International - PDC European Championship 2025
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Martin Schindler and Dave Chisnall will meet in the first round of the European Darts Championship 2025 on Thursday evening. The winner of this match between the Wall and Chizzy will face either Ryan Joyce or Luke Woodhouse in round two. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Martin Schindler enters the 2025 European Darts Championship as the number two seed and will be out for redemption after suffering a shocking defeat in the opening round of the competition last year.
The Wall has enjoyed one of his best seasons in 2025, which included winning his first Players Championship title (PC8) and his third European Tour title in Austria back in April.
Schindler was defeated in the third round of the German Darts Championship last week and has split his last 10 matches, five wins and five defeats.
Meanwhile, Dave Chisnall also endured early elimination from this competition last year when he was seeded fourth. He comes into this year’s competition as the second-lowest seed at 31.
Chizzy has not won a major title as yet this year and was beaten 6-5 by Krzysztof Ratajski in the third round in Hildesheim last week, despite pinning four maximums against the Polish Eagle.
Chisnall's form has been poor of late, with only five wins recorded in his last 15 matches. However, he has won his last four encounters against his upcoming opponent.
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Martin Schindler - Dave Chisnall Key Points
- Five of Martin Schindler’s last six matches have gone over 8.5 legs.
- Martin Schindler has only won three of his last 10 matches by three clear legs.
- Nine of Dave Chisnall’s last 10 matches have gone over 8.5 legs.
- Dave Chisnall has won his last four matches against this opponent.
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Our Martin Schindler vs Dave Chisnall Prediction
Martin Schindler is understandably installed as the favourite in this match, given his record on the European Tour this year, but we feel that this encounter could be a lot closer than the odds suggest.
While Dave Chisnall has not been at his best this year, he rarely makes early exits at big tournaments and has the psychological edge in this match, having beaten this opponent in their last four meetings. We fancy this one could go to the wire. Our Martin Schindler vs Dave Chisnall prediction is over 8.5 legs.
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