Natalia Orlova vs Gabriela Niculescu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Orlova 1 - 0 Niculescu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Orlova has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Niculescu has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Orlova, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Niculescu has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Orlova has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Niculescu has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Orlova has won 40% of matches played (W/L 2/ 3), with Niculescu winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Orlova has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 57/ 57), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 147/ 154). Niculescu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 46/ 31), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 43% (W/L 3/ 4).
• Player level: In the last year, Orlova has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 2/ 2), where as Niculescu has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). 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 Orlova winning 1 times and Niculescu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Orlova winning 2 and Niculescu winning 0. The last match between Orlova and Niculescu was at the Bals, 11-06-2007, Quarterfinals, Clay with Natalia Orlova getting the victory 6-2 6-1.
• 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: Orlova and Niculescu have played a deciding set 0 times, with Orlova winning 0 times and Niculescu 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 Orlova winning 0, and Niculescu 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Orlova has played against opponents with an average rank of 109.2 while Niculescu has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Orlova has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Niculescu has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Orlova has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Niculescu has converted 0% 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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