Dino Prizmic faces Justin Engel at the Next Gen Finals in Jeddah on 18 Dec, with the indoor hard-court contest played over a best-of-five format. Both are coming off defeats in the same event.
Prizmic is the clear market favourite and he won their only previous meeting, but Engel's stronger recent results suggest the gap may not feel as wide on court. This preview also sets out where to watch or follow the match live.They have played once before, with Prizmic beating Engel 2-0 in the San Marino Challenger quarter-finals on clay on 18 Jul 2025. There is no previous hard-court meeting, but that match was one-way traffic, averaging 16 games with Prizmic winning 75% of his service games while Engel managed 25%.
Prizmic D.
Engel J.
On hard courts this season, Prizmic is 15-10 and Engel is 19-16, with Engel owning one Challenger title on the surface. The underlying profile leans Prizmic's way: he has held 83% of service games and won 26% on return, compared with Engel's 77% holds and 14% on return. Break-point conversion is almost identical at 44% for both, so chances created could decide it.
Across their last 10 matches, Engel is 7-3 while Prizmic is 4-6, and both arrive after straight-set format losses in Jeddah on 17 Dec. Engel's serve numbers have stayed sturdy at 82% service games won, and he has kept double faults down to about 2 per match, but his return impact has been limited at 11%. Prizmic breaks more often with a 21% return-games figure, yet he has three defeats in his last four matches, which keeps the pressure on early.
Bookmakers price Prizmic at 1.3 against Engel at 3.5; the first-set prices are 1.44 versus 2.75. The market picture points to Prizmic starting on top.
Prizmic D.
Engel J.
The best-of-five format raises the value of return pressure, and Prizmic's season-long edge in breaking games is the cleanest statistical separator. Workload is a quieter subplot: Prizmic has logged about 10 hours 3 minutes across his last five matches, while Engel sits at about 5 hours 7 minutes, and both are on a back-to-back schedule. If Engel's serve holds up, it can keep sets tight, but he will likely need more on return than his recent 11% suggests.
Prediction
Dino Prizmic
Justin Engel
Overall indicators tilt towards Dino Prizmic: the market makes him the favourite and he owns the only head-to-head win, while his hard-court return numbers have been notably stronger across the season. Still, Justin Engel's 7-3 run over the last 10 matches and Prizmic's heavier recent workload add a note of caution in a longer, best-of-five test.
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