Fangzhou Liu vs Ling Zhang Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Liu 3 - 1 Zhang

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Liu has won 50.37% of points on their second serve, while Zhang has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Liu, in recent form, has won 51.81% of their opponent's second serve points, while Zhang has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.55% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Liu has saved 49.64% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Zhang has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Liu has won 55.77% of matches played (W/L 29/ 23), with Zhang winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Liu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 318/ 185), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 29% (W/L 4/ 10). Zhang has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 63% (W/L 31/ 18), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 5/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Liu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 56.25% of matches (W/L 27/ 21), where as Zhang 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 4 times before with Liu winning 3 times and Zhang being victorious 1 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Liu winning 6 and Zhang winning 4. The last match between Liu and Zhang was at the Quanzhou, 22-03-2016, First, Hard with Fangzhou Liu getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:45:7.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Liu and Zhang have played a deciding set 2 times, with Liu winning 2 times and Zhang 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 Liu winning 0, and Zhang 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Liu has played against opponents with an average rank of 269.29 while Zhang 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, Liu has won 25% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Zhang has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Liu has converted 52.35% of breakpoint opportunities, and Zhang 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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