Himeno Sakatsume vs Kei Kato Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sakatsume 1 - 1 Kato

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sakatsume has won 45.38% 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 Sakatsume, in recent form, has won 56.63% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kato has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 40.57% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sakatsume has saved 50.86% 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 Sakatsume has won 45.76% of matches played (W/L 27/ 32), with Kato winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sakatsume has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 23/ 11), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 1/ 2). 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, Sakatsume has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 45.24% of matches (W/L 19/ 23), 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 2 times before with Sakatsume winning 1 times and Kato being victorious 1 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Sakatsume winning 2 and Kato winning 2. The last match between Sakatsume and Kato was at the Kofu, 09-06-2018, Q2 round, Hard with Himeno Sakatsume 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 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Sakatsume and Kato have played a deciding set 0 times, with Sakatsume winning 0 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 Sakatsume winning 0, and Kato 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sakatsume has played against opponents with an average rank of 232.78 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, Sakatsume has won 40% 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, Sakatsume has converted 52.31% 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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