Wakana Sonobe vs Mingge Xu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Sonobe 0 - 0 Xu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sonobe has won 46.78% of points on their second serve, while Xu has won 44.4%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Sonobe, in recent form, has won 60.15% of their opponent's second serve points, while Xu has won 55.36%. The same stats for first serve returns are 45.63% and 43.01% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Sonobe has saved 47.86% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Xu has saved 57.42% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Sonobe has won 67.86% of matches played (W/L 19/ 9), with Xu winning 66.67% (W/L 20/ 10) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Sonobe has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 26/ 13), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 67% (W/L 8/ 4). Xu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 64% (W/L 9/ 5), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 14% (W/L 1/ 6).
• Player level: In the last year, Sonobe has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 68.75% of matches (W/L 11/ 5), where as Xu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 68.18% of matches (W/L 15/ 7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sonobe has played against opponents with an average rank of 140.64 while Xu has played against players with an average rank of 157.77.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Sonobe has won 44% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Xu has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Sonobe has converted 54.78% of breakpoint opportunities, and Xu has converted 55.41% 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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