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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The quarter-final of the 2025 World Cup of Darts brings us an Irish Derby, with Northern Ireland taking on Ireland on Sunday afternoon. The winner of this match will face Australia or Germany in the semis. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Northern Ireland made a solid start to their World Cup campaign, beating South Africa convincingly, 8-2 in the second round on Saturday afternoon.
Against RSA, the pair of Josh Rock and Dayl Gurney recorded four 180s and averaged 88.66. They hit 3/21 checkout attempts (38.1%) and pinned a highest checkout of 120.
Northern Ireland have now won five of their last six World Cup matches and beat their upcoming opponent 2-0 in their only previous encounter in the competition back in 2016.
Meanwhile, after splitting their two first-round matches, beating Gibraltar 4-2 and losing by the same scoreline to China, Ireland produced a commanding performance against Switzerland in the second round.
William O’Connor and Keane Barry recorded one 180 and a 73.52 average against the Swiss. They managed a highest checkout of 104 but will be looking for improvement in closing out games, having pinned just three of 13 doubles en route to the 8-3 victory in the last match.
Ireland have won five and lost five of their last 10 World Cup matches, though they did not win back-to-back games during that period.
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Northern Ireland - Ireland Key Points
- Northern Ireland is the number four seed in the competition.
- Northern Ireland has won five of their last six World Cup matches.
- Northern Ireland won the only previous match between these nations.
- Ireland have not won back-to-back World Cup matches since 2019.
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Our Northern Ireland vs Ireland Prediction
Northern Ireland made an impressive start to their World Cup campaign, making light work of South Africa on Saturday, with Josh Rock and Dayl Gurney both looking really fired up for this competition.
Ireland were too good for the Swiss in their last match, but they have struggled with consistency over the years, failing to win two consecutive World Cup matches since 2019, when they finished as runners-up. Our Northern Ireland vs Ireland prediction is Northern Ireland wins the match.
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