Svitolina vs Teichmann: prediction for the WTA Dubai match
Elina Svitolina and Jil Belen Teichmann exchanged victories in two head-to-head matches on clay. Who will record a victory on hard tournament at Dubai? You'll find the answer in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Elina Svitolina

Elina Svitolina failed to impress in first Australian tournaments. In three competitions Ukrainian athlete played five matches and won only two of them. But Elina is currently 15th player in the world rankings, she is trying to get back into the Top-10.
Svitolina got an easy opponent in the first round of Dubai tournament. Sherif failed to put up a fight to a classy opponent (2:6, 3:6). But so far it is uncertain, how will Svitolina perform against more serious opponent.

Jil Teichmann

One year ago Jil Belen Teichmann performed successfully at Dubai, reaching the semi-final of that tournament. This time, Swiss player will try to defend ranking points.
Swiss player already played four matches at Dubai, starting from qualification. Moreover, she lost the final qualifying match to Katerina Siniakova (3:6, 4:6) and advanced into the main draw as a lucky loser. In the first round Jil Belen recorded a deserved victory over Elise Mertens (6:2, 6:4).
Trends
СтавкаTiebreak: yes
In the latest head-to-head match tiebreak was played

Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In five most recent matches of Svitolina no more than nine games were played in the first set

Tip and bets
At the start of the season Elina Svitolina is not looking unbeatable, she won only three matches out of six. Teichmann is extremely motivated for Dubai tournament - she needs to defend ranking points at Dubai. Swiss athlete has already played four matches at Dubai. One year ago players faced each other at clay tournament in Madrid and the outcome of the match was decided only in the tiebreak of a decisive set. We are expecting another contested match, so we offer to place a bet on a plus handicap for the underdog.
Our prediction - Teichmann to win with a handicap of (+3.5) games
We are expecting a contested match, so a bet on total over is probably a good choice. In the previous head-to-head match 31 games were played.
Our second bet is on total over 20.5 games