Bencic vs Osaka: prediction for the WTA Miami match
Belinda Bencic recorded victories over Naomi Osaka in four latest head-to-head matches. Will Japanese player be able to put an end to that streak in the match against the Swiss player in the semi-final of Miami tournament on March 31? We offer our prediction for that encounter.

Command Analysis

Belinda Bencic

Prior to the start of Miami tournament, Belinda Bencic had two unsuccessful competitions at Doha and Indian Wells, she left both tournaments after first rounds. After these failures Swiss player is more motivated.
Bencic got a relatively easy drawin Miami. Belinda was a clear favourite in each one of her matches - against Kostyuk, Watson, Sasnovich and Saville. In two latest matches Bencic's opponents were exhausted after tough encounters. Nonetheless, Swiss player recorded 2:0 victories on sets over each one of her opponents and it is a pretty impressive results.

Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka also approached the Miami tournament after a failure at Indian Wells. Japanese player lost her temper and suffered a defeat to Veronika Kudermetova in the second round.
Osaka is much more concentrated at Miami, her mental condition has surely improved. In four matches she didn't lose a single set to her opponents. She recorded comfortable victories over Kerber (6:2, 6:3) and Collins (6:2, 6:1). In four matches Osaka lost only one game at her serve.
Trends
Ставка2nd set: total under 9.5
This bet played in four of five head-to-head matches

СтавкаSets total under 2.5
In four of five head-to-head matches only two sets were played

Tip and bets
Bencic has a huge advantage in head-to-head matches. She beat Osaka four times. But all of those victories were recorded in 2019. Osaka is trying to get back on top, she is enjoying her best tournament of the season and she is flawless at her serve.
Throughout the tournament, Bencic never faced an opponent of Osaka's level. In our opinion, Naomi has a great chance to finally beat Belinda. Japanese player just needs to maintain the level of performance she showcased in Miami.
Our prediction - Osaka to win with a handicap of (-2.5) games
Only in one of five head-to-head matches opponents played more than 21 games, so we offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 22 games