Espen Lagarde vs Cade Birrell Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Lagarde 1 - 0 Birrell

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Lagarde has won 36.36% of points on their second serve, while Birrell has won 45.69%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Lagarde, in recent form, has won 37.78% of their opponent's second serve points, while Birrell has won 46.88%. The same stats for first serve returns are 37.79% and 25.64% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Lagarde has saved 60% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Birrell has saved 59.26% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Lagarde has won 50% of matches played (W/L 10/ 10), with Birrell winning 47.73% (W/L 21/ 23) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Lagarde has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 2/ 2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1). Birrell has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 44% (W/L 8/ 10), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 27% (W/L 6/ 16).
• Player level: In the last year, Lagarde has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 10/ 10), where as Birrell has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.73% of matches (W/L 21/ 23). 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 Lagarde winning 1 times and Birrell being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Lagarde winning 2 and Birrell winning 1. The last match between Lagarde and Birrell was at the M15 Monastir, 21-04-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Espen Lagarde getting the victory 6-3 4-6 10-8.
• 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: Lagarde and Birrell have played a deciding set 1 times, with Lagarde winning 1 times and Birrell 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 Lagarde winning 0, and Birrell 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Lagarde has played against opponents with an average rank of 33.4 while Birrell has played against players with an average rank of 14.66.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Lagarde has won 67% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Birrell has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Lagarde has converted 29.63% of breakpoint opportunities, and Birrell has converted 58.33% 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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