Borna Coric vs Felipe Meligeni Alves Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Coric 1 - 0 Alves

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Coric has won 49.21% of points on their second serve, while Alves has won 51.12%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Coric, in recent form, has won 50.46% of their opponent's second serve points, while Alves has won 50.22%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.5% and 29.12% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Coric has saved 64.13% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Alves has saved 60.87% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Coric has won 48.78% of matches played (W/L 20/ 21), with Alves winning 56.67% (W/L 34/ 26) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Coric has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 147/ 96), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 41% (W/L 11/ 16). Alves has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 63% (W/L 5/ 3), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 43% (W/L 3/ 4).
• Player level: In the last year, Coric has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 56.25% of matches (W/L 9/ 7), where as Alves has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 51.52% of matches (W/L 17/ 16). 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 1 times before with Coric winning 1 times and Alves being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Coric winning 2 and Alves winning 1. The last match between Coric and Alves was at the Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Challenger, 23-01-2024, First, I.hard with Borna Coric getting the victory 7-5 5-7 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:33:15.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Coric and Alves have played a deciding set 1 times, with Coric winning 1 times and Alves 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 Coric winning 0, and Alves 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Coric has played against opponents with an average rank of 141.56 while Alves has played against players with an average rank of 225.58.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Coric has won 47% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Alves has won 48% in all matches played on tour.
• Current event H2H stats: Past player formance is very useful in predicting tennis matches, but once an event is under way we should also look at current event stats for in form player indication, so check the section below. Some players also perform better at certain events and this should be taken into account when picking the outcome.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Coric has converted 35.75% of breakpoint opportunities, and Alves has converted 44.59% 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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