Marc Van Der Merwe vs James Beaven Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Merwe 1 - 0 Beaven

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Merwe has won 57.32% of points on their second serve, while Beaven has won 49.34%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Merwe, in recent form, has won 54.17% of their opponent's second serve points, while Beaven has won 47.37%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41.37% and 29.61% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Merwe has saved 59.57% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Beaven has saved 47.54% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Merwe has won 77.78% of matches played (W/L 7/ 2), with Beaven winning 32.43% (W/L 12/ 25) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Merwe has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 78% (W/L 7/ 2), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 78% (W/L 7/ 2). Beaven has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 39% (W/L 16/ 25), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 5).
• Player level: In the last year, Merwe has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 77.78% of matches (W/L 7/ 2), where as Beaven has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 32.43% of matches (W/L 12/ 25). 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 Merwe winning 1 times and Beaven being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Merwe winning 2 and Beaven winning 1. The last match between Merwe and Beaven was at the M15 Hillcrest, 30-06-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Marc Van Der Merwe getting the victory 6-2 3-6 10-6.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:37:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Merwe and Beaven have played a deciding set 1 times, with Merwe winning 1 times and Beaven 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 Merwe winning 0, and Beaven 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Merwe has played against opponents with an average rank of 74.22 while Beaven has played against players with an average rank of 41.62.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Merwe has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Beaven has won 14% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Merwe has converted 47.14% of breakpoint opportunities, and Beaven has converted 50% 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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