Luke Littler vs Josh Rock Prediction & Betting Tips - PDC Premier League
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC - Premier League Darts Predictions
Night 5 of the 2026 Premier League Darts season will conclude with Luke Littler taking on Josh Rock in Cardiff on Thursday night. The Nuke and Rocky are seventh and eighth in the standings, respectively. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Luke Littler has not been at his usual high level in this year’s Premier League, as he has yet to win a night, and only has four points after a first-round elimination to Jonny Clayton last week.
The Nuke has pinned 18 180s and is averaging 98.29 in this competition, but his finishing has been off the mark, as he has only made 18/59 attempts at the outer ring, and his highest checkout is 112.
Still, Littler has only lost three of his last 10 matches across all competitions and is a big favourite here, having never lost to this opponent in a competitive match.
Meanwhile, Josh Rock has yet to win a match in the competition and suffered a 6-2 defeat to fellow Premier League debutant Gian van Veen last week, despite pinning the first nine-darter of the season.
However, those six 180s against Van Veen are the only ones Rocky has managed in the competition, and he has the lowest average (91.62) and checkout rate (29.63%) to date.
Rock has only won four of his last 10 matches, and each of his last three defeats against this opponent were by 4+ legs.
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Luke Littler - Josh Rock Key Points
- Luke Littler is the number one-ranked player in the world.
- Luke Littler has won seven of his last 10 matches.
- Luke Littler has never lost a match to Josh Rock.
- Each of Luke Littler’s last three wins against this opponent were by 4+ sets.
- Josh Rock has lost every match in the Premier League this season.
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Our Luke Littler vs Josh Rock Prediction
Josh Rock finally had a reason to smile last week when he pinned the first nine-darter of this year’s Premier League, but aside from that, his performance was underwhelming, and he eventually suffered another heavy defeat.
While Luke Littler has yet to find his best form in this competition, we know what the world number-one can do once he finds his rhythm, and this could be the fixture that gets him going. Our Luke Littler vs Josh Rock prediction is Luke Littler -1.5.
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