LiontipsEkaterina Alexandrova - Lyudmila Samsonova: betting tip and bets for the WTA Stuttgart match
Command Analysis
Current form
Alexandrova successfully switched from hard to ground. In Charleston two weeks ago, Ekaterina reached the semifinals, and overcame the resistance of such difficult opponents as Schneider and Zheng Jingwen on the grid. Next up is Stuttgart, where the Russian lost in the first round for two years in a row, but has a quarterfinal here in 2021.
Professional qualities
Ekaterina does not like it when rivals impose their tennis on her, take the initiative into their own hands. In such cases, she gets lost, starts making a lot of unforced errors. When Alexandrova is in shape, she is ready to deal with any tennis player by playing fast to get ahead, plus, she has a powerful first serve in her arsenal.
Current indicators in the tour
In her usual manner, Alexandrova is having an unstable season, but nevertheless has won the title in Linz, the semifinals in Doha and in Charleston. Since the beginning of the year, Ekaterina has won 12 out of 20 matches.
Interesting facts for betting
- Only one of Alexandrova's last six matches recorded an exchange of won sets.
- In four matches in a row with Ekaterina's participation, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Current form
Samsonova has not played on clay yet this season. Lyudmila played her last matches on the hard court in the USA. She can clearly take advantage of the Indian Wells tournament, as she reached the quarterfinals there. But next in Miami, the Russian tennis player lost to Naomi Osaka at the start (2-6, 4-6). In Stuttgart, Samsonova showed her best result in 2022, when she made it to the semifinals, and at the next two starts here she sheathed the racket at the end of the first round.
Professional qualities
Lyudmila plays in an attacking manner, relying on powerful punches with both hands and a strong serve. She doesn't have much stability on the back line, and she often takes unnecessary risks at the reception, which leads to mistakes.
Current indicators in the tour
Samsonova's statistics have not been the most impressive since the beginning of the year.: nine wins and eight losses. She showed her best results in Adelaide (semi-finals) and Indian Wells (quarterfinals).
Interesting facts for betting
- In three consecutive matches with Samsonova, the minimum number of sets was played.
- In Samsonova's four previous matches, no more than nine games were played in the first game.
Trends
The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets
The bet was played in two of the three face-to-face meetings
1.52Bet Effectiveness of sets: 1>2
According to this scenario, events unfolded on the court in two of the three face-to-face matches between Samsonova and Alexandrova.
2.24Tip and bets
Alexandrova leads 2-1 in personal meetings, played the last tournament in Charleston at a high level. Ekaterina knows how to play against attacking tennis players, but she still has a more diverse technical arsenal, which will allow her to have an advantage over the rather straightforward Samsonova today.
Our betting tip is that Alexandrova will win with a coefficient of 1.60
Bet on the total
The tennis players played each other three times and did not exchange sets in two head-to-head matches, and more than 21 games were not played in those meetings. If Ekaterina has a game from the first games, then she will deal with Lyudmila in her usual style in two games.
The second bet is a total of less than 21 games in 2.10
Bet on the first set
It should be noted that in the four previous matches, both with Samsonova and Alexandrova, no more than nine games were played in the first game. Accordingly, we recommend another option for reliable betting on the match.
The betting tip is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.79
