2025 GSOD Tuesday Preview

Now, it is time for James Punt’s 2025 GSOD Tuesday preview. James kept things ticking over with two winners last night, check out his Tuesday fancies below.

Jonny Clayton vs. Danny Noppert

Clayton is eliminated and Noppert has qualified, but by winning both his matches 5-4, his leg difference is not great and Noppert will need to win this match to make sure he tops the group.

Jonny Clayton is in poor form, losing seven of his last ten matches. His game isn’t completely in the bin, but he is not showing any signs of his A game.

Noppert, on the other hand, has won eight of his last ten and he was back to his best in a 5-4 win over Cam Crabtree in his last match, averaging 100.38. He put his poor performance in the first group stage match to having to play early in the day. It upset his routine, he didn’t have his usual pasta meal before the match and so on. He should be fine tonight, even if he is first on.

Their H2H record is 5-2 to Clayton and his 2025 it is 2-0. Those matches were in April and May and Clayton averaged 106.85 and 103.56. It would be a big turnaround in his form to see him at that sort of level tonight. He could, but he has gone 14 matches without a ton plus average and right now he is averaging in the low 90s most of the time.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: 1 point Danny Noppert to win @ 1.80 with Ladbrokes, Betfred, Boylesports

Niko Springer vs. Beau Greaves

Beau Greaves can feel hard done by. She has had to play two multiple world Champions in her first two matches, averaging 101.47 against MVG and 102.46 against Gary Anderson, and lost both 4-5. There are worse players who have qualified for the knockout stage.

She now faces Niko Springer, who has already beaten MVG and Anderson. His tournament average is just 89.29. Clearly, MVG and Anderson upped their game against Greaves, but took Springer for granted.

Springer has qualified for the knockout phase so he doesn’t have to win the match, but there is a £3.5k bonus for doing so, and he would like that on his rankings.

Greaves has won one match in each of her previous two Grand Slams and last year she beat Cameron Menzies 5-1 in dead rubber. It is reasonable to think that she can do something similar here.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: 1 point Beau Greaves to win @ 1.83 with SpreadEx

Luke Littler vs. Daryl Gurney

Littler has qualified and is all but certain to top the group. Gurney has lost both his matches so far, 4-5 against r Scutt and 3-5 vs. Sedlacek. He now faces a dead rubber against the best player in the group. They have met twice before, both in Euro Tour semi-finals, one last year and one in late August 2025. Littler won both, 7-2 and 7-1.

Littler is the 1.18 favourite, Gurney 7.5. It is hard to see why we should see a surprise here. No bet.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: No Bet

Lukas Wenig vs. Cam Crabtree

Both players have played with credit in their first two matches. Wenig blew a great chance to beat Danny Noppert in his opening match, losing it 4-5. He was able to bounce back and beat Jonny Clayton 5-3. Clayton wasn’t up to much, and Noppert wasn’t at the races, but Wenig stuck in and is still in with a chance to make the knockout stage. He isn’t a great player but he is not without talent.

Crabtree looks to be the better player, he certainly has a better A game. His seasonal average is a fraction lower than Wenig’s, but Crabtree plays a lot of Development Tour matches and that has a depressing effect on averages. When he steps up to play at senior level, he raises his game.

PC Form

He came into this event on the back of a PC quarter final. He averaged over 102 when beating Clayton in his first match and he made Noppert dig very deep to get a 5-4 win against him the other night. Crabtree is enjoying his time in front of the cameras and has played well.

Their H2H record is 3-1 to Crabtree, but they haven’t played in 2025. Crabtree has never played that well against Wenig, and Wenig’s sole win saw him average 105 in a 5-0 Challenge Tour win in 2023.

Cam Crabtree is the 1.62, Wenig 2.50. Crabtree deserves to be favourite but there is no value in his odds. He is still very inexperienced and not yet a consistent player. No bet.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: No Bet

Connor Scutt vs. Karel Sedlacek

A straight shootout to see who will join Luke Littler as the qualifiers from Group E. Both have lost to Littler and both beat Gurney.

Connor Scutt has been the better player and he has won six of his last ten matches. He played very well in the tour card holders’ qualifier and he has hit some good form. However, with a seasonal win rate of just 47%, you have to wonder if he can keep it up.

Sedlacek has not been close to his best so far. Two averages in the mid 80s is poor and well below his season average of 93.13. His win rate is 64% and he played some very good stuff in the qualifier. It would not be a surprise to see him up his game here.

Familiar Ground

Scutt was in a similar situation here last year, needing to win his final match to qualify and he lost 0-5 to Ross Smith. He is a better player now, with a bit more TV experience. Sedlacek has more TV experience, but he has rarely played his best stuff in the ranking majors.

Scutt is the 1.80 favourite and Sedlacek 2.10. I am a bit of a fan of Sedlacek. He is often a good value bet as he is underrated. I believe that Scutt has been overrated, but he has played the better darts so far and so long as he doesn’t get tight, he should beat Sedlacek based on their recent form. They have only met once and Scutt won that 6-2 in a PC match last year.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: 1 point Connor Scutt to win @ 1.80 with Betfred, SpreadEx

Michael van Gerwen vs. Gary Anderson

Both have lost to Springer but both beat Greaves, despite Greaves playing a lot better than Springer. Anderson has played the better darts, but he does tend to struggle against MVG.

The Dutchman is 49-21 against Anderson but Anderson did win their last two matches, the last being a 5-4 win here in 2024. MVG only averaged 90.12 in that match, Anderson 105.19, yet it went to a deciding leg. Strange.

MVG is the 1.91 favourite, Anderson 2.00 and the money is going down on the Scotsman. Mine will not be following it. This looks like a toss up and we are on MVG to win the group, so hopefully he can still do it.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: No Bet

Wessel Nijman vs. Lisa Ashton

Nijman is the 1.06 favourite and Ashton 13.00. Her winless streak at the Grand Slam carries on and after nearly getting it done vs. Van Veen, Ashton was whitewashed vs. Josh Rock.

Nijman can still qualify, but he knows that every leg will count in a tight group, and just as Rock did, he will just have to go in for the kill. The fact that Van Veen didn’t might just cost him a place in the knockout phase. No bet.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: No Bet

Gian Van Veen vs. Josh Rock

This is a must win for Rock if he is to qualify. Van Veen has got four points but if he loses this, it is very likely that he goes out despite winning two matches, unless Ashton either beats or makes it close with Nijman in the previous match.

Rock has won just three of his last ten matches, but he has been working on his game and he averaged 109.23 when losing 4-5 to Nijman. He then averaged 98.88 when beating Lisa Aston 5-0.

Gian Needs His Best

Van Veen has won nine of his last ten matches and is playing a lot of good stuff. It looks likely he will need his best game tonight.

Their H2H record is 7-4 to Van Veen, but Rock has won their last three. They met in the group stage last year and Van Veen won that 5-2.

Gian van Veen is the 1.80 favourite, with Rock 2.10. The temptation is to go for an overs match, but in a short format with two explosive scorers, it can come down to hits the most doubles. Last year it was Van Veen with an 88% checkout rate, and despite Rock averaging 105, it was Van Veen who won 5-2. No bet.

2025 GSOD Tuesday Tip: No Bet

-JamesPunt