Nicolas Villalon vs Ryotaro Matsumura Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Villalon 1 - 0 Matsumura

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Villalon has won 43.07% of points on their second serve, while Matsumura has won 53.31%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Villalon, in recent form, has won 48.8% of their opponent's second serve points, while Matsumura has won 58.85%. The same stats for first serve returns are 37.79% and 33.68% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Villalon has saved 47.66% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Matsumura has saved 58.11% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Villalon has won 44.44% of matches played (W/L 16/ 20), with Matsumura winning 60.98% (W/L 25/ 16) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Villalon has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 41/ 43), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 33% (W/L 1/ 2). Matsumura has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 64% (W/L 25/ 14), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 81/ 53).
• Player level: In the last year, Villalon has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 45.16% of matches (W/L 14/ 17), where as Matsumura has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 60.98% of matches (W/L 25/ 16). 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 Villalon winning 1 times and Matsumura being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Villalon winning 2 and Matsumura winning 0. The last match between Villalon and Matsumura was at the M15 Addis Ababa, 23-05-2023, First, Clay with Nicolas Villalon getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:53:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Villalon and Matsumura have played a deciding set 0 times, with Villalon winning 0 times and Matsumura 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 Villalon winning 0, and Matsumura 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Villalon has played against opponents with an average rank of 101.22 while Matsumura has played against players with an average rank of 40.76.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Villalon has won 43% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Matsumura has won 40% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Villalon has converted 42.45% of breakpoint opportunities, and Matsumura has converted 43.84% 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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