Denis Istomin vs Evgeny Kirillov Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Istomin 2 - 1 Kirillov

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Istomin has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Kirillov has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Istomin, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kirillov has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Istomin has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kirillov has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Istomin has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/ 1), with Kirillov winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Istomin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 273/ 185), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 104/ 122). Kirillov has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 77/ 45), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 53% (W/L 9/ 8).
• Player level: In the last year, Istomin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/ 1), where as Kirillov 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 3 times before with Istomin winning 2 times and Kirillov being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Istomin winning 5 and Kirillov winning 2. The last match between Istomin and Kirillov was at the Kremlin Cup - Moscow, 15-10-2011, Q1 round, I.hard with Denis Istomin getting the victory 7-5 7-6(4).
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:37:11.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Istomin and Kirillov have played a deciding set 1 times, with Istomin winning 0 times and Kirillov 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 Istomin winning 1, and Kirillov 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Istomin has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Kirillov 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, Istomin has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kirillov has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Istomin has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kirillov 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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