Jay Dylan Hara Friend vs Keegan Smith Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Friend 1 - 0 Smith

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Friend has won 51.39% of points on their second serve, while Smith has won 48.77%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Friend, in recent form, has won 53.64% of their opponent's second serve points, while Smith has won 52.36%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.52% and 32% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Friend has saved 52.54% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Smith has saved 62.03% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Friend has won 76.19% of matches played (W/L 16/ 5), with Smith winning 57.58% (W/L 38/ 28) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Friend has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 71% (W/L 24/ 10), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 57% (W/L 12/ 9). Smith has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 64% (W/L 128/ 71), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 33% (W/L 3/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Friend has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 76.19% of matches (W/L 16/ 5), where as Smith has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 17/ 17). 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 Friend winning 1 times and Smith being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Friend winning 2 and Smith winning 0. The last match between Friend and Smith was at the M15 Los Angeles, 28-06-2024, Quarterfinals, Hard with Jay Dylan Hara Friend getting the victory 6-3 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:7:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Friend and Smith have played a deciding set 0 times, with Friend winning 0 times and Smith 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 Friend winning 0, and Smith 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Friend has played against opponents with an average rank of 29.71 while Smith has played against players with an average rank of 184.32.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Friend has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Smith has won 52% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Friend has converted 53.09% of breakpoint opportunities, and Smith has converted 39.41% 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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