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Adidas Match Black vs Fx Start
The Fx Start is the better racket, 70 to 69: more handling and sweet spot. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Match is, at €54.
Our scores, updated 7 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Fx takes 4 of the six, the Match takes power, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
Fibreglass on the Match, not listed on the Fx.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 360 to 375 g and 360 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Match is at PadelProShop right now, at €54.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
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Match Black
Our score 69 · €54Skip it if you want quicker hands: the Fx has 72 for handling against its 65.
Fx Start
Our score 70 · not in stockSkip it if you want more power: the Match has 73 for power against its 68.
Our recommendation for most players
The Fx Start
The higher score, 70 to 69. Not at PadelProShop right now.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Fx +1
No other site has scored the Match or the Fx yet. When one does, it shows here.
Your shape
What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Match or the Fx yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Dunlop Fx Start
The better racket, 70 to 69: more handling and sweet spot.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Not listed face
Not at PadelProShop right now.
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Match Black or the Fx Start?
The Fx Start is the better racket, 70 to 69: more handling and sweet spot. It is not at PadelProShop right now; the Match is, at €54.
What is the difference between the Match Black and the Fx Start?
Fibreglass on the Match, not listed on the Fx. About the same weight: 360 to 375 g and 360 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for handling?
The Fx Start: handling 72 against 65.
What is the price difference?
Only the Match is at PadelProShop right now, at €54.
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