Max Houkes vs Stijn Pel Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Houkes 1 - 1 Pel

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Houkes has won 50% of points on their second serve, while Pel has won 48.68%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Houkes, in recent form, has won 54.12% of their opponent's second serve points, while Pel has won 46.09%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.05% and 29.42% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Houkes has saved 58.29% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Pel has saved 60.16% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Houkes has won 61.76% of matches played (W/L 42/ 26), with Pel winning 54.17% (W/L 26/ 22) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Houkes has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 210/ 104), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 2). Pel has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 56% (W/L 29/ 23), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 6/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Houkes has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 69.05% of matches (W/L 29/ 13), where as Pel has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 54.17% of matches (W/L 26/ 22). 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 Houkes winning 1 times and Pel being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Houkes winning 3 and Pel winning 2. The last match between Houkes and Pel was at the M15 Haren, 07-09-2023, Second, Clay with Stijn Pel getting the victory 6-4 3-6 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:5:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Houkes and Pel have played a deciding set 1 times, with Houkes winning 0 times and Pel 1 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 Houkes winning 1, and Pel 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Houkes has played against opponents with an average rank of 246.78 while Pel has played against players with an average rank of 49.33.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Houkes has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Pel has won 56% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Houkes has converted 48.64% of breakpoint opportunities, and Pel has converted 31.09% 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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