Nuno Borges vs Alex De Minaur Prediction: the Australian player will be stronger

Nuno Borges vs Alex De Minaur: Prediction for the Match on October 8, 2025

Prediction for the ATP Shanghai match which will be held on October 8. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Nuno Borges: form and statistics

The Portuguese did not perform well at the US Open, defeating Holt but losing in the second round to Paul in five sets. After the US Open, Borges played two Davis Cup matches, losing to Bueno and Busa. He then played a tournament in Tokyo, where Borges won in three sets over Watanuki of Japan and lost in two games to American Fritz. In Shanghai, the Portuguese has three wins over Dutchman Van de Zandschulp, Australian Vukic and Chinese Shan. The match against Shan 7:6, 4:6, 6:3, in favour of Borges, the match lasted two hours and 30 minutes. Borges had 17 aces and six double faults, won 76 per cent of his first-serve points and 50 per cent of his second-serve points.

Alex De Minaur: form and statistics

For Alex, the tournament in Shanghai was the 8th hard court tournament after Wimbledon, where the Australian reached the 4th round. In Washington, Alex has victories over China's Yunchauket, Czech Lehechka, American Nakashima, Frenchman Moute and Spaniard Davidovic Fokina, the Australian was the triumphant winner of the draw. In Toronto, De Minaur has wins over Comesana and Tiafoe and a two set defeat to Shelton. In Cincinnati, the American defeated Opelka in two sets in his first match. In New York, the Australian defeated his compatriot O'Conell, Japan's Mochizuki, Germany's Altmaier and Switzerland's Riedi, and lost to Auger-Aliassime. At the Davis Cup, a defeat to Collignon and a win over Bergs, and at the Laver Cup, victories in two sets over Zverev and Menszyk.

In Beijing, the Australian won in two sets over China's Wu, in three sets over Frenchman Rindeknech, the match against Menszyk was not finished, the Czech withdrew from the game with the score 4:1 in the first set in Alex's favour and defeated the world number two, Yannick Sinner. In Shanghai, Alex has wins in two sets over Argentina's Hugo Carabelli and Poland's Majchrzak. The score of the match against the Pole was 6:1, 7:5 in De Minaur's favour. During the game against the Pole De Minaur made 4 aces with zero double faults, won 77% of points on the first serve and 71% on the second serve. 

Nuno Borges vs Alex De Minaur match prediction 8 October 2025

Take a look at Alex's stats against the Pole in the last round of the Masters. The percentage of points won on the first and second serve is not much different, plus, excellent serve percentage. This shows the Australian's excellent form and stability. Borgem is clearly inferior to De Minaur in class, and the Portuguese's recent results have been disappointing. In addition, with Sinner and Zverev out of the tournament, De Minaur is one of the main favourites, along with Djokovic and Medvedev. We are on the Australian's side in the pairing and believe that Alex will win tomorrow.

Our main prediction: is Total Under 20.5 for a coefficient of 1.80 in the bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Total Under 20.5 for a coefficient 1.80 in the bet365 bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Handicap 2 (-5.5) for a coefficient 2.32 in the 1xbet bookmaker.