Markus Malaszszak vs Thomas Kostka Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Malaszszak 1 - 0 Kostka

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Malaszszak has won 36.45% of points on their second serve, while Kostka has won 63.16%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Malaszszak, in recent form, has won 44.44% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kostka has won 55.26%. The same stats for first serve returns are 31.72% and 33.33% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Malaszszak has saved 56.82% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kostka has saved 71.43% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Malaszszak has won 48.15% of matches played (W/L 13/ 14), with Kostka winning 50% (W/L 9/ 9) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Malaszszak has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 53% (W/L 8/ 7), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1). Kostka has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 56% (W/L 10/ 8), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 17% (W/L 1/ 5).
• Player level: In the last year, Malaszszak has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 48.15% of matches (W/L 13/ 14), where as Kostka has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 9/ 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 1 times before with Malaszszak winning 1 times and Kostka being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Malaszszak winning 2 and Kostka winning 0. The last match between Malaszszak and Kostka was at the M15 Manacor, 21-01-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Markus Malaszszak getting the victory 6-2 6-4.
• 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: Malaszszak and Kostka have played a deciding set 0 times, with Malaszszak winning 0 times and Kostka 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 Malaszszak winning 0, and Kostka 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Malaszszak has played against opponents with an average rank of 64.67 while Kostka has played against players with an average rank of 40.33.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Malaszszak has won 67% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kostka has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Malaszszak has converted 52.63% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kostka has converted 46.67% 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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