Natsumi Numano vs Shihomi Li Xuan Leong Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Numano 1 - 0 Leong

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Numano has won 41.67% of points on their second serve, while Leong has won 38.6%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Numano, in recent form, has won 52.88% of their opponent's second serve points, while Leong has won 57.58%. The same stats for first serve returns are 42.31% and 35.19% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Numano has saved 51.02% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Leong has saved 39.13% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Numano has won 25% of matches played (W/L 1/ 3), with Leong winning 46.15% (W/L 6/ 7) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Numano has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 25% (W/L 1/ 3), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 25% (W/L 1/ 3). Leong has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 42% (W/L 10/ 14), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 42% (W/L 10/ 14).
• Player level: In the last year, Numano has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 25% of matches (W/L 1/ 3), where as Leong has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 46.15% of matches (W/L 6/ 7). 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 Numano winning 1 times and Leong being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Numano winning 2 and Leong winning 1. The last match between Numano and Leong was at the W15 Tokyo, 29-05-2024, First, Hard with Natsumi Numano getting the victory 2-6 6-4 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:17:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Numano and Leong have played a deciding set 1 times, with Numano winning 1 times and Leong 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 Numano winning 0, and Leong 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Numano has played against opponents with an average rank of 102.25 while Leong has played against players with an average rank of 200.69.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Numano has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Leong has won 33% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Numano has converted 51.43% of breakpoint opportunities, and Leong has converted 45.45% 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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