Nicolas Philibert vs Jaka Protic Zakelj Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Philibert 1 - 0 Zakelj

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Philibert has won 26.83% of points on their second serve, while Zakelj has won 38.1%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Philibert, in recent form, has won 37.14% of their opponent's second serve points, while Zakelj has won 51.06%. The same stats for first serve returns are 12.24% and 21.88% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Philibert has saved 46.67% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Zakelj has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Philibert has won 47.83% of matches played (W/L 22/ 24), with Zakelj winning 44.12% (W/L 15/ 19) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Philibert has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 46% (W/L 36/ 43), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 46% (W/L 36/ 43). Zakelj has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 1/ 1), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 46% (W/L 6/ 7).
• Player level: In the last year, Philibert has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.83% of matches (W/L 22/ 24), where as Zakelj has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 44.12% of matches (W/L 15/ 19). 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 Philibert winning 1 times and Zakelj being victorious 0 times. They have played 3 sets in total, with Philibert winning 2 and Zakelj winning 1. The last match between Philibert and Zakelj was at the M15 Monastir, 15-10-2023, Q1 round, Hard with Nicolas Philibert getting the victory 4-6 6-2 10-5.
• 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: Philibert and Zakelj have played a deciding set 1 times, with Philibert winning 1 times and Zakelj 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 Philibert winning 0, and Zakelj 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Philibert has played against opponents with an average rank of 11.02 while Zakelj has played against players with an average rank of 63.44.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Philibert has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Zakelj has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Philibert has converted 50% of breakpoint opportunities, and Zakelj has converted 28.57% 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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