Jan-Lennard Struff vs Zhizhen Zhang Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Struff 2 - 0 Zhang

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Struff has won 53.21% of points on their second serve, while Zhang has won 51.97%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Struff, in recent form, has won 49.87% of their opponent's second serve points, while Zhang has won 48.27%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.23% and 25.24% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Struff has saved 68% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Zhang has saved 56.21% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Struff has won 56.52% of matches played (W/L 26/ 20), with Zhang winning 51.79% (W/L 29/ 27) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Struff has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 268/ 167), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 27/ 33). Zhang has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 121/ 79), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 41% (W/L 12/ 17).
• Player level: In the last year, Struff has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 58.33% of matches (W/L 14/ 10), where as Zhang has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 46.43% of matches (W/L 13/ 15). 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 Struff winning 2 times and Zhang being victorious 0 times. They have played 4 sets in total, with Struff winning 4 and Zhang winning 0. The last match between Struff and Zhang was at the Boss Open - Stuttgart, 13-06-2023, First, Grass with Jan-Lennard Struff getting the victory 6-1 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:3:51.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Struff and Zhang have played a deciding set 0 times, with Struff winning 0 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 Struff winning 0, and Zhang 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Struff has played against opponents with an average rank of 128.5 while Zhang has played against players with an average rank of 150.43.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Struff has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Zhang has won 61% in all matches played on tour.
• Current event H2H stats: Past player formance is very useful in predicting tennis matches, but once an event is under way we should also look at current event stats for in form player indication, so check the section below. Some players also perform better at certain events and this should be taken into account when picking the outcome.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Struff has converted 34.18% of breakpoint opportunities, and Zhang has converted 40.57% 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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