Ainius Sabaliauskas vs Stefan Skobelev Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sabaliauskas 1 - 1 Skobelev

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sabaliauskas has won 47.06% of points on their second serve, while Skobelev has won 52.74%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sabaliauskas, in recent form, has won 47.54% of their opponent's second serve points, while Skobelev has won 36.62%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.89% and 25.12% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sabaliauskas has saved 38.24% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Skobelev has saved 58.82% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sabaliauskas has won 57.14% of matches played (W/L 16/ 12), with Skobelev winning 58.82% (W/L 10/ 7) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sabaliauskas has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 19/ 20), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 40% (W/L 14/ 21). Skobelev has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 11/ 9), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 11/ 9).
• Player level: In the last year, Sabaliauskas has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 57.14% of matches (W/L 16/ 12), where as Skobelev has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 10/ 7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Sabaliauskas winning 1 times and Skobelev being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Sabaliauskas winning 3 and Skobelev winning 2. The last match between Sabaliauskas and Skobelev was at the M15 Kursumlijska Banja, 01-07-2024, Q2 round, Clay with Stefan Skobelev getting the victory 5-7 7-6(5) 12-10.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Sabaliauskas and Skobelev have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sabaliauskas winning 0 times and Skobelev 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 2 tiebreaks against each other with Sabaliauskas winning 1, and Skobelev 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sabaliauskas has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Skobelev has played against players with an average rank of 58.53.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sabaliauskas has won 25% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Skobelev has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sabaliauskas has converted 51.61% of breakpoint opportunities, and Skobelev has converted 14.29% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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