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H2H, PREDICTION Andreas Seppi vs Illya Marchenko | Biella 2 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Biella 2 Challenger. Seppi and Marchenko will clash against each other in the quarter of the Biella 2 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

Mark Hall

19 February 2021

Prediction and head to head Andreas Seppi vs. Illya Marchenko

Andreas Seppi and Illya Marchenko will square off in the quarter of the Biella 2 Challenger for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5.30 pm on PALAPAJETTA COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Illya Marchenko who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Illya Marchenko is the pick to win this match.
Illya Marchenko -> 1.6
Andreas Seppi -> 2.34

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Prediction and head to head Andreas Seppi vs. Illya Marchenko

This will be the 4^th time that Andreas Seppi and Illya Marchenko square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Marchenko (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they locked horns, Marchenko won 6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1^st round in Metz back in 2016.

Andreas Seppi

Ranked no. 108, the Italian reached the 1^st round after beating Matteo Viola 6-2 4-6 7-5 and Martin Klizan 7-6⁸ 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Klizan (7-6⁸ 6-3). During the match Seppi scored 82 points vs Klizan’s 66. Andreas was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about the service games, Seppi made 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Andreas Seppi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Seppi put 60% of his first serves in, winning 83% (39/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (12/31) on the 2nd serve. Seppi broke Klizan 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Seppi has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

Seppi has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (257-247). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Seppi has a 68-57 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Seppi has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Biella 2 Challenger

Andreas has never competed in this tournament before.

Biella 2 Challenger

Seppi's Record

Illya Marchenko

Ranked no. 212, Illya got to the 1^st round after beating Giulio Zeppieri 7-6¹ 4-6 6-3 and Kamil Majchrzak 1-6 6-4 6-1.

In the 2^nd round against Majchrzak, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-1). During the match Marchenko scored 78 points vs Majchrzak’s 72. The Ukrainian was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.

Talking about serving, Marchenko made 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Illya Marchenko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Marchenko put 42% of his first serves in, winning 70% (23/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (24/45) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Majchrzak 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Marchenko has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Ukrainian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.

Illya has a 11-3 win-loss record in 2021, 11-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Seppi	Marchenko
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	52	56
Pts	187-167	183-158
Total Points	354	341
Winners	81	69
%Winners	43%	38%

Both Seppi and Marchenko played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Andreas Seppi surrendered 1 set, while Illya Marchenko lost 2 sets. Seppi has played 1 set(s) less than Marchenko (5 vs 6). Therefore, Seppi played 4 games less than Marchenko. Andreas scored 81 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Illya scored 69 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Seppi	Marchenko
Aces	13	15
Avg per match	6.5	7.5
1st in	115/196	89/177
%1st in	59%	50%
1st pts	81/115	69/89
%1st pts	70%	78%
2nd pts	34/81	46/88
%2nd pts	42%	52%

Seppi scored 13 aces (6.5 per match). Marchenko blasted 15 aces (7.5 per match). Seppi won 70% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Seppi	Marchenko
Won	11	7
Converted	11/22	7/13
% Converted	50%	54%
Conceded	26	16
Saved	18	10
% Saved	69%	63%
Times Broken	8	6

Seppi broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Italian lost his serve 8 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Marchenko broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Illya conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

	R1 Viola	R2 Klizan	Total
Seppi
Score	6-2 4-6 7-5	7-6⁸ 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	30	22	52
pts	105-101	82-66	187-167
Total points	206	148	354
Winners	42	39	81
%Winners	40%	48%	43%
SERVE
Aces	8	5	13
Double Faults	8	4	12
1st in	68/118	47/78	115/196
% 1st in	58%	60%	59%
1st pts	42/68	39/47	81/115
% 1st pts	62%	83%	70%
2nd pts	22/50	12/31	34/81
% 2nd pts	44%	39%	42%
Breaks
Won	7	4	11
Converted	7/15	4/7	11/22
Converted %	47%	57%	50%
Conceded	17	9	26
Saved	12/17	6/9	18
Saved %	71%	67%	69%
Times Broken	5	3	8

	R1 Zeppieri	R2 Majchrzak	Total
Marchenko
Score	7-6¹ 4-6 6-3	1-6 6-4 6-1
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	32	24	56
pts	105-86	78-72	183-158
Total points	191	150	341
Winners	46	23	69
%Winners	44%	29%	38%
SERVE
Aces	9	6	15
Double Faults	4	4	8
1st in	56/99	33/78	89/177
% 1st in	57%	42%	50%
1st pts	46/56	23/33	69/89
% 1st pts	82%	70%	78%
2nd pts	22/43	24/45	46/88
% 2nd pts	51%	53%	52%
Breaks
Won	3	4	7
Converted	3/5	4/8	7/13
Converted %	60%	50%	54%
Conceded	8	8	16
Saved	5/8	5/8	10
Saved %	63%	63%	63%
Times Broken	3	3	6