Maria Sakkari vs Anne Schaefer Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sakkari 1 - 1 Schaefer

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sakkari has won 47.12% of points on their second serve, while Schaefer has won 46.18%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sakkari, in recent form, has won 53.01% of their opponent's second serve points, while Schaefer has won 56.21%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.29% and 40.95% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sakkari has saved 63.11% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Schaefer has saved 49.46% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sakkari has won 59.32% of matches played (W/L 35/ 24), with Schaefer winning 50% (W/L 10/ 10) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sakkari has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 63% (W/L 176/ 104), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 27/ 21). Schaefer has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 473/ 238), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 3).
• Player level: In the last year, Sakkari has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 62.5% of matches (W/L 20/ 12), where as Schaefer has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 52.63% of matches (W/L 10/ 9). 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 2 times before with Sakkari winning 1 times and Schaefer being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Sakkari winning 2 and Schaefer winning 3. The last match between Sakkari and Schaefer was at the Osprey, 01-04-2016, Quarterfinals, Clay with Maria Sakkari getting the victory 2-6 6-1 6-4.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:17:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Sakkari and Schaefer have played a deciding set 1 times, with Sakkari winning 1 times and Schaefer 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 Sakkari winning 0, and Schaefer 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sakkari has played against opponents with an average rank of 115.46 while Schaefer has played against players with an average rank of 216.35.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sakkari has won 47% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Schaefer has won 43% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sakkari has converted 45.49% of breakpoint opportunities, and Schaefer has converted 38.52% 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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