Premier League Darts: Predictions for Night 15 and the Overall Winner

There are many huge darting events that place throughout the calendar year, but there happens to be one competition that is bigger than all of them, and this tournament is known as the Premier League of Darts betting. Much like the World Cup or UEFA Champions League are the biggest trophies in football, the Premier League of Darts is a trophy that all darts players want to win at least once. Not only is it a lovely trophy, but the winner takes home a prize that is worth £275,000. We are on Night 15 of the 2022 Premier League of Darts, and below we shall provide you with predictions for the matches alongside who we think will be the overall winner.

💯 Overall Winner of the 2022 Premier League of Darts

Above we gave you out view as to who we think will win the quarter-final games on Night 15, and who we believe will be the Champion on that night. Now, we are going to take a look at the players that we feel will go on and lift the title, while also adding a significant chunk of change to their bank balance.

⭐ Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen, it is safe to say, has not had things go his way in the last year or so - he did not win a single title in 2021, and was knocked out earlier than he would have hoped in the tournaments that have been completed already in 2022. To go this long without a title is something that he is definitely not used to because from 2012 up until last year, he picked up at least one major title each season.

Despite the poor form that he was in heading into this competition, he has performed pretty well in the 2022 Premier League of Darts and has already qualified for the Play-Offs - he currently sits in second place with 31 points, and now all he has to play for is his final position in the table. The bookmakers have him as their favourite to win the title, which would be the sixth time that he has lifted this prestigious title, and in the following table, you can see the odds that are on offer from the top betting sites.

2.88	2.95	3.00	2.88	3.00	3.00

⭐ Jonny Clayton

While van Gerwen has had a poor year or so, the same cannot be said for Jonny Clayton as he won no fewer than four titles last year. He managed to pick up wins in The Premier League of Darts, The Masters, the World Grand Prix, and the World Series of Darts.

At the current moment in time, he is sitting at the top of the table in the 2022 Premier League of Darts with 34 points to his name, and he, like van Gerwen, has already booked himself a spot in the Top Four, so the pressure is off him for the remaining two nights before the Play-Offs.

Clayton is the reigning champion, having beaten Jose de Sousa in the 2021 final, and he will be quite confident that he can defend his title. The bookies are giving him a good chance too as they have him as the second favourite to go on and win the match. Below you can see the odds that the top bookmakers are offering for Clayton to lift the title once again.

3.25	3.40	3.25	3.40	3.25	3.25

⭐ Peter Wright

Peter Wright is someone else who can be really happy with his recent performances over the last year or so. In the 2021 season, he won the Players Championship Finals, the World Matchplay, and the PDC World Cup of Darts. After his great 2021, he got his 2022 of to an absolute flier by lifting the PDC World Championship title. Due to all of these recent wins, he is now ranked as the best darts player, although he is yet to win the Premier League of Darts title. We are pretty confident that he will manage to win this title before he decided to retire from the sport.

At the current moment in time, Wright is sitting fourth in the table with 20 points to his name, and he is not yet safely in the Play-Offs as he can still be caught by the likes of Price, Cullen, and Smith. So, he will be wanting to do well on one of the remaining two nights in order to book his spot in the Play-Offs.

In the following table, you will be able to see the odds that the best sports betting sites around at the moment have on offer for him to win the title.

5.50	5.80	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00

⭐ Gerwyn Price

Gerwyn Price used to be a rugby player, but he decided to swap the muddy fields for the oche, and it is a decision that he certainly will not regret. In 2021, he managed to win the Grand Slam of Darts and the PDC World Championship, and he is now ranked as the world's second best player.

With regard to the Premier League of Darts 2022, after his win on Night 14, he has given himself a really good chance of making it to the Play-Offs. He is sitting in 5th place with 18 points to his name, meaning that he is only two points behind Wright in fourth. If he manages to win one of the remaining nights, then he will surely book his spot in the last four.

In the table below, you can see the odds that the top bookmakers are offering for Price to go on and win the 2022 Premier League of Darts.

6.50	6.45	6.00	6.50	6.00	6.00

⭐ James Wade

James Wade won the UK Open in 2021, and he also made it to the last four in the World Cup of Darts and the Grand Slam of Darts. Unfortunately for him, he was sick on Night 14 of the 2022 Premier League of Darts, so he had to pull out and forfeit his chance of earning more points to solidify his spot in the top four.

Thankfully for him, he still has a seven-point lead over Price in fifth place, and will be quietly confident that he can book his place in the Play-Offs. Once again, check out the table below to see the odds that are on offer for him to go on and win the tournament.

