Erika Sema vs Kei Kato Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sema 1 - 0 Kato

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sema has won 43.87% of points on their second serve, while Kato has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sema, in recent form, has won 57.38% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kato has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 42.01% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sema has saved 56.59% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kato has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sema has won 58.33% of matches played (W/L 35/ 25), with Kato winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sema has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 354/ 287), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 42% (W/L 15/ 21). Kato has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 38% (W/L 10/ 16), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 20% (W/L 1/ 4).
• Player level: In the last year, Sema has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58.33% of matches (W/L 35/ 25), where as Kato 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 1 times before with Sema winning 1 times and Kato being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Sema winning 2 and Kato winning 1. The last match between Sema and Kato was at the Kofu, 24-03-2018, Q1 round, Hard with Erika Sema getting the victory 4-6 6-3 6-0.
• 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: Sema and Kato have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sema winning 1 times and Kato 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 Sema winning 0, and Kato 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sema has played against opponents with an average rank of 242.65 while Kato 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, Sema has won 55% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kato has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sema has converted 56.67% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kato 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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