Kazuma Kawachi vs Sho Shimabukuro Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kawachi 0 - 1 Shimabukuro

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kawachi has won 42.9% of points on their second serve, while Shimabukuro has won 50.24%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kawachi, in recent form, has won 49.69% of their opponent's second serve points, while Shimabukuro has won 48.04%. The same stats for first serve returns are 34.02% and 26.8% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kawachi has saved 45.79% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Shimabukuro has saved 55.56% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kawachi has won 37.5% of matches played (W/L 15/ 25), with Shimabukuro winning 48.28% (W/L 28/ 30) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kawachi has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 48% (W/L 153/ 169), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2). Shimabukuro has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 64% (W/L 9/ 5), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 54% (W/L 22/ 19).
• Player level: In the last year, Kawachi has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 38.46% of matches (W/L 15/ 24), where as Shimabukuro has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 16/ 16). 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 Kawachi winning 0 times and Shimabukuro being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kawachi winning 0 and Shimabukuro winning 2. The last match between Kawachi and Shimabukuro was at the Kobe Challenger, 10-11-2018, Q1 round, I.hard with Sho Shimabukuro 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 1:0:55.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Kawachi and Shimabukuro have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kawachi winning 0 times and Shimabukuro 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 Kawachi winning 0, and Shimabukuro 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kawachi has played against opponents with an average rank of 68.97 while Shimabukuro has played against players with an average rank of 294.64.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kawachi has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Shimabukuro has won 53% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kawachi has converted 40.22% of breakpoint opportunities, and Shimabukuro has converted 48.86% 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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