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by Steve Ashfield | in ATP Shanghai Masters Predictions
Sixth seed Ben Shelton begins his Shanghai Masters campaign. After receiving a bye into round two, he takes on unseeded David Goffin. Will we see a seeding upset? Here’s our match prediction.
Shelton is playing his first tournament since the US Open where he had to retire against Adrian Mannarino. The world number six has a 24-9 hard court record in 2025 and has reached the last eight in five ATP tournaments played on this surface. His best result came when winning the Canadian Open in August.
He’s also sixth in the ATP Live Race and looks likely to qualify for the lucrative end-of-season Tour Finals.
The winner of this match will face either 31st seed Gabriel Diallo, Reilly Opelka or Benjamin Bonzi in the third round.
David Goffin has risen to 83rd in the live rankings. The Belgian beat Alexandre Muller in round one. He lost the first set on a tie-break and looked set for a 14th first round exit of this year. Goffin fought back brilliantly and only dropped two games in the next couple of sets.
That was only his ninth hard court win of the year We tip Ben Shelton to progress to round three and win this match in straight sets
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The Best Betting Odds for Ben Shelton v David Goffin Match
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1.3 | 3.5 |
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1.2 | 4.5 |
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1.3 | 3.5 |
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1.3 | 3.4 |
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1.3 | 3.55 |
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Who will win the Ben Shelton vs David Goffin Tennis game?
Our prediction for the Ben Shelton vs David Goffin match is: Ben Shelton to win in straight sets.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Ben Shelton vs David Goffin game on 02/10/2025 of the current ATP Shanghai Masters season:
- Ben Shelton has a 65.8% chance to win against David Goffin according to Bwin ⭐ with the odds of 1.34.
- David Goffin has a 34.2% probability of winning facing Ben Shelton ⭐ with odds of 4.5 at William Hill.
Ben Shelton vs David Goffin Best Prediction and Odds
Based on the bookmaker's betting lines in this match, Ben Shelton has a 65.8 % chance to win.
| Prediction | Chance to win |
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| Ben Shelton | 65.8 % |
| David Goffin | 34.2 % |
Ben Shelton vs David Goffin Form
Ben Shelton and David Goffin Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
29 Aug 2025 - ATP US Open
27 Aug 2025 - ATP US Open
24 Aug 2025 - ATP US Open
15 Aug 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
14 Aug 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
13 Aug 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
1 Oct 2025 - ATP Shanghai Masters
25 Sep 2025 - ATP Beijing Open
23 Sep 2025 - ATP Beijing Open
22 Sep 2025 - ATP Beijing Open
19 Sep 2025 - ATP Hangzhou Open
28 Aug 2025 - ATP US Open
Ben Shelton vs David Goffin Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
26 Feb 2025 - ATP Acapulco Open
Ben Shelton - David Goffin Key Points
- Shelton is ranked sixth in the world.
- Shelton has won one ATP Tour hard court Masters tournament this year.
- Goffin has only won nine hard court matches in 2025.
- Only five players have earned more ranking points than Shelton this year.
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Our Ben Shelton vs David Goffin Prediction
Ben Shelton makes his return and will be aiming to have a good run in the Shanghai Masters. The American has had an excellent year and wlll be determined to clinch his place in the Tour Finals. A good run in this Masters event will certainly help his cause.
David Goffin has had an inconsistent year on this surface. He started poorly in his first round match and can't afford to do so again. Our Ben Shelton v David Goffin prediction is Ben Shelton to win in straight sets.
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