Sofia Costoulas vs Arlinda Rushiti Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Costoulas 3 - 0 Rushiti

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Costoulas has won 49.46% of points on their second serve, while Rushiti has won 39.61%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Costoulas, in recent form, has won 51.87% of their opponent's second serve points, while Rushiti has won 56.93%. The same stats for first serve returns are 41.4% and 44.5% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Costoulas has saved 55.4% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Rushiti has saved 52.21% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Costoulas has won 55.71% of matches played (W/L 39/ 31), with Rushiti winning 55.1% (W/L 27/ 22) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Costoulas has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 64% (W/L 64/ 36), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 52% (W/L 31/ 29). Rushiti has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 58% (W/L 45/ 32), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 38% (W/L 31/ 50).
• Player level: In the last year, Costoulas has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 55.38% of matches (W/L 36/ 29), where as Rushiti has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 57.14% of matches (W/L 16/ 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 3 times before with Costoulas winning 3 times and Rushiti being victorious 0 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Costoulas winning 6 and Rushiti winning 2. The last match between Costoulas and Rushiti was at the W25 Ceuta, 19-09-2023, First, Hard with Sofia Costoulas getting the victory 6-4 1-6 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:50:20.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Costoulas and Rushiti have played a deciding set 2 times, with Costoulas winning 2 times and Rushiti 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 Costoulas winning 0, and Rushiti 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Costoulas has played against opponents with an average rank of 181.54 while Rushiti has played against players with an average rank of 218.24.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Costoulas has won 42% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Rushiti has won 35% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Costoulas has converted 46.08% of breakpoint opportunities, and Rushiti has converted 51.69% 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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