Yassine Smiej vs Gabriel Elicha Navas Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Smiej 1 - 0 Navas

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Smiej has won 40.91% of points on their second serve, while Navas has won 46.01%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Smiej, in recent form, has won 49.17% of their opponent's second serve points, while Navas has won 51.36%. The same stats for first serve returns are 40.65% and 37.59% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Smiej has saved 47.06% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Navas has saved 54.55% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Smiej has won 54.17% of matches played (W/L 13/ 11), with Navas winning 56.25% (W/L 27/ 21) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Smiej has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 58% (W/L 14/ 10), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 44% (W/L 11/ 14). Navas has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 55% (W/L 34/ 28), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 54% (W/L 20/ 17).
• Player level: In the last year, Smiej has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 54.17% of matches (W/L 13/ 11), where as Navas has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 57.45% of matches (W/L 27/ 20). 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 Smiej winning 1 times and Navas being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Smiej winning 2 and Navas winning 0. The last match between Smiej and Navas was at the M15 Monastir, 10-07-2023, Q3, Hard with Yassine Smiej getting the victory 6-2 7-5.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:54:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Smiej and Navas have played a deciding set 0 times, with Smiej winning 0 times and Navas 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 Smiej winning 0, and Navas 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Smiej has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Navas has played against players with an average rank of 69.56.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Smiej has won 67% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Navas has won 31% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Smiej has converted 48.78% of breakpoint opportunities, and Navas has converted 41.09% 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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