6.50	6.755	6.50	7.00	6.50	6.50

⭐ Joe Cullen

Joe Cullen is a really talented player that has the skill to beat all of the best players in the world, but he had a 2021 that he would like to forget. However, in 2022, he put his poor 2021 firmly behind him by winning The Masters. Now that he has got that first big title to his name, we firmly believe that he will feel that he can go on and win the Premier League of Darts 2022. However, in order to do this, he will have to overcome a five-point deficit, and it is not likely that he will do so.

If you like to place bets on those with an outside chance of winning titles, then you should check out the table below to see the odds that are on offer for Cullen to win the title.

26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00	26.00

⭐ Michael Smith

Michael Smith is definitely one of the best darts players in the world, and this can be seen from the fact that he is ranked as the third best player in the rankings. However, despite all of his talent, he has not won a big darting event, and always seems to blow his chance in the final. For example, he was recently the runner-up at the PDC World Championship and the UK Open.

Smith is currently sitting in seventh place with 14 points under his belt, and he needs to make up a six-point gap in order to make it to the Play-Offs, so it is highly unlikely that this is going to happen. You will see this reflected in the odds that the top bookies have on offer for him to win the title:

51.00	59.00	51.00	67.00	51.00	51.00

⭐ Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson has not had the best time of it in the 2022 Premier League of Darts, and with just nine points from the 14 nights that have been played so far, he no longer can qualify for the Play-Offs. Thus, he will have to wait at least another year for a shot at the Premier League of Darts title.

📑 Tournament Format

We are aware that there is a good chance that some people who are reading this prediction of ours are new to the darting world, which is the reason why we are going to take a couple of minutes to take a look at the format of the Premier League of Darts 2022. When you are placing wagers on any sporting event, it is always a wise move to check what type of format is being used before you dive in and place your hard-earned money on anything. If you are a experienced darts bettor and are already familiar with the format of the Premier League of Darts, then do feel free to jump to the next section.

At the start of this year, the PDC, which stands for Professional Darts Corporation, declared that the Premier League of Darts would be making use of a different type of format this time around. It used to make use of the popular Round Robin format, but it is now a knockout format that is played across 16 nights, with a round being played every Thursday. Thus, each night is made up of seven matches, and the player who win six legs first will win the match.

For the first seven nights, the players pit their talents against seven other players once in what is basically a Quarter-Final. Then, from nights nine to fifteen, they play the other seven players again. On Night Eight and Night Sixteen, the matches will be played according to where the players are sitting in the league table at that moment in time.

What are the points that are on offer in this competition? Well the player that wins their Quarter-Final match will get two points, while the player who comes second will earn themselves three points, and the champion on the night will get themselves five points.

When all 16 nights have taken part, the top four in the table will qualify for the Play-Offs, with the player that comes first playing the one that comes fourth, and the player that comes second playing the player that comes third. The two winners in the Semi-Finals will then take on each other in the showpiece final to see who gets to lift the stunning trophy and take home the big cash prize.

🏅 The Competing Players in the 2022 Premier League of Darts

The previous format of this competition would see the top four players from the PDC Order of Merit, once the World Darts Championship has been played, being joined by six players that were invited to take part. However, at the start of 2022, when the PDC declared that they would be using a knock-out format, they also declared that eight players would take part now instead of the previous ten.

It was in February that the eight players who would be taking part was announced to darts fans, and the PDC decided that the players in the Top Six of the PDC Order of Merit would be allowed to participate, and they would be joined by Jonny Clayton, the reigning champion, and Joe Cullen. In older versions of this prestigious tournament, there was a "Judgement Night" and relegation, but these were eliminated from the 2022 edition of the competition.

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🎯 Night 15 Matches

Below we are going to look at the four Quarter-Final games that will be played on Night 15 of the Premier League of Darts 2022. We will give you our view as to who we think will win each game and pick up some vital points in their quest to earn a Play-Off spot. Night 15 will be played at the O2 Arena in London on the 19th of May, so if you are going to be in the area and love your darts, be sure to pick up tickets and head along for a night of pure entertainment.

1️⃣ Gerwyn Price Versus Jonny Clayton Prediction

The first match on Night 15 will see Gerwyn Price play Jonny Clayton, and if you look at some odds that are being offered by the best bookies, then you will see that they have no idea how this match will play out. For example, the likes of Betway, Ladbrokes, and William Hill have both players at odds of 1.91 to win.

So, what do we feel will happen here? Do we believe that it will be a really close match like the bookies are suggesting? Well, let us have a look at the head-to-head record between the two as this is something that can help you place a successful bet - sometimes, a player will just have the wood over a particular opponent. In the last five years, they have played each other 10 times, and they are tied at five wins apiece. How have they performed against each other in this year's tournament? Well, they have only played on Night 7 and Clayton won 6-5.

