LiontipsViktoria Kuzmova vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. Predictions and Betting Tips for WTA Cluj-Napoca
Command Analysis
A former No. 43 Viktoria Kuzmova is having a terrible year in 2021 so far. Only nine wins with 12 losses in the current season. As a result, she is now lying at the 156th position in WTA rankings.
In two most recent tournaments in Prague and Gdynia, Viktoria showed some glimpses of a good performance. In the Czech capital she reached the quarter-final and in a Polish tournament she recorded an unexpected victory over Varvara Gracheva (6:4, 6:7, 7:5).
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova got off to a slow start in the current season. Her best results were at Mexican tournaments in Guadalajara and Monterrey, she reached the quarter-final in both competitions.
Slovakian player had a breakthrough at Belgrade tournament in the previous week. Schmiedlova won a title there, beating Rus in the final (6:3, 6:3). Anna Karolina played five matches on that tournament, two of them ended in three sets.
Trends
СтавкаSets total under 2.5
In three of four head-to-head matches winner was decided in two sets
СтавкаFirst set: total under 9.5
In none of four head-to-head fixtures Kuzmova and Schmiedlova played more than nine games in the first set
Tip and bets
This is a Slovakian tennis derby, so we don't think that someone will leave the court without a fight. Schmiedlova is 3:1 ahead in head-to-head matches, plus she has just won a title at Belgrade. Anna Karolina is a clear favourite in the bookmaking companies. But she is too inconsistent and probably exhausted after Belgrade. We offer to place a bet on the underdog with a plus handicap.
Our prediction - Kuzmova to win with a handicap of (+5) games
In the most recent head-to-head match, which happened in the previous year, Schmiedlova recorded a victory in three sets. Both players are inconsistent on the serve, so we are expecting a long match.
Our second bet is on total over 19 games
