Hina Inoue vs Mei Yamaguchi Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Inoue 1 - 0 Yamaguchi

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Inoue has won 43.7% of points on their second serve, while Yamaguchi has won 48.13%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Inoue, in recent form, has won 60.38% of their opponent's second serve points, while Yamaguchi has won 58.77%. The same stats for first serve returns are 42.28% and 40.69% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Inoue has saved 62.65% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Yamaguchi has saved 47.76% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Inoue has won 67.57% of matches played (W/L 50/ 24), with Yamaguchi winning 56.16% (W/L 41/ 32) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Inoue has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 101/ 55), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 38% (W/L 6/ 10). Yamaguchi has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 27/ 18), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 33% (W/L 3/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Inoue has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 55.81% of matches (W/L 24/ 19), where as Yamaguchi has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 56.34% of matches (W/L 40/ 31). 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 Inoue winning 1 times and Yamaguchi being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Inoue winning 2 and Yamaguchi winning 0. The last match between Inoue and Yamaguchi was at the W35 Hong Kong, 02-07-2024, First, Hard with Hina Inoue 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 1:24:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Inoue and Yamaguchi have played a deciding set 0 times, with Inoue winning 0 times and Yamaguchi 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 Inoue winning 0, and Yamaguchi 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Inoue has played against opponents with an average rank of 246.74 while Yamaguchi has played against players with an average rank of 254.64.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Inoue has won 64% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Yamaguchi has won 39% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Inoue has converted 53.91% of breakpoint opportunities, and Yamaguchi has converted 52.72% 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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