Shiho Akita vs Kei Kato Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Akita 1 - 0 Kato

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Akita has won 43% of points on their second serve, while Kato has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Akita, in recent form, has won 59.58% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kato has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 45.72% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Akita has saved 54.04% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kato has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Akita has won 52.83% of matches played (W/L 28/ 25), with Kato winning 0% (W/L 0/ 0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Akita has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 62% (W/L 28/ 17), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 41% (W/L 7/ 10). Kato has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 38% (W/L 10/ 16), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 20% (W/L 1/ 4).
• Player level: In the last year, Akita has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 14/ 14), where as Kato has played most of their matches on the , winning 0% of matches (W/L / ). 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 Akita winning 1 times and Kato being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Akita winning 2 and Kato winning 0. The last match between Akita and Kato was at the Toyota, 10-03-2018, Q1 round, Hard with Shiho Akita getting the victory 6-0 6-3.
• 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: Akita and Kato have played a deciding set 0 times, with Akita winning 0 times and Kato 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 Akita winning 0, and Kato 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Akita has played against opponents with an average rank of 144.79 while Kato has played against players with an average rank of .
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Akita has won 59% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kato has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Akita has converted 50.83% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kato has converted 0% 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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