Swiatek vs Krejcikova: prediction for the WTA Dubai match

On February 25, Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova will fight each other for the title of Dubai tournament. Can the Czech player stop the World No. 1? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Iga Swiatek

Swiatek made it to the final of Dubai tournament quite easily. World No. 1 player started her winning streak two weeks ago, at Doha. Polish player has won six matches in a row without losing a single set.
A semi-final match against Cori Gauff was slightly difficult for Swiatek. American player managed to put up a fight to Swiatek, but Polish player eventually cruised to a victory (6:4, 6:2). Before that, Swiatek easily beat Fernandez (6:1, 6:1) and Samsonova (6:1, 6:0).

Barbora Krejcikova

Krejcikova is enjoying her best tournament in the current season. Last week, Barbora suffered a defeat to Veronika Kudermetova (4:6, 6:3, 6:7) at the start of Doha tournament, so it is quite incredible to see her in the final at Dubai.
Czech player had a number of difficult matches. She was close to a defeat in the second round, but eventually prevailed over Kasatkina (6:4, 4:6, 7:5). After that, Barbora secured a comeback victory over Sabalenka (0:6, 7:6, 6:1) in the quarter-final. Krejcikova also secured a three-set victory over Jessica Pegula (6:1, 5:7, 6:0) in the semi-final. Overall, Krejcikova played five matches in the current tournament, losing sets in three of them.
Trends
Ставка Sets performance: 2>1
This bet played in two latest head-to-head matches

Ставка 1st set: total under 9.5
This bet played in three latest matches of Krejcikova

Tip and bets
Opponents already had three head-to-head matches. Iga won two of these matches, but lost the final of Ostrava tournament in the previous season. We are not expecting a sensation today. Swiatek is in a perfect form, beating every opponent with ease. Krejcikova is exhausted after a string of long matches, so she is unlikely to put up a fight to the opponent.
Our prediction - Swiatek to win with a handicap of (-5.5) games
Swiatek has won six matches in a row. In each of these matches no more than 18 games were played. We are expecting the same result tonight.
Our second bet is on total under 19 games