Akiko Omae vs Yuka Higuchi Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Omae 2 - 0 Higuchi

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Omae has won 46.14% of points on their second serve, while Higuchi has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Omae, in recent form, has won 55.77% of their opponent's second serve points, while Higuchi has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 43.87% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Omae has saved 53.47% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Higuchi has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Omae has won 65.91% of matches played (W/L 29/ 15), with Higuchi winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Omae has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 58% (W/L 26/ 19), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 31% (W/L 11/ 24). Higuchi has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 51% (W/L 19/ 18), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 38% (W/L 3/ 5).
• Player level: In the last year, Omae has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 63.64% of matches (W/L 21/ 12), where as Higuchi has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). 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 Omae winning 2 times and Higuchi being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Omae winning 4 and Higuchi winning 0. The last match between Omae and Higuchi was at the Goyang, 20-05-2013, First, Hard with Akiko Omae getting the victory 6-3 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Omae and Higuchi have played a deciding set 0 times, with Omae winning 0 times and Higuchi 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Omae winning 0, and Higuchi 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Omae has played against opponents with an average rank of 161.5 while Higuchi has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Omae has won 60% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Higuchi has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Omae has converted 48.94% of breakpoint opportunities, and Higuchi has converted 0% 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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