Shohei Chikami vs Masamichi Imamura Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Chikami 1 - 1 Imamura

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Chikami has won 34.88% of points on their second serve, while Imamura has won 49.71%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Chikami, in recent form, has won 43.4% of their opponent's second serve points, while Imamura has won 54%. The same stats for first serve returns are 17.91% and 36.96% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Chikami has saved 25% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Imamura has saved 56.61% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Chikami has won 41.18% of matches played (W/L 7/ 10), with Imamura winning 62.75% (W/L 32/ 19) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Chikami has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 60% (W/L 3/ 2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 10/ 10). Imamura has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 109/ 72), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 6/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Chikami has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 43.75% of matches (W/L 7/ 9), where as Imamura has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 65.91% of matches (W/L 29/ 15). 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 2 times before with Chikami winning 1 times and Imamura being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Chikami winning 2 and Imamura winning 3. The last match between Chikami and Imamura was at the M15 Nishi-Tokyo, 19-03-2024, Q3, Hard with Masamichi Imamura getting the victory 6-4 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:24:30.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Chikami and Imamura have played a deciding set 1 times, with Chikami winning 1 times and Imamura 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 Chikami winning 0, and Imamura 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Chikami has played against opponents with an average rank of 39.88 while Imamura has played against players with an average rank of 164.78.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Chikami has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Imamura has won 53% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Chikami has converted 50% of breakpoint opportunities, and Imamura has converted 48.75% 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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