Cirstea vs Haddad Maia: prediction for the WTA Dubai

Sorana Cirstea lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in the previous head-to-head match. Will the Romanian player get revenge in Dubai on February 20? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea got off to an unsuccessful start of 2023 season. Romanian player won only three of eight altest matches. She is approaching the Dubai tournament with a string of four consecutive defeats, which started at Australian Open with a loss to today's opponent, Haddad Maia (6:7, 1:6).
Romanian player had no achievements in Dubai throughout her career. Her best result is the quarter-final in 2014.

Beatriz Haddad Maia

Haddad Maia can be happy with the start of the current season. Brazilian player won nine of 13 matches, rising up to a 12th position in the world rankings.
Beatriz approaches the start of Dubai tournament in a superb form. She reached the semi-final of Abu Dhabi tournament and made it to the quarter-final in Doha. Haddad Maia will play in Dubai for the first time in her career.
Trends
Ставка Sets performance: 1>2
Three of five latest matches of Cirstea went by that scenario

Ставка 2nd set: total under 9.5
This bet played in four latest head-to-head matches

Tip and bets
Haddad Maia managed to beat Cirstea in straight sets at Melbourne tournament on January. Romanian player is winless since then, so she is unlikely to get revenge today. Beatriz played well at Abu Dhabi and Doha, so she should be able to get a victory in Dubai.
Our prediction - Haddad Maia to win with a handicap of (-4) games
In a recent head-to-head match opponents played two sets and 20 games. Romanian player is in a poor form, so we are not expecting a long match here.
Our second bet is on total under 21 games