Johan Nikles vs Alon Elia Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Nikles 1 - 0 Elia

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Nikles has won 46.29% of points on their second serve, while Elia has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Nikles, in recent form, has won 53.64% of their opponent's second serve points, while Elia has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 39.44% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Nikles has saved 60.17% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Elia has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Nikles has won 62.16% of matches played (W/L 23/ 14), with Elia winning 55.56% (W/L 5/ 4) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Nikles has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 70/ 46), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 25% (W/L 3/ 9). Elia has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 53% (W/L 18/ 16), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 48% (W/L 122/ 134).
• Player level: In the last year, Nikles has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 67.74% of matches (W/L 21/ 10), where as Elia has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 55.56% of matches (W/L 5/ 4). 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 Nikles winning 1 times and Elia being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Nikles winning 2 and Elia winning 1. The last match between Nikles and Elia was at the Israel F17 (Tiberias), 07-12-2017, First, Hard with Johan Nikles getting the victory 5-7 6-2 6-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:18:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Nikles and Elia have played a deciding set 1 times, with Nikles winning 1 times and Elia 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 Nikles winning 0, and Elia 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Nikles has played against opponents with an average rank of 114.65 while Elia has played against players with an average rank of 42.78.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Nikles has won 36% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Elia has won 100% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Nikles has converted 47% of breakpoint opportunities, and Elia 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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