LiontipsKatarina Zavatska vs Lizette Cabrera. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Palermo
Command Analysis
A talented Ukrainian player Katarina Zavatska is trying to make the name of herself on a professional level. So far Katarina is not so successful on WTA tournaments as she wanted to be. In the main draw she recorded only one victory, it happened in a low-tier tournament at Bol, Croatia. She managed to defeat Galfi (6:2, 6:3).
In the previous week Zavatska participated on Lausanne tournament. Her first round opponent was Vikhlyantseva. Katarina started the match pretty well, but failed to hold on to the lead (6:4, 4:6, 0:6).
23-year old Australian player Lizette Cabrera is currently on a 146th position in the WTA rankings. 2021 season started pretty bad for her and so far her slump is not over. She recorded only four victories on tour and had ten defeats.
Clay is not the best surface for Lizette. She played on it 51 match in her career, but won only 20 of them. In the previous week Cabrera played on a hard tournament at Prague. In the first round of that competition she was beaten by Muhammad (6:3, 2:6, 2:6).
Trends
СтавкаSets total over 2.5
Six out of last eight Cabrera's matches ended in three sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
Three out of last five Zavatska's matches ended with a total under 9.5 games in first set
Tip and bets
Katarina Zavatska is a clear favourite of this match by the bookmakers' choice. It is not only because of her opponent's recent failures, but also because Cabrera rarely plays on clay and when she does, she rarely achieves success. But we can't say that Katarina is in a good form now, looking at her performance in Lausanne.
Cabrera's matches usually ends in three sets. In six out of last eight matches she played three sets. As our first-choice bet, we offer a prediction on total over.
Our prediction - total over 20 games
As for the outcome, we offer to place a bet on a plus handicap for the underdog. Even on a preferred surface, it will be too hard for an inconsistent Katarina to crush her opponent.
Our second bet is on Cabrera to win with a handicap of (+6) games
