Ofek Shimanov vs Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Shimanov 1 - 0 Virali-Murugesan

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shimanov has won 50.87% of points on their second serve, while Virali-Murugesan has won 35.79%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shimanov, in recent form, has won 51.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Virali-Murugesan has won 53.85%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.86% and 29.88% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Shimanov has saved 52% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Virali-Murugesan has saved 43.24% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Shimanov has won 50% of matches played (W/L 21/ 21), with Virali-Murugesan winning 52% (W/L 13/ 12) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Shimanov has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 52% (W/L 32/ 30), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 52% (W/L 32/ 30). Virali-Murugesan has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 54% (W/L 86/ 73), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 50% (W/L 3/ 3).
• Player level: In the last year, Shimanov has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 21/ 21), where as Virali-Murugesan has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 52% of matches (W/L 13/ 12). 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 Shimanov winning 1 times and Virali-Murugesan being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shimanov winning 2 and Virali-Murugesan winning 0. The last match between Shimanov and Virali-Murugesan was at the M25 Bhopal, 15-01-2024, Q3, Hard with Ofek Shimanov getting the victory 6-1 7-6(2).
• 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: Shimanov and Virali-Murugesan have played a deciding set 0 times, with Shimanov winning 0 times and Virali-Murugesan 0 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 Shimanov winning 1, and Virali-Murugesan 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shimanov has played against opponents with an average rank of 115.81 while Virali-Murugesan has played against players with an average rank of 163.12.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shimanov has won 43% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Virali-Murugesan has won 67% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Shimanov has converted 32.61% of breakpoint opportunities, and Virali-Murugesan has converted 63.16% 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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