Fang An Lin vs Jiayu Xu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Lin 1 - 0 Xu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Lin has won 43.17% of points on their second serve, while Xu has won 43.7%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Lin, in recent form, has won 52.89% of their opponent's second serve points, while Xu has won 53.59%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.53% and 44.8% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Lin has saved 53.57% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Xu has saved 51.61% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Lin has won 50% of matches played (W/L 23/ 23), with Xu winning 62.5% (W/L 20/ 12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Lin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 51% (W/L 32/ 31), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 22% (W/L 2/ 7). Xu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 58% (W/L 29/ 21), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 40% (W/L 2/ 3).
• Player level: In the last year, Lin has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 48.15% of matches (W/L 13/ 14), where as Xu has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 62.96% of matches (W/L 17/ 10). 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 Lin winning 1 times and Xu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Lin winning 2 and Xu winning 0. The last match between Lin and Xu was at the W15 Tianjin, 03-07-2024, First, Hard with Fang An Lin getting the victory 6-1 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:7:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Lin and Xu have played a deciding set 0 times, with Lin winning 0 times and Xu 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 Lin winning 0, and Xu 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Lin has played against opponents with an average rank of 134.96 while Xu has played against players with an average rank of 8.72.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Lin has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Xu has won 75% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Lin has converted 50% of breakpoint opportunities, and Xu has converted 49.25% 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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