Twan Van Zijl vs Stevan Popovic Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Zijl 1 - 0 Popovic

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Zijl has won 59.26% of points on their second serve, while Popovic has won 38.46%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Zijl, in recent form, has won 51.61% of their opponent's second serve points, while Popovic has won 45.45%. The same stats for first serve returns are 35.37% and 50% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Zijl has saved 42.11% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Popovic has saved 50% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Zijl has won 56.1% of matches played (W/L 23/ 18), with Popovic winning 34.48% (W/L 10/ 19) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Zijl has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 26/ 15), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 42% (W/L 10/ 14). Popovic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 47% (W/L 20/ 23), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Zijl has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 56.1% of matches (W/L 23/ 18), where as Popovic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 34.48% of matches (W/L 10/ 19). 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 Zijl winning 1 times and Popovic being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Zijl winning 2 and Popovic winning 0. The last match between Zijl and Popovic was at the M15 Sharm ElSheikh, 18-02-2024, Q1 round, Hard with Twan Van Zijl getting the victory 7-5 7-6(7).
• 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: Zijl and Popovic have played a deciding set 0 times, with Zijl winning 0 times and Popovic 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 Zijl winning 1, and Popovic 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Zijl has played against opponents with an average rank of 44.46 while Popovic has played against players with an average rank of 58.38.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Zijl has won 70% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Popovic has won 17% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Zijl has converted 71.43% of breakpoint opportunities, and Popovic has converted 40.91% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.