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Alberto Barroso Campos #635Spain0Joel Schwaerzler #171Austria2

Sets 3-6 · 5-7Tue 29 Sept 2026, 12:10 Predictions gradedFirst RoundI.hard

Predictions6–367%

Edges0–20%

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageJoel Josef Schwaerzler · 464 places

Alberto Barroso Campos

Spain

Barroso Campos, 30, is the right-hander in this matchup. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 316 in August 2024; ITF lists clay as his preferred surface.

Current ranking: #635
Peak ranking: #316 · 2024
Current age: 30
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 178 cm

Joel Josef Schwaerzler

Austria

Schwaerzler, 20, is the left-hander in this matchup. Available 2026 profile records show No. 150 as his best ranking.

Current ranking: #171
Peak ranking: #150 · 2026
Current age: 20
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Left handed
Height: 188 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 29 Sep 2026, 06:10 · Europe/Bucharest

A qualifier ranked 705 meets a left-handed No. 185 on indoor hard: Barroso Campos has two wins here this week, Schwaerzler a hard-court serve averaging 5.6 aces and 11 days without a match.

Schwaerzler is the likelier winner, but 1.22 buys only a slim return for the risk, and 1.65 for a straight-sets win is no bargain. Two prices do offer something: Schwaerzler 2-1 at 3.75 and Barroso Campos to win at 3.8.

Context

Barroso Campos reached the main draw only after two qualifying matches, the second a three-setter finished, the day before this first round, while Schwaerzler entered the main draw directly and has not competed since 22 September. That gives the qualifier extra court time but a shorter recovery window, a concrete difference from his opponent. The counterweight is that the wins bring match sharpness, including a straight-sets result and a comeback from a set down against a higher-ranked opponent.
- Barroso Campos beat Boogaard 6-2 6-2 on 27 September and Erhard 5-7 6-4 6-2 to qualify for the Open de Vendée main draw.
- It is his third Challenger main draw of 2026; he faces Joel Schwaerzler in the first round.
ConfirmedSources checked 29 Sep 2026, 06:09 · Europe/Bucharest
The 2026 Open de Vendée is being played on indoor hard courts at Mouilleron-le-Captif, the surface on which this first round will be decided. Barroso Campos lists clay as his preferred surface and has played most of his recent tennis outdoors, while Schwaerzler's 2026 results are built mainly on hard courts. Conditions therefore sit further from the lower-ranked qualifier's stated comfort zone than from his opponent's. Both men do have indoor hard-court wins in 2026, so the surface is a background factor rather than a decisive one.
- The Open de Vendée Challenger at Mouilleron-le-Captif is a hard-court event staged indoors during the week of 28 September 2026.
- The event sits in the same week-39 Challenger block as the Porto, Jingshan, Columbus, Curitiba and Bari tournaments.
ConfirmedSources checked 29 Sep 2026, 06:09 · Europe/Bucharest
Schwaerzler, the higher-ranked player here at No. 185, arrives off a first-round loss at the Plovdiv Challenger in which he took the opening set, held match points and then lost the deciding tiebreak 7-6(9). It is the most recent evidence of how he closes from a winning position at this level, and he has not competed since. One match is a thin basis for reading a pattern, and he did reach the last 16 at the previous Challenger in Manacor with back-to-back wins.
- Maxime Chazal beat Schwaerzler 2-6 6-4 7-6(9) in the Plovdiv Challenger 75 first round, saving three match points.
ConfirmedSources checked 29 Sep 2026, 06:09 · Europe/Bucharest
Barroso Campos, the 705th-ranked qualifier, has been involved in a tight split of short wins and long losses across this hard-court stretch.
The record shows his wins tend to arrive without a deciding set while his defeats often stretch to three, so a short match here would fit the pattern of his successes rather than his losses. It also carries the flip side: he has been taken the distance more often than he has finished quickly.
- 12 hard-court matches, 26 June to 28 September 2026, no retirements in the sample
- Scorelines: 2-0 four times, 2-1 once, 1-2 four times, 0-2 three times
- Set one record 7-5 and set two record 6-6 in the same 12 matches
- Matches with at least one tiebreak: 5 of 12

BetBugs edges

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BetBugs probabilities

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Result1 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced
The read
Schwaerzler is higher ranked and has the better hard-court serve and break-point numbers, making him the likely winner.
- Hard-court record 7-4, 57.1% sets won
- Hard-court first-serve points won 73.3%, aces 5.6 per match
- Ranked 185, 520 places above Barroso
- Break points saved 59.2% on hard
BetBugs · Match WinnerwonJoel SchwaerzlerEstimated chance68%

Games2 of 3 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Second sets have averaged comfortably above the line, and more tiebreaks have occurred in second sets than first sets.
- Barroso set2 total games average 10.5
- Schwaerzler set2 total games average 10.2
- Set2 tiebreaks in 7 of 23 combined matches
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GameswonOver 9.5Estimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
First sets have averaged just above the line, with tiebreaks occurring in a meaningful share of hard-court matches.
- Barroso set1 total games average 10.3
- Schwaerzler set1 total games average 9.8
- Set1 tiebreaks in 6 of 23 combined matches
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GameslostOver 9.5Estimated chance55%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Barroso's hard-court matches have averaged just under the line, and several of his wins were completed in two sets.
- Barroso hard total games average 24.7
- Schwaerzler hard total games average 25.6
- Barroso straight-set wins common
BetBugs · Total GameswonUnder 25.5Estimated chance52%

