Night 10 Premier League Preview and Tips – JP
Night 10 Premier League Darts Preview
It was a decent night for us last week on night 9. James Punt landed two winners from three selections at odds of 2.50 and 1.73. This week the action comes from Newcastle. Check out James’ Night 10 Premier League darts preview and tips below.
Peter Wright vs. Gerwyn Price
Here we have the strange sight of the world number one and two coming into a match with both having lost half of their last ten matches.
Neither are in good form, but it is Gerwyn Price who looks in more trouble with his game. He has a fractured hand which may explain it and since he had to miss night 5, Price has won just one PL match. His game has not totally collapsed, but his scoring has dropped off. His Pre-injury PL average was 99.77, and since coming back after injury, 94.62. Now 94.62 isn’t rubbish but at this elite level, it is weak. In his last ten matches, Price has had just one ton plus average, but six sub 92.
Enigmatic Snakebite
Peter wright is more enigmatic. Often plays poorly because he insists on playing with the wrong equipment, but then comes back and plays like the top player that he is. His seasonal average is on the up, not yet back to 2020 levels, but getting there. He is not quite a model of consistency but compared to Price he is scoring more heavily, more often.
Their H2H record is 20-10 to Wright and in 2022 it is 2-1. Wright is the 1.75 favourite. That would be too short against a normal, fully fit Price, but right now, it looks generous.
Night 10 Premier League Tip: 1 point Peter Wright to win @ 1.75 with Ladbrokes
These two have played just five best of eleven leg matches since May 2018, and none of them went more than nine legs, and Wright won four of the five. He has the throw, so one unanswered break of the Price throw will do it.
Night 10 Premier League Tip: 1 point Peter Wright to win -1.5 legs @ 2.45 with Ladbrokes
Gary Anderson vs. James Wade
Gary Anderson is having a strange year. He is playing better than he did last year, his seasonal average is up 2.3 points, but his win rate has dropped to just 54%, his lowest in the last 16 years, barring 2020 when he was injured. He has won just four of his last ten matches and his scoring is very inconsistent.
In those last ten he has had four averages over 103 and three sub 90’s. His matches are not great betting opportunities as a result. Anderson missed last week after testing positive for Covid, but he lost his last two opening matches 5-6, missing match darts in both, and he has won just two of his eight quarter final matches.
Doubles Key For Wade
James Wade is, along with Michael Smith, the only player yet to win a PL night and pick up the full 5 points, but he sits in 4th place, six points ahead of Anderson in 8th. Wade has been runner up for the last two weeks and has won five of his nine quarter final matches.
His most recent form is, like Anderson’s, that he has lost five of his last ten matches. He doesn’t have scoring power of Anderson, but overall, he is much better on the outer ring, although in this PL so far, his 41% checkout rate, is just shy of Anderson’s 42%.
Their H2H record is 33-19 to Anderson. They have met just once in 2022, in the night 4 quarter final, where Wade won 6-4. Gary Anderson is the 1.80 favourite with Wade 2.00 and maybe those odds are the wrong way round. This match makes very little appeal betting wise. No bet.
Night 10 Premier League Tip: No Bet
Michael van Gerwen vs. Jonny Clayton
MVG is in top form, winning nine of his last ten matches and winning three ranking titles in 2022. Five of his last ten matches have seen ton plus averages and he tops the league table, three points ahead of Jonny Clayton. Between them, they have won four of the nine PL nights so far. Van Gerwen was helped by the fact he got a 6-0 bye in last week’s first round match when Anderson pulled out, but it is hard to argue that he doesn’t deserve his place at the top.
Jonny Clayton has not been at his best for most of the nine rounds so far and his seasonal average is down 1.5 points on 2021, otherwise known as The Year of The Ferret. He has won seven of his last ten matches and his game is looking in good shape, consistent and he remains hard to beat.
Their H2H record is 16-10 to Van Gerwen and in 2022, 3-1. The 2022 cumulative leg score being 22-13. Michael van Gerwen is the 1.67 favourite to win, Clayton 2.38, and those odds look about right to me. The Ferret will be tenacious but MVG has the throw and one break should be enough.
Night 10 Premier League Tip: 0.5 point Michael Van Gerwen to win 6-4 @ 8.50 with SpreadEx, Unibet
Joe Cullen vs. Michael Smith
Joe Cullen is having a good 2002 with a career best win rate of 70.59%. He has had to rely on an improved B game to get his win rate up. His most recent form has seen his scoring picking up, but there is still a little too much inconsistency and his form sees him winning six of his last ten. Three of his defeats saw averages of 90 or under. He remains very much in the mix for a play off place, being just one point behind James Wade in fourth place.
Michael Smith is four places behind Cullen and has yet to win a PL night. He has only won three of his opening matches and his overall win rate in 2022 is 56.9%, his lowest since 2016. He has won seven of his last ten matches however, and his game is in good shape, but he does lose matches that perhaps he should have won.
Close H2H
Their H2H record is 11-9 to Smith and he has won their last four, the latest being a 6-5 win in the night 4 quarter final match. In best of 11 matches, Smith is 9-5 up, and he has won seven of their last eight in that format.
An inconsistent Cullen, but a harder to beat Cullen, vs. an underachieving Smith is maybe not the best betting proposition. Cullen is a best priced 1.95, Smith 2.00 and given their H2H record in this short format there might be a little value in Smith to win, but not enough for me to be playing. No Bet.
