Stefan Skobelev vs Ioannis Kountourakis Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Skobelev 1 - 1 Kountourakis

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Skobelev has won 50% of points on their second serve, while Kountourakis has won 47.6%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Skobelev, in recent form, has won 40% of their opponent's second serve points, while Kountourakis has won 46.18%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.17% and 31.87% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Skobelev has saved 60% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Kountourakis has saved 53.09% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Skobelev has won 62.5% of matches played (W/L 5/ 3), with Kountourakis winning 63.08% (W/L 41/ 24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Skobelev has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 6/ 5), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 55% (W/L 6/ 5). Kountourakis has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 36/ 22), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Skobelev has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 62.5% of matches (W/L 5/ 3), where as Kountourakis has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 63.08% of matches (W/L 41/ 24). 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 Skobelev winning 1 times and Kountourakis being victorious 1 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Skobelev winning 2 and Kountourakis winning 3. The last match between Skobelev and Kountourakis was at the M15 Kursumlijska Banja, 27-05-2024, Q2 round, Clay with Ioannis Kountourakis getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:4:30.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Skobelev and Kountourakis have played a deciding set 1 times, with Skobelev winning 1 times and Kountourakis 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 Skobelev winning 1, and Kountourakis 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Skobelev has played against opponents with an average rank of 68.25 while Kountourakis has played against players with an average rank of 29.38.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Skobelev has won 100% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Kountourakis has won 62% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Skobelev has converted 25% of breakpoint opportunities, and Kountourakis has converted 37.1% 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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