Premier League Darts: Predictions for Play-Offs and the Overall Winner

Professional darts players obviously want to win every single competition that they take part in, but the Premier League of Darts is the creme de la creme because the player that goes on to lift the stunning trophy also gets to take home a cheque that is worth £275,000. The eight players that took part in this year's edition have been whittled down to four, and the Play-Offs that will take place on the 13th of June will determine who is this year's champion. In this article, we are going to provide you with our predictions for the 2022 Premier League of Darts Playoffs.

🎯 Play-Off Matches

The Play-Offs will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on the 13th of June, so if you happen to be in the whereabouts on the day and love your darts, then we really do recommend that you try and pick up some tickets for it. This is going to be a very exciting night of darts, and this is something that we are pretty sure of.

While the matches over the previous 16 nights of the 2022 Premier League of Darts were the first to six, the matches for the Semi-Finals in the Play-Offs are the best of 19 legs, meaning that the first player to ten legs in both matches will make it through to the final. The final is the best of 21 legs, meaning that 11 is the magical number of legs that are needed to claim the prestigious trophy and the huge cheque.

1️⃣ Jonny Clayton vs Joe Cullen

The first semi-final of the night sees Jonny Clayton take on Joe Cullen, and this game is scheduled to begin at 19:15. Clayton finished at the top of the table after 16 nights thanks to the fact that he won four nights, came second on four nights, and reached the semi-finals on four nights. The last couple of nights did not mean that much Clayton since he qualified with two or three nights to spare. Cullen, on the other hand, needed a win over Peter Wright in the quarter-finals of Night 16 to book his spot in the Play-Offs.

If you take a look at the odds that are on offer for this first semi-final, then you will see that the top bookies such as Betway, William Hill, and Ladbrokes have Clayton as the overwhelming favourite to win - they have given him odds of 1.44 to come out on top and book himself a spot in the final. On the other hand, they have provided odds of 2.75 for Cullen to win and make it to the final.

So, what exactly do we feel will happen here? Do we believe that this will end up being an easy win for Clayton, or will Cullen defy the odds and make it through to the showpiece? Well, it is wise to take a look at their head-to-head record here as well as have a look at how they performed against each other in the tournament to date.

In the last five years, they have played each other 10 times, and the scoreline is level at five wins apiece. When it comes to their matches in the 2022 Premier League of Darts, they met six times, and Clayton won four of them to Cullen's two. With the above stats in mind, it is clear that these two players know how to beat each other, and while Cullen has been in fine form as of late to book himself a spot in the Play-Offs, we feel that Clayton will have a little bit too much for him, and will win a close match.

2️⃣ Michael van Gerwen Versus James Wade Prediction

The second Semi-Final of the night is scheduled to start at 20:15, but obviously this might change if the first match between Clayton and Cullen goes the distance. This semi-final will see van Gerwen take on Wade since the Dutchman finished second in the table and the Englishman finished in third place. Wade won two nights, was runner-up on three nights, and made it to the semi-finals on three occasions, giving him 25 points overall, while van Gerwen picked up 31 points thanks to him winning three nights, finishing second on four nights, and making it to the semi-finals on two nights.

If you take a look at quality sports betting sites such as BoyleSports and Luckster Sports have the Dutchman as the favourite to go on and win, giving him odds of 1.35. On the other hand, if you want to put some money Wade to make it to the final, the same bookies will offer odds of 2.88 for him to do so.

Who do we think will win this match and book themselves a spot in the showpiece match? Well, when it comes to their head-to-head record, in the last five years they have played each other 18 times, and van Gerwen has come out on top 13 times, while Wade has won five times. With regard to their performances against each other in the 2022 edition of the Premier League Darts, they have played each other five times, and the Dutchman won three times.

So, if we take their head-to-head record and their record in this year's competition into account, we think that van Gerwen will continue his recent dominance over Wade and will book himself a spot in the final.

🏆 Overall Premier League Winner

So, if the two predictions that we made above turn out to be correct, then the final of the 2022 Premier League of Darts will see Jonny Clayton playing against Michael van Gerwen for the right to lift the Premier League trophy and add a significant sum of cash to their bank balance.

If this does turn out to be the final line-up, then who do we think will go on and book themselves a spot in the record books? Well, in the last five years, they have played against each other no fewer than 20 times, and the Welshman is leading the way with 11 wins under his belt. How have they performed against each other in this year's Premier League of Darts? Well, they have come up against each other on six occasions, and Clayton has won four of the matches.

It really would not be easy to predict who would win between these two players as they are very evenly matched, and although Clayton is leading the way in their head-to-head record and has beaten van Gerwen four times already in this year's Premier League of Darts, we feel that van Gerwen would use all of his previous success to go on and win his first major title since the Players Championship Finals in 2020.

💯 Overall Winner of the 2022 Premier League of Darts

Above we gave you our view as to who we think will go on to win the title and the prize money, and now we are going to give you the odds that some of the top bookmakers in the business are offering for each player to go on and lift the title.

⭐ Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen has not won a tournament since 2020, which is his longest run without silverware, and now he is within touching distance of putting that right. Despite his recent poor showings in other major competitions, he has been playing well in the 2022 Premier League Darts, and will be feeling quite confident that he can beat Wade and put one hand on the trophy.

At this current moment in time, the top sports betting websites have van Gerwen as the favourite to go on and win this competition, and the odds that they are offering can be seen in the following table.

2.38	2.30	2.50	2.38	2.38	2.38

⭐ Jonny Clayton

Jonny Clayton has been one of the top performers throughout the 2022 Premier League of Darts as can be seen from the fact that he finished at the top of the table with a nine-point gap over van Gerwen in second. His 2021 was not too bad either, picking up wins in the The Masters, the World Grand Prix, and the World Series of Darts.

Clayton is the defending champion in this competition, having beaten Jose de Sousa in the 2021 final, and he will be eyeing up the distinct possibility of being able to retain the title. Unsurprisingly, the sports betting sites have him as their second favourite to go on to win the title, and you can see the odds that are on offer at the top bookies in the table below.

2.75	2.63	2.75	2.62	2.63	2.63

⭐ James Wade

James Wade is no stranger to performing on the big stage since he picked up the UK Open title in 2021, and also made it to the semi-finals of the World Cup of Darts and the Grand Slam of Darts.

While not many will be putting their money on Wade to go on and lift the Premier League title for the second time in his career, he will have no doubt about his ability and will believe that he can overcome the likes of van Gerwen and Clayton to lift this prestigious trophy.

7.00	7.00	7.00	6.50	6.50	6.50

⭐ Joe Cullen

Joe Cullen found form at the end of the end of the League Stage to book himself a spot in the Play-Offs. With two or three nights to go, it looked like he might just miss out on making it to the Play-Offs, but he won Night 15 and beat Peter Wright in a shootout for the Play-Offs.

Some darts betting fans love to put their money on the rank outsiders, and Cullen is definitely this when it comes to the odds that the top bookies are offering. Take a look at the table below to see the kind of odds that you will find if you go to put your money on Cullen to defy the odds and lift the Premier League title for the first time in his career.

6.50	6.50	6.00	6.50	6.50	6.50

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