LiontipsEkaterina Makarova vs Francisca Jorge. Prediction and bets on the WTA match Florianopolis
Command Analysis
Current form
After a series of failures, Makarvoa played well in the last two tournaments. In Charleston and Buenos Aires, the Russian tennis player overcame two rounds, and in those competitions she lost in the fight to tough opponents Lepchenko and Riera. In each of these matches, Ekaterina distinguished herself by winning sets.
Professional qualities
Makarova strives to play in an attacking manner, to dictate her terms of play on the court. She does not always manage to act without mistakes, and often makes many unforced errors. We should also note Ekaterina desire to fight to the end.
Current indicators in the tour
Ekaterina currently occupies a modest 200th place in the world rankings. Since the beginning of the year, she has won 33 games on tour and suffered 40 losses.
Interesting facts for betting
- Makarova played three sets in her last three matches
- In four of the Russian tennis player five previous matches, no more than nine games were played in the first set
Current form
Jorge has had mixed success in the last two clay court tournaments in South America. In Colina, the Portuguese tennis player managed to get to the quarterfinals, and then in Buenos Aires, she put her racket down at the start after losing to Zhanzhan (4-6, 3-6). Overall, Francisca has been performing with decent ups and downs throughout the season.
Professional qualities
Jorge relies on long rallies in his game, trying to wait for his opponents to make mistakes. At the same time, Francisca herself is not distinguished by a more or less stable game on the back line, and her serve does not carry any particular threat.
Current indicators in the tour
Jorge has not had much success this season, winning 27 matches and losing 31. In the world rankings, the Portuguese representative is in 188th place.
Interesting facts for betting
- Jorge previous seven matches have featured the minimum number of sets
- In three of the Portuguese tennis player last five matches, the opening set did not contain more than nine games
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
This is the scenario that played out in Makarova four previous matches.
2.21Bet 2nd set: total over 9.5 games
This bet was successful in two of the last three matches involving the Russian tennis player
2.31Tip and bets
Bookmakers' analysts give a slight advantage to the Portuguese tennis player in this pair, although in general, at the moment, she is not performing better than Ekaterina in South American clay tournaments. We think it is worth waiting for an equal game and, taking into account the odds set, bet on Ekaterina victory.
Our prediction is Makarova victory with odds of 2.18
Bet on total
In the last three matches with Makarova participation, three sets were played. Today we expect an equal and tight game, accordingly, we recommend a forecast for the total over.
The second bet is total over 21 games for 1.82
Bet on the first set
Only one of the last five matches involving Makarova saw more than nine games played in the first set. We don't think we should expect a protracted battle at the start this time; most likely, both tennis players will get going from the second set.
Forecast - total games in the first set under 9.5 with odds of 1.65
