LiontipsYulia Putintseva vs Kateryna Kozlova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Budapest
Command Analysis
Yulia Putintseva was not on her best form on the most recent tournaments. Starting from Roland Garros, Kazakhstan representative won only one match in four tournaments.
But Yulia is looking great at Budapest so far. She beat Gorgodze and Konjuh in straight sets. In a match against Konjuh (6:4, 6:3) Putintseva had a great performance on the receive, winning 54% of points.
A quarter-final of WTA 250 tournament is a great achievement for Kateryna Kozlova. It is the best result for the Ukrainian player in the current season.
Two matches at Budapest were not easy for Kateryna. In the first round she beat Haas in straight sets, but she needed tiebreak to do that (7:6, 6:3). In the second round Kozlova played against more powerful opponent, Ana Bogdan. In that match Ukrainian player turned the match around after a loss in the first set (4:6, 6:4, 6:2).
Trends
СтавкаSecond set: total under 9.5
In both head-to-head matches Putintseva and Kozlova played less than 9.5 games in the second set
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
Both head-to-head matches ended in straight sets
Tip and bets
Choosing a bet on the winner, we will give our preference to the Kazakh player. Putintseva improved significantly in two matches on the tournament, found her game, plays aggressively on the receive, which can be a problem for Kozlova. We offer a bet on the favourite.
Our prediction - Putintseva to win
Despite their inconsistence, players never had more than 21 games in head-to-head matches. We should also mention that Putintseva recorded both of her victories at Budapest in straight sets. We offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 21.5 games