Sets3 of 3 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Schwaerzler's serve and overall ranking give him a modest edge in the second set, despite nearly even set-two results.
- Set2 record 6-5 on hard
- Set2 games average 10.2 total
- Serve advantage with 5.6 aces per match
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerwonJoel SchwaerzlerEstimated chance58%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Schwaerzler is the higher-ranked player with a serve advantage, giving him a slight edge to take the opening set.
- Set1 record 6-5 on hard
- Set1 games average 9.8 total
- Higher-ranked player and left-handed serve
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerwonJoel SchwaerzlerEstimated chance55%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Barroso's hard-court scorelines lean toward straight-set results, and the match-winner edge for Schwaerzler could shorten the contest.
- Barroso straight-set wins 4 of 5
- Schwaerzler straight-set wins 3 of 7
- Barroso 2-0 in 4 of 12 hard scorelines
BetBugs · Total SetswonUnder 2.5Estimated chance52%

Match stats0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
The combined hard-court ace average is above the line, with Schwaerzler's serve the main driver.
- Schwaerzler hard aces 5.6 per match
- Barroso hard aces 3.8 per match
- Combined 9.4 aces per match
BetBugs · Total Acesnot gradableOver 8.5Estimated chance58%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both players have frequent tiebreaks on hard courts, and the tight expected match makes at least one tiebreak more likely than not.
- Barroso matches with tiebreak 5 of 12
- Schwaerzler matches with tiebreak 6 of 11
- Set2 tiebreak rate higher than set1
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchlostYesEstimated chance56%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Both players average around three double faults per hard-court match, putting the combined total just above the line.
- Barroso hard double faults 3.3 per match
- Schwaerzler hard double faults 3.5 per match
- Combined 6.8 per match
BetBugs · Total Double Faultsnot gradableOver 6.5Estimated chance54%

Previous match context available

Alberto Barroso Campos

6W 9L

5-7 6-4 6-2#367Mathys Erhard 6-2 6-2#481Thijs Boogaard

5-7 7-6(1) 6-1#654Alec Deckers

6-7(6) 7-6(4) 7-5#850Kenny de Schepper

6-1 7-5#337Jonas Forejtek

7-5 6-2#874Andrea Colombo

7-6(2) 7-6(4)#887Pavlos Tsitsipas

6-2 6-1—Alexander Bravo

6-4 6-7(4) 6-4#339Tiago Pereira

6-1 6-2—Salvador Monteiro

6-2 7-5#419Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong

6-7(1) 6-3 6-3#388Massimo Giunta

6-3 6-3#177Clement Chidekh

6-3 6-4#632Guillaume Dalmasso

6-2 7-5#394Lui Maxted

Joel Schwaerzler

8W 7L

2-6 6-4 7-6(9)#420Maxime Chazal

6-2 6-2#536Luca Potenza

6-3 6-7(4) 6-4#244Max Basing

3-6 6-4 6-1#164Andrea Guerrieri

2-6 6-4 6-4#122Gustavo Heide

6-2 7-5#442Kenta Miyoshi

6-3 6-7(5) 7-5#206Andres Andrade

7-6(4) 6-1#164Andrea Guerrieri

3-6 7-6(5) 6-4#367Mathys Erhard

7-6(4) 6-4#233Ilya Ivashka

7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(4)#423Aziz Dougaz

6-3 6-1—Jiri Cizek

6-2 6-3#254Martin Krumich

6-3 6-4#213Maxim Mrva

6-4 6-2#140Jurij Rodionov

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

ACAlberto Barroso CamposCampos

Last 15

2–2

9 core stats · 5 even

Joel SchwaerzlerSchwaerzlerJS

Dead-even recent form — the edges are in pressure.

Serve · 0–1 · 4 even

1st Serve In59.1%—59.4%

1st Serve Won72.3%—72.1%

2nd Serve Won49.7%—50.4%

Aces / Match3.2+2.05.2

Double Faults / Match3.3—3.3

Return · 1–0

Return Pts Won37.0%+1.6pp35.4%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted38.7%+0.8pp37.9%

Break Pts Saved50.0%+7.8pp57.8%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

Total Pts Won49.5%—49.5%

Serve · 0–1 · 4 even

59.1%1st Serve In—59.4%

72.3%1st Serve Won—72.1%

49.7%2nd Serve Won—50.4%

3.2Aces / Match+2.05.2

3.3Double Faults / Match—3.3

Return · 1–0

37.0%Return Pts Won+1.6pp35.4%

Pressure · 1–1

38.7%Break Pts Converted+0.8pp37.9%

50.0%Break Pts Saved+7.8pp57.8%

Points · 0–0 · 1 even

49.5%Total Pts Won—49.5%

Alberto Barroso Campos

Joel Josef Schwaerzler

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Joel Schwaerzler 2-1

Alberto Barroso Campos

Result1 of 1 landed

Games2 of 3 landed

Sets3 of 3 landed

Match stats0 of 1 landed

Alberto Barroso Campos

Joel Schwaerzler

Stat Battle