Stella Kovacicova vs Barbora Michalkova Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kovacicova 1 - 0 Michalkova

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kovacicova has won 40.45% of points on their second serve, while Michalkova has won 40.94%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kovacicova, in recent form, has won 51.43% of their opponent's second serve points, while Michalkova has won 55.69%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.44% and 33.78% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kovacicova has saved 54.29% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Michalkova has saved 47.22% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kovacicova has won 44% of matches played (W/L 11/ 14), with Michalkova winning 44.83% (W/L 13/ 16) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kovacicova has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 37/ 39), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 37/ 39). Michalkova has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 44% (W/L 15/ 19), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Kovacicova has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.06% of matches (W/L 8/ 9), where as Michalkova has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 29.41% of matches (W/L 5/ 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 1 times before with Kovacicova winning 1 times and Michalkova being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kovacicova winning 2 and Michalkova winning 0. The last match between Kovacicova and Michalkova was at the W35 Klagenfurt, 26-05-2024, Q1 round, Clay with Stella Kovacicova getting the victory 6-4 6-4.
• 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: Kovacicova and Michalkova have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kovacicova winning 0 times and Michalkova 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 Kovacicova winning 0, and Michalkova 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kovacicova has played against opponents with an average rank of 122.04 while Michalkova has played against players with an average rank of 52.79.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kovacicova has won 40% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Michalkova has won 40% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kovacicova has converted 58.82% of breakpoint opportunities, and Michalkova has converted 46.58% 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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