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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC - Premier League Darts Predictions
The pick of the quarter-final matches on Night 7 of the Premier League will see Luke Humphries face off against Michael van Gerwen at the Utilita Arena on Thursday. ‘Cool Hand Luke’ is in second place in the league standings, while ‘MVG’ is in fourth. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Luke Humphries was forced to relinquish the lead in the Premier League for the first time this season last week when he was beaten in the opening round 6-4 by Luke Littler.
That result marked the second consecutive night that Cool Hand Luke bowed out in the quarter-final, having also done so against Rob Cross in Brighton a week earlier.
However, Humphries still has a solid record of seven wins and three defeats in his last 10 games, which included a run to the Players Championship 6 final.
Meanwhile, Michael van Gerwen had another mixed night last week, beating Nathan Aspinall 6-4 in the quarter-final before getting blown away 6-1 by Gerwyn Price in the semis.
In 11 Premier League matches this season, MVG has five wins and six losses, winning 48 legs while losing 53 during that period. However, he has only lost once in an opening round.
Van Gerwen has won four and lost six of his last 10 matches overall and has only beaten his upcoming opponent in one of their last 10 encounters.
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Luke Humphries - Michael van Gerwen Key Points
- Humphries has won seven of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Humphries has won nine of his 13 Premier League matches.
- Humphries has won nine of the last 10 matches against Van Gerwen.
- Van Gerwen has not won a Premier League final this season.
- Van Gerwen has lost six of his 11 Premier League matches.
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Our Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen Prediction
While Humphries was beaten in the first round last week, it took Luke Littler averaging over 100 to get the better of him, while Rob Cross needed to average 111.19 a week earlier to do likewise.
Van Gerwen has shown glimpses in the Premier League this season, but he is still some way from his best, and we feel MVG will struggle to overcome the world number one in this match. Our Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen prediction is Luke Humphries wins the match.
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