Fangzhou Liu vs Yidi Yang Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Liu 6 - 1 Yang

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Liu has won 48.71% of points on their second serve, while Yang has won 48.88%. 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 53.75% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yang has won 58.89%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.66% and 40.9% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Liu has saved 51.41% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Yang has saved 50.78% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Liu has won 57.41% of matches played (W/L 31/ 23), with Yang winning 56.45% (W/L 35/ 27) 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 322/ 187), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 29% (W/L 4/ 10). Yang has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 73% (W/L 8/ 3), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 123/ 121).
• Player level: In the last year, Liu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 57.41% of matches (W/L 31/ 23), where as Yang has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 57.14% of matches (W/L 28/ 21). 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 7 times before with Liu winning 6 times and Yang being victorious 0 times. They have played 14 sets in total, with Liu winning 13 and Yang winning 1. The last match between Liu and Yang was at the W35 Nakhon Si Thammarat, 16-02-2024, Quarterfinals, Hard with Fangzhou Liu getting the victory 6-3 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:33:34.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Liu and Yang have played a deciding set 1 times, with Liu winning 0 times and Yang 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 Liu winning 1, and Yang 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Liu has played against opponents with an average rank of 256.48 while Yang has played against players with an average rank of 172.13.
• 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 38% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Yang has won 54% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Liu has converted 52.6% of breakpoint opportunities, and Yang has converted 52.85% 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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