32 of the 2022 Halle Open. Who will progress to the next round of the tournament? Here's our prediction.

Command Analysis

Daniil Medvedev

Last week, Daniil Medvedev had a good performance at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships. But in the final of the tournament, the Russian was upset by Tim van Rijthoven (4-6, 1-6), who is ranked 225th. Last year, Medvedev was knocked out of the Halle Open in the first round - he lost to Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets (6-7, 3-6).

David Goffin

This will be the first match on grass in 2022 for David Goffin. His last official match was back in May at Roland Garros - the Belgian tennis player exited the competition in the third round. In total, Goffin won 29 and lost 23 matches on grass in his career. He showed his best result in Halle in 2019, when he reached the final of the tournament.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
In the last 5 matches, Medvedev played only one tie-break.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 3 of Goffin's last 5 matches, more than 9 games were played in the first set.

Tip and bets
Medvedev is a strong favorite in this pair, but the only match between the two athletes was won by Goffin. The Belgian approached the Halle Open fresh and rested, while Medvedev had a difficult week in the Netherlands and suffered an upsetting defeat in the final. We will be backing the underdog here.
Our prediction - handicap (+4) to Goffin
The opponents have already met on grass court, and their match was quite long. We expect a close confrontation in the upcoming match, too - Goffin is capable of creating problems for the Russian.
Second bet - total over 21 games