Petkovic vs Peterson: prediction for the WTA Saint Petersburg match

Russian Federation

Andrea Petkovic

Germany

St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy

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8 February 01:30 UTC

Rebecca Peterson

Sweden

In the first round of Saint Petersburg tournament Andrea Petkovic will play against Rebecca Peterson on February 8. Should we expect a victory from the underdog? The answer is in our prediction.

Andrea Petkovic vs Rebecca Peterson Prediction and Betting Tips (08.02.2022)

Command Analysis

Andrea Petkovic

Germany

Andrea Petkovic got off to a perfect start in the new season. At the first Melbourne tournament German player managed to reach the quarter-final, beating Samsonova and Burel along the way. But she got a difficult draw for Australian Open. In the first round Petkovic had to play against Barbora Krejcikova. German player failed to put up a fight (2:6, 0:6).

Petkovic is coming back to Saint Petersburg after a two year absence. For the most recent time she performed at that competition in 2019. She failed to advance through qualification back then.

Rebecca Peterson

Sweden

At the start of the season Rebecca Peterson performed in three Australian tournaments. In each of these tournaments she was eliminated in the second round. After a victory over Saville (6:2, 6:3) at Australian Open Sweden representative suffered a defeat to Iga Swiatek (2:6, 2:6).

Peterson started her performance at Saint Petersburg tournament from qualification. In two first matches she easily beat Savinykh (6:3, 6:1) and Gorgodze (6:3, 7:5). In the final qualifying match she needed three sets to beat Bernarda Pera (5:7, 6:0, 6:1).

Trends

СтавкаSets performance: 2>1

This bet played in three out of five most recent matches of Petkovic

2.21

Ставка2nd set: total under 9.5

Only in one out of five most recent matches of Peterson more than nine games were played in the second set

1.60

Tip and bets

2.8Petkovic to win

Peterson is an overwhelming favourite of the upcoming match by the bookmakers' choice. Swedish player managed to adapt for the local court in three qualifying matches. But, in our opinion, Petkovic should not be underestimated. She should be able to put up a great performance due to her performance. Odds on Petkovic's victory are around 2.80, so we offer to place a bet on her.

Our prediction - Petkovic to win

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1.88total over 21

Both players rarely leaves court without a fight. Opponents are also pretty even on class, so we offer to place a bet on total over.

Our second bet is on total over 21 games

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