Ki Lung Ng vs Tomohiro Masabayashi Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Ng 0 - 1 Masabayashi

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ng has won 40% of points on their second serve, while Masabayashi has won 52.39%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ng, in recent form, has won 46.67% of their opponent's second serve points, while Masabayashi has won 55.23%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.82% and 34.58% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Ng has saved 46.34% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Masabayashi has saved 56.38% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Ng has won 48.65% of matches played (W/L 18/ 19), with Masabayashi winning 51.35% (W/L 19/ 18) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Ng has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 43% (W/L 29/ 39), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 33% (W/L 2/ 4). Masabayashi has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 17/ 14), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 80/ 65).
• Player level: In the last year, Ng has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.22% of matches (W/L 17/ 19), where as Masabayashi has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 52.94% of matches (W/L 18/ 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 Ng winning 0 times and Masabayashi being victorious 1 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Ng winning 0 and Masabayashi winning 2. The last match between Ng and Masabayashi was at the M15 Harmon, 05-06-2024, First, Hard with Tomohiro Masabayashi 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 1:24:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Ng and Masabayashi have played a deciding set 0 times, with Ng winning 0 times and Masabayashi 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 Ng winning 0, and Masabayashi 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ng has played against opponents with an average rank of 61.08 while Masabayashi has played against players with an average rank of 143.81.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ng has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Masabayashi has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Ng has converted 48.28% of breakpoint opportunities, and Masabayashi has converted 43.52% 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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