David Goffin vs Yannick Mertens Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Goffin 4 - 0 Mertens

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Goffin has won 51.99% of points on their second serve, while Mertens has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Goffin, in recent form, has won 52.04% of their opponent's second serve points, while Mertens has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 31.76% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Goffin has saved 55.76% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Mertens has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Goffin has won 58.23% of matches played (W/L 46/ 33), with Mertens winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Goffin has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 65% (W/L 214/ 114), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 59% (W/L 44/ 30). Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 206/ 129), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 40% (W/L 6/ 9).
• Player level: In the last year, Goffin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.1% of matches (W/L 25/ 14), where as Mertens has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/ 1). 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 4 times before with Goffin winning 4 times and Mertens being victorious 0 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Goffin winning 8 and Mertens winning 0. The last match between Goffin and Mertens was at the Cherbourg Challenger, 29-02-2012, Second, I.hard with David Goffin getting the victory 6-1 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:52:1.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Goffin and Mertens have played a deciding set 0 times, with Goffin winning 0 times and Mertens 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 Goffin winning 0, and Mertens 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Goffin has played against opponents with an average rank of 285.95 while Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Goffin has won 53% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Mertens has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Goffin has converted 41.14% of breakpoint opportunities, and Mertens 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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