International - PDC European Championship 2025
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Arguably, the pick of the second round matches at the 2025 European Darts Championship sees Luke Littler facing off against James Wade on Saturday. The winner of this match between the Nuke and the Machine will meet either Luke Humphries or Cameron Menzies in the quarter-final. Let’s get into the match prediction!
Luke Littler kicked off his journey to add the European Darts Championship title to his resume with a commanding 6-1 against veteran Raymond van Barneveld in the opening round.
The Nuke dominated in almost every statistical category, including 180s (5), three-dart average (98.97), checkout rate (46.15), and he had the highest checkout of the match (115).
Littler is now riding an eight-match win streak, a period during which he surged to the Players Championship 32 title last week.
Meanwhile, 2023 runner-up in this competition James Wade booked his place in the second round with a mighty impressive 6-1 victory over young gun Mike De Decker in his opener.
The Gladiator recorded two maximums and maintained a very respectable average of 97.67. He also hit six of his 12 attempts on doubles and a highest checkout of 80.
With that win, Wade ended his three-match losing streak in all competitions. However, he has lost his last five matches against Littler, four of which have come this year.
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Luke Littler - James Wade Key Points
- Luke Littler is on an eight-match win streak.
- Luke Littler is three places above Wade in the world rankings.
- Luke Littler has already won three titles this month.
- Luke Littler has won his last five matches against this opponent.
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Our Luke Littler vs James Wade Prediction
We all know just how consistent James Wade is in major televised tournaments, and he proved that once again by making light work of rising star Mike De Decker in the opening round of this competition.
However, with the form Luke Littler has been in this month, there is simply no backing against him. The Nuke has already won two titles in the past three weeks, and we feel he will continue his journey to claiming another by winning this match. Our Luke Littler vs James Wade prediction is Luke Littler -1.5.
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