Lara Smejkal vs Marcella Dessolis Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Smejkal 1 - 0 Dessolis

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Smejkal has won 42.72% of points on their second serve, while Dessolis has won 44.19%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Smejkal, in recent form, has won 52.15% of their opponent's second serve points, while Dessolis has won 50.79%. The same stats for first serve returns are 39.7% and 34.71% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Smejkal has saved 52.54% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Dessolis has saved 41.67% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Smejkal has won 47.83% of matches played (W/L 11/ 12), with Dessolis winning 33.33% (W/L 7/ 14) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Smejkal has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 40% (W/L 19/ 29), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 38% (W/L 3/ 5). Dessolis has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 50% (W/L 5/ 5), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 31% (W/L 11/ 24).
• Player level: In the last year, Smejkal has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 60% of matches (W/L 9/ 6), where as Dessolis has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 41.67% of matches (W/L 5/ 7). 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 Smejkal winning 1 times and Dessolis being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Smejkal winning 2 and Dessolis winning 1. The last match between Smejkal and Dessolis was at the W15 Nova Gorica, 08-05-2024, Q3, Clay with Lara Smejkal getting the victory 6-4 6-7(3) 10-3.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Smejkal and Dessolis have played a deciding set 1 times, with Smejkal winning 1 times and Dessolis 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 1 tiebreaks against each other with Smejkal winning 0, and Dessolis 1.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Smejkal has played against opponents with an average rank of 86.04 while Dessolis has played against players with an average rank of 42.48.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Smejkal has won 43% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Dessolis has won 20% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Smejkal has converted 40.32% of breakpoint opportunities, and Dessolis has converted 80% 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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