International - PDC European Championship 2025
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Another headline matchup in the first round of the European Darts Championship 2025 will see Josh Rock taking on Ricardo Pietreczko on Friday night. The winner of this match between Rocky and Pikachu will meet either Niko Springer or Jermaine Wattimena in round two. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Josh Rock steps into the 2025 European Darts Championship as the number seven seed and will be eyeing a much better performance than his first-round elimination last year.
Rocky’s highlight of the year to date was winning the World Cup alongside Daryl Gurney. Individually, he reached back-to-back European Tour finals and the semis of the World Matchplay.
However, Rock has not been in the best form leading up to this competition, as he has lost his last three matches in a row and has only won two of his last eight since the start of the month.
Meanwhile, this competition was one of the best for Ricardo Pietreczko last year, as he got to the quarter-final before losing a thrilling match to Danny Noppert 10-9.
Pikachu has not won a major title in 2025, but his consistent performances over the last few years earned him his maiden call-up for Germany at the World Cup, where he reached the semi-final.
Pietreczko was eliminated in the second round of the German Darts Championship last week by Peter Wright, marking his fourth defeat in his last five matches in all competitions.
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Josh Rock - Ricardo Pietreczko Key Points
- Josh Rock was eliminated in the first round of this competition last year.
- Josh Rock is on a three-match losing streak.
- Ricardo Pietreczko reached the quarter-final of this competition last year.
- The last two matches between these players were split, one win apiece.
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Our Josh Rock vs Ricardo Pietreczko Prediction
While Josh Rock has had a solid year and enters this match as the clear favourite, he has endured a notable dip in form of late, currently riding a three-match losing streak, while winning only two of his last eight.
Ricardo Pietreczko is certainly not firing on all cylinders lately either, but he has a knack for playing his best when he is underestimated. We fancy Rocky to get the win here, but we feel it will not be by a big margin. Our Josh Rock vs Ricardo Pietreczko prediction is Ricardo Pietreczko +2.5.
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