Ana Bogdan vs Sofia Shapatava Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Bogdan 2 - 1 Shapatava

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Bogdan has won 45.78% of points on their second serve, while Shapatava has won 43.43%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Bogdan, in recent form, has won 55.84% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shapatava has won 55.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 37% and 42.37% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Bogdan has saved 56.38% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shapatava has saved 51.9% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Bogdan has won 57.14% of matches played (W/L 28/ 21), with Shapatava winning 47.69% (W/L 31/ 34) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Bogdan has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 181/ 106), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 54% (W/L 19/ 16). Shapatava has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 73% (W/L 8/ 3), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 45% (W/L 63/ 76).
• Player level: In the last year, Bogdan has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 55.56% of matches (W/L 10/ 8), where as Shapatava has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 49.18% of matches (W/L 30/ 31). 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 3 times before with Bogdan winning 2 times and Shapatava being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Bogdan winning 5 and Shapatava winning 3. The last match between Bogdan and Shapatava was at the Sofia, 07-09-2015, Semifinals, Clay with Ana Bogdan getting the victory 7-5 6-1.
• 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: Bogdan and Shapatava have played a deciding set 2 times, with Bogdan winning 1 times and Shapatava 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 1 tiebreaks against each other with Bogdan winning 0, and Shapatava 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Bogdan has played against opponents with an average rank of 159.37 while Shapatava has played against players with an average rank of 207.94.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Bogdan has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shapatava has won 47% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Bogdan has converted 47.89% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shapatava has converted 48.34% 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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