Justin Hood vs Ryan Meikle Prediction & Betting Tips - World Darts Championship
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
Monday’s Round 3 action at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship will get underway with Justin Hood taking on Ryan Meikle. The winner of this match between Happy Feet and The Barber will meet either Josh Rock or Callan Rydz in the fourth round. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Justin Hood is enjoying a dream run on debut at the World Championships this year. He kicked off his maiden campaign with a commanding victory over Nick Kenny 3-0 in the opening round.
Happy Feet followed that up with one of the biggest wins of his career, beating Danny Noppert 3-2 in sudden death. He averaged 103.01, hit 11 180s, and recorded a highest checkout of 156.
Hood has won four of his last 10 matches across all competitions. This is his first meeting against this opponent.
Meanwhile, Ryan Meikle is into the third round at the Ally Pally for the first time. He got through the first round of the competition with a 3-0 victory over Jesus Salate.
The Barber came from two sets down to beat Jonny Tata 3-2 in a thrilling round two contest, where he averaged 85.54 including 2 180s, while converting 12/34 attempts at checkouts.
Meikle has split his last 10 matches across all competitions, five wins and five losses.
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Justin Hood - Ryan Meikle Key Points
- Justin Hood has only won four of his last six matches.
- Justin Hood is making his Ally Pally debut this year.
- Ryan Meikle is ranked 24 places above Hood in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Ryan Meikle has won four of his last six matches.
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Our Justin Hood vs Ryan Meikle Prediction
Justin Hood is enjoying an incredible debut campaign at the World Championships, and enters this match off the back of arguably the biggest win of his career, eliminating the dangerous Danny Noppert.
As a result, Hood is the favourite in this contest, but Ryan Meikle cannot be counted out of this one, given his incredible recovery against Jonny Tata in round two. We fancy the Barber to keep this one close. Our Justin Hood vs Ryan Meikle prediction is Ryan Meikle +2.5.
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