Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe Prediction & Betting Tips - World Darts Championship
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
Jonny Clayton and Adam Lipscombe will face off in one of the more high-profile matches on Day 5 at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship. The winner of this match between The Ferret and the Baby Boy will meet either Dom Taylor or Oskar Lukasiak in the second round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Ranked fifth in the PDC Order of Merit, Jonny Clayton needs little introduction. He has reached the last 16 at the Worlds on multiple occasions, including last year before bowing out to Gerwyn Price.
The Ferret won the 2025 Dutch Darts Championship title this year - his third on the European Tour. He also secured the PC14 title and reached the semi-final of the UK Open before losing to Luke Littler.
However, Clayton had a very disappointing run at the Grand Slam of Darts last month, failing to get out of the group stage. He has only won three of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Adam Lipscombe gained his professional status by winning his PDC Tour Card at Q-School this year, and he will be making his World Championship debut in this match.
Baby Boy reached his first PDC ranking final at PC7 in Hildesheim but lost to Gary Anderson. He also got to the last 16 at the PC finals last month, where he pushed Daryl Gurney to a final leg decider.
Lipscombe is carrying decent form to the Ally Pally, having won six of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
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Jonny Clayton - Adam Lipscombe Key Points
- Jonny Clayton has lost five of his last six matches.
- Jonny Clayton failed to get out of the group stage at the Grand Slam last month.
- Jonny Clayton lost in the opening match of the PC finals ahead of this competition.
- Adam Lipscombe reached the last 16 of the PC finals.
- Adam Lipscombe has won six of his last 10 matches.
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Our Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe Prediction
Under normal circumstances, this would have been a matchup that we’d have expected Jonny Clayton to win without any issues, but the Ferret has not been in the best form in the lead-up to the Ally Pally.
Given his class and experience, we do still fancy the Welshman to progress, but Adam Lipscombe has been in good form of late, and even if he does lose, we expect that he will give a good account of himself. Our Jonny Clayton vs Adam Lipscombe prediction is Adam Lipscombe +2.5.
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