Luke Littler vs Wessel Nijman Prediction & Betting Tips - Grand Slam of Darts
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Luke Littler and Wessel Nijman will face off in the penultimate match of the second round at the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts on Thursday night. The winner of this match between the Nuke and Nijman will meet either Josh Rock or Connor Scutt in the quarter-final. Let’s get into the match prediction!
Luke Littler’s title defence has gone according to plan so far, as he romped through the group stage with a perfect three from three record and dropped just five legs in that period.
The Nuke stormed past Daryl Gurney 5-1 in his last match, averaging 94.60, while converting 50% of his checkout attempts. He also had he highest checkout in the match of 88.
Littler has now won 17 of his last 20 matches over the last month, which included winning two televised titles.
Meanwhile, Wessel Nijman has been one of the most in-form players in recent weeks and defied the odds to qualify for the second round ahead of number seven seed Gian van Veen.
The Dutchman was far too good for Lisa Ashton in his last match, where he secured a comfortable 5-0 victory, averaging 96.35 and pinned a stunning 119 highest checkout.
Nijman won the PC34 event a couple of weeks ago and is 13-2 in his last 15 matches. However, he has lost his last two encounters against his upcoming opponent.
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Luke Littler - Wessel Nijman Key Points
- Luke Littler is the world number two-ranked player.
- Luke Littler is the defending Grand Slam of Darts champion.
- Luke Littler recorded the fifth-highest match average (105.00) in this competition during the group stage.
- Luke Littler has won 17 of his last 20 matches.
- Luke Littler has won his last two matches against this opponent.
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Our Luke Littler vs Wessel Nijman Prediction
There really isn’t much negative that can be said about Wessel Nijman, given his record over the last month, but it’s tough to back against Luke Littler when he’s in the type of form we’ve seen in this competition.
Aside from defending his title, the Nuke is also on the verge of moving to the number one spot in the world ranking in this competition. While the Dutchman is expected to put up a fight here, we have to go with the teenager to get the result. Our Luke Littler vs Wessel Nijman prediction is Luke Littler -1.5.
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