The Premier League Darts is approaching it’s climax, and it is all to play for at this stage between the top five in particular.
Last week saw Nathan Aspinall come out on top, beating Michael Smith 6-4 in the final and putting him in the top three of the table with his second night win.
With only the top four qualifying for the Play-Offs in London in a month’s time, opportunities are running out for the chasing pack to make any sort of impact on this year’s tournament.
Here are Cues and Arrows’ predictions for Night 13 from Liverpool.
Premier League Darts Predictions
Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price
Price is running out of time in a big way to finish in the top four this season, with his performances not really suggesting he deserves it either.
Littler on the other hand has lived up to the expectations he set in the World Championships, and looks a favourite for the competition as a whole.
The 17-year-old should have few issues in the opener in Liverpool, and will look to get himself in a position to end the night top of the table.
Prediction: Luke Littler 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall
Reports are claiming we can expect a brand new walk on song for Humphires this week, which could see the crowd onside from the moment he enters the arena.
Competing against Aspinall’s walkout is notably a crowd pleaser, and competing against him in the form he was in last week is no mean feat either.
Last week saw the World Number One surrender a 4-1 lead to eventually lose 6-4, and this suggests we could be in for an early shock in this one.
Prediction: Luke Humprhies 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Peter Wright vs Michael van Gerwen
The improvement in Wright’s game has been clear to see as the Premier League has gone on, however the reality is it is still just two matches won this season.
He has only beaten the two other players yet to win a night so far, with Van Gerwen on the other hand boasting four individual night wins.
The Dutchman has only won one match on a night he hasn’t finished as the winner, and a strong start here could see him push to go all the way in Liverpool.
Prediction: Peter Wright 2-6 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith vs Rob Cross
Smith sits just two points outside of the top four right now, and came close to adding a second night win to his ranks last week.
Cross meanwhile has seen his form drop drastically, with him not picking up a win since March 7.
The formbooks suggest this one will only go one way, and keep the race for top four interesting going into the next round.
Prediction: Michael Smith 6-4 Rob Cross
Semi-finals
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall
Littler has got the better of this matchup the majority of times this season, winning three out of four of their prior meetings.
We are predicting more of the same if they meet in the semi-finals, setting up an opportunity for the World Championship runner-up to win his third night of the season.
Prediction: Luke Littler 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Michael van Gerwen vs Michael Smith
The two that provided us the best leg of darts of all time have thrown up some crackers this season too, with Van Gerwen normally coming out on top.
However, Smith’s pick up in form will make this interesting, and take us to a last leg decider.
Prediction: Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
Final
Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen
With a place at the top of the table at stake, and almost certainly a rowdy Liverpool crowd behind him, we are picking Littler to finish the night as the champion on Night 13.
Prediction: Luke Littler 6-3 Michael van Gerwen