With the above stats in mind, it is easy to see why the bookies do not know which way this match will go. Clayton has already qualified for the Play-Offs, so he might decide to take it a bit easy and conserve his energy for the Play-Off matches. Price, on the other hand, after his win on Night 14, has a very good chance of sneaking into the Paly-Offs, so he will definitely be motivated.

2️⃣ Michael Smith Versus Michael van Gerwen Prediction

The second match of the night is the battle of the two Michaels, and the bookies have the Dutchman as the favourite to go on and win this match. Some of the top bookies such as William Hill, Unibet, and BoyleSports have given van Gerwen odds of around 1.50 to win, while the same bookmakers have given Smiths odds of 2.50 to go on and win the match.

So, do we agree with the bookmakers here, or do we think that Smith will spring a surprise? Well, let us see what their head-to-head record is shall we? Well, over their careers, they have played each other 22 times, and van Gerwen is leading the way with a score of 17-5. During the 2022 Premier League of Darts, the two players have met on five occasions, and van Gerwen has gone on to win all of them.

With all of this information in mind, it is clear to see why the sports betting sites are backing the Dutchman. It seems to be that he has the wood over his opponent, so we think that he will go on to win the match, despite the fact that he, like Clayton, has already qualified for the Play-Offs.

3️⃣ James Wade Versus Peter Wright Prediction

The third match of the night is a big one as it sees James Wade take on Peter Wright, and these two players are currently sitting in third and fourth in the table. Wade knows that a good performance on the night will all but see him qualify for the Play-Offs, so will be eager to put in a good showing. The bookmakers such as Betway, Ladbrokes, and Coral have Wright as the favourite to win with odds of 1.80, while the same bookies have priced Wade at odds of 2.00.

Now it is time to take a look at their head-to-head record. In the last five years, they have taken on each other 12 times, and they both have six wins apiece. When it comes to their record against each other in the 2022 Premier League of Darts, they have played each other three times, and Wright has won two of them and lost one.

So, with this in mind, do we think that the bookmakers' slight favourite will win, or will the slight underdog come out on top? Well, this is a hard match to call, but with the above information in mind, we think that we would put our money on Wright to come out on top. However, do not be too surprised if the Englishman goes on to win the match.

4️⃣ Joe Cullen Versus Gary Anderson Prediction

The fourth and final Quarter-Final of the night will see Joe Cullen play against Gary Anderson, and the top bookmakers such as Betiton have Cullen as the favourite to win. They have priced him at odds of 1.65, while Anderson has been priced at odds of 2.07 to win.

So, what type of head-to-head record do these guys have? Well, in the last five years, they have only played each other five times, and the Scotsman is leading the way with three wins to Cullen's two. When it comes to the 2022 Premier League of Darts, they have played each other just the once, and Cullen went on to win the match, although it was a very close one.

With the above in mind, we are expecting another close match between this pair, but we think that Cullen will come out on top. Cullen still has a slim chance of making it through to the Play-Offs, while Anderson has already been eliminated from the competition, so there is a chance that he will not have much motivation to play.

🏆 Overall Night 15 Winner

So, if the predictions that we have just made above all turn out to be right, then van Gerwen, Cullen, Price, and Wright will be the four players that will be taking part in the Semi-Finals of Night 15. If these predictions are definitely correct, then the semi-final line-up on Night 15 will be Price v van Gerwen and Wright v Cullen.

From these line-ups, who do we think will go on to win and book a place in the final on Night 15? Well, we feel that Price and Wright will come out on top in the two Semi-Finals, which would make for a very tasty final since both of these players are battling it out to book a place in the Play-Offs. This would not be an easy game to call, but let us look at their head-to-head and record against each other in this tournament to see if we can get any hints as to who will win.

These two players have played each other 16 times in the past, and they are tied with eight wins apiece. When it comes to the 2022 Premier League of Darts, they have played each other twice, and they also have one win apiece. So, this suggests that it would be a close game, but considering the form that Price is in, we would back him to come out on top.

🏁 Our Predicted Champion of the 2022 Premier League Darts

So, from the players above, who do we feel will win the 2022 Premier League of Darts? Do we believe that the bookies are right and that van Gerwen will win his sixth title, or do we believe that Clayton will manage to defend the title that he impressively won in 2021?

Well, we feel that Clayton will end up topping the table and that van Gerwen will finish in second, while we think that Wright will come third, and Wade will sneak the 4th and final spot. This would mean that Clayton will take on Wade, while van Gerwen would play Wright. From these potential semi-final line-ups, we feel that Clayton and van Gerwen will come out on top, and we would back van Gerwen to go on and win the final.