Jay Dylan Hara Friend vs Sho Katayama Important H2H Prediction Stats:

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Friend has won 50% of points on his second serve, while Katayama has won 48.15%. 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 54.44% of his opponent's second serve points, while Katayama has won 66.67%. The same stats for first serve returns are 44.3% and 28.3% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Friend has saved 54.55% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Katayama has saved 25% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Friend has won 69.23% of matches played (W/L 9/ 4), with Katayama winning 33.33% (W/L 1/ 2) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Friend has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 13/ 7), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 57% (W/L 12/ 9). Katayama has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 61% (W/L 14/ 9), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 4/ 4).
• Player level: In the last year, Friend has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 69.23% of matches (W/L 9/ 4), where as Katayama has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 1/ 1). 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. They have played 2 sets in total, with Friend winning 2 and Katayama winning 0. The last match between Friend and Katayama was at the M15 Yanagawa, 28-12-2023, Second, Hard with Jay Dylan Hara Friend getting the victory 6-3 7-5.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:26:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Friend and Katayama have played a deciding set 0 times, with Friend winning 0 times and Katayama 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 Katayama 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Friend has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Katayama has played against players with an average rank of 78.33.
• 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 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Katayama has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Friend has converted 45.95% of breakpoint opportunities, and Katayama has converted 71.43% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.