Thomas Kostka vs Sergo Sikharulidze Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Kostka 1 - 0 Sikharulidze

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Kostka has won 63.16% of points on their second serve, while Sikharulidze has won 47.84%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Kostka, in recent form, has won 55.26% of their opponent's second serve points, while Sikharulidze has won 52.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 33.33% and 34.34% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Kostka has saved 71.43% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Sikharulidze has saved 51.95% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Kostka has won 50% of matches played (W/L 9/ 9), with Sikharulidze winning 60.47% (W/L 26/ 17) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Kostka has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 56% (W/L 10/ 8), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 17% (W/L 1/ 5). Sikharulidze has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 52% (W/L 44/ 41), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Kostka has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 50% of matches (W/L 9/ 9), where as Sikharulidze has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 60.47% of matches (W/L 26/ 17). 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 Kostka winning 1 times and Sikharulidze being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Kostka winning 2 and Sikharulidze winning 0. The last match between Kostka and Sikharulidze was at the M15 Heraklion, 20-11-2023, Q1 round, Hard with Thomas Kostka getting the victory 6-0 6-0.
• 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: Kostka and Sikharulidze have played a deciding set 0 times, with Kostka winning 0 times and Sikharulidze 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 Kostka winning 0, and Sikharulidze 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Kostka has played against opponents with an average rank of 40.33 while Sikharulidze has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Kostka has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Sikharulidze has won 63% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Kostka has converted 46.67% of breakpoint opportunities, and Sikharulidze has converted 40.68% 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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