Struff vs Goffin Tennis Betting Predictions and Odds
Will Struffi beat the next heavyweight?
🎾 Game: Jan-Lennard Struff – David Goffin
🎾 Competition: Western & Southern Open 2020
🎾 Date: 08/25/2020
🎾 Betting Tips: Over 2.5 games
🎾 Odds: 2.37
🎾 Stake: 4/10 units
One week before the start of the US Open 2020, the field of participants for the Western & Southern Open 2020 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati has shrunk to 16 players. Jan-Lennard Struff is the only German to have made it to the round of 16 with two unexpected victories over Alex de Minaur and Denis Shapovalov, where he now faces last year’s finalist David Goffin.
After all, the prediction for Struff against Goffin must take into account that the 29-year-old Belgian has not only won four titles in the ATP World Tour but was also runner-up in 2017. As an established top 10 player, Goffin also made it into the final of the 2019 Western & Southern Open for the first time in a Masters tournament a year ago.
Given the captivating form of the German, we still believe that the favored Goffin has a really hard day at work. We suspect a long game and consequently recommend the tip for Struff against Goffin that three sets are played.
Jan-Lennard Struff – Statistics & current form
- The current position in the world rankings: 34
Position in the seeding list: unset
The 30-year-old German Jan-Lennard Struff is usually quite under the radar. This is also because the native Warsteiner has never won a tournament in singles in the ATP World Tour and only collected three trophies in doubles.
In individual cases, however, there are only five overall victories in tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour, which is why the 1.96-meter tall giant has never exceeded the top 30 of the ATP world rankings.
A win would bring him a new career-high
But that is exactly what could suddenly change in Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Open 2020, where Jan-Lennard Struff will return to the court in impressive form. Even defeating shooting star Alex de Minaur was a great success. Against Denis Shapovalov, who made it to the semifinals on his debut in Roger’s Cup in 2017, he even followed it up in a three-sentence thriller.
Should Struff succeed in defeating David Goffin, he would move up to 29th place in the ATP world rankings. His previous career-high – he was 33rd in July 2019 – would have been cracked.
Lost both games against top 10 players in 2020
In the so far short tennis year 2020, the German did not succeed much against opponents from the current top 10. Against Djokovic, he lost 3-1 at the Australian Open and against Tsitsipas was 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the ATP Dubai. In total, Struff only won seven of his 27 duels with the top 10 players, although he always won a set in both of these games in 2020.
David Goffin – Statistics & Current Form
- Current placement in the world rankings: 10
Position in the seeding list: 7
The 30-year-old Belgian David Goffin has been part of the crème de la crème of the ATP World Tour for several years, even if, looking at the titles he won, it can be stated that he mostly missed the big hit in the big finals that he reached.
That can also be said about his appearance at the Western & Southern Open 2019, where Goffin was able to advance to the final of a tournament from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category for the first time in his career. Against Daniil Medvedev, the 2-0 draw in the final was once again the career milestone.
The hardcourt at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, suits him well. The Belgian was already in the semi-finals of what is perhaps the most important tennis tournament in the US Open Series in 2018.
If he now lives up to his role as a favorite – with Struff versus Goffin, the odds of the bookies turn out to be in his direction – Goffin would be among the top eight athletes for the third time in a row at the Western & Southern Open. No wonder that Goffin has by far the best quota of all Masters tournaments on the tour. With 14: 6 wins, his win rate is 70%.
Inconspicuous annual record of 9: 5 victories
However, David Goffin’s tennis year 2020 has by no means been overly successful. With a record of nine wins against five defeats – by the way, the same record that his German opponent as – he goes into this tournament.
In his 2-0 opening win over Borna Coric, he also had to tremble for victory twice until the end in both sets, in which a total of 23 games were played.
Jan-Lennard Struff vs David Goffin Direct Comparison
Head to head: 1: 4
The two players faced each other four times on the ATP World Tour and once again in a qualifying round. David Goffin has won four games so far – and thus every single encounter on the hardcourt. Struffi was able to win the last duel to date at the ATP Barcelona 2019 2-0 on clay court.
Jan-Lennard Struff vs David Goffin Tennis Betting Predictions and Odds by PicksSoccer Experts
In the case of Struff against Goffin, the prognosis is influenced by the strong constitution of the German, who with de Minaur and Shapovalov was able to bow two youngsters out of the competition who have the potential to one day be at the top of the ATP World Tour.
However, it must be taken into account that the Warsteiner has never been able to beat his Belgian opponent on hard court. The Western & Southern Open Goffin suits him particularly well anyway.
Odds probabilities for win Jan-Lennard Struff/ tie/win David Goffin:
1: 7% X: 66% 2: 27%
Jan-Lennard Struff vs David Goffin – betting odds & other interesting bets at a glance:
First movement – winner
🎾 Betting Prediction: Struff
📌 Odds: 2.25
🎾 Betting Prediction: Goffin
📌 Odds: 2.37At least one tie break in the match?
🎾 Betting Prediction: Both teams to score/ YES
📌 Odds: 2.00
🎾 Betting Prediction: Both teams to score/ NO
📌 Odds: 1.72
Key facts – Jan-Lennard Struff vs David Goffin tips
🎾 Both athletes go into this round of 16 with an annual balance of 9: 5
🎾 Struff would reach a new career-high in the ATP world rankings with a win
🎾 Goffin could move into the quarter-finals of the Western & Southern Open for the third time in a row
Against this background, Struff against Goffin is still missing something for a tip on the German. However, we believe that the Warsteiner can make life difficult for his opponent and therefore rely on an exciting round of 16, in which the winner is only determined in the third set.
