Ralitsa Alexandrova vs Iva Rafailovic Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Alexandrova 3 - 0 Rafailovic

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Alexandrova has won 42.37% of points on their second serve, while Rafailovic has won 31.79%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Alexandrova, in recent form, has won 55.17% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rafailovic has won 53.78%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41.28% and 35.11% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Alexandrova has saved 40% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rafailovic has saved 46.98% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Alexandrova has won 58.33% of matches played (W/L 7/ 5), with Rafailovic winning 39.39% (W/L 13/ 20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Alexandrova has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 3/ 2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 27/ 22). Rafailovic has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 39% (W/L 13/ 20), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 39% (W/L 13/ 20).
• Player level: In the last year, Alexandrova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.33% of matches (W/L 7/ 5), where as Rafailovic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 41.94% of matches (W/L 13/ 18). 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 3 times before with Alexandrova winning 3 times and Rafailovic being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Alexandrova winning 6 and Rafailovic winning 0. The last match between Alexandrova and Rafailovic was at the W15 Kursumlijska Banja, 21-07-2024, Q1 round, Clay with Ralitsa Alexandrova getting the victory 6-0 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:25:40.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Alexandrova and Rafailovic have played a deciding set 0 times, with Alexandrova winning 0 times and Rafailovic 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 Alexandrova winning 0, and Rafailovic 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Alexandrova has played against opponents with an average rank of 170.83 while Rafailovic has played against players with an average rank of 201.24.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Alexandrova has won 75% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rafailovic has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Alexandrova has converted 80% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rafailovic has converted 49.41% 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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