International - PDC European Championship 2025
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
A blockbuster first-round matchup at the European Darts Championship 2025 will see Stephen Bunting lock horns with Chris Dobey on Thursday night. The winner of this match between Bullet and Hollywood will face either Wessel Nijman or Michael van Gerwen in round two. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Stephen Bunting has made solid strides on the European Tour this year, as he will enter this competition as the number four seed, eight places up from last year’s competition.
Bullet has had a very impressive year, which includes two ET titles, including the Swiss Darts Trophy last month. He also notched up two titles and two final appearances in the World Series.
While Bunting suffered a second-round elimination against Ryan Joyce at the German Darts Championship last week, that was only his fourth loss in his last 15 matches.
Meanwhile, Chris Dobey was beaten in the first round of this competition last year as the 15th seed and will be hoping for a better run in the 2025 edition, albeit he is now seeded 30th.
Hollywood has also had a very good year, with two Players Championship titles to his name, while he also picked up a nightly win in the Premier League by beating his upcoming opponent 6-2.
Dobey lost to Dirk van Duijvenbode in the second round in Hildesheim last week and has won five and lost five of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
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Stephen Bunting - Chris Dobey Key Points
- Stephen Bunting lost his last two matches coming into this competition.
- Stephen Bunting has lost four of his last five matches against this opponent.
- Each of the last two matches between these players have gone over 8.5 sets.
- Five of Chris Dobey’s last seven matches have gone over 8.5 sets.
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Our Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey Prediction
Stephen Bunting has enjoyed a solid year and has already secured a handful of titles, but he is now set to face an opponent who has beaten him in four of their six encounters so far in 2025.
While it has been a while since Dobey has won a title, he is never a player that you can overlook and could be one that pulls off one of the upsets of the first round in this competition. We’re expecting a close contest in this match. Therefore, our Stephen Bunting vs Chris Dobey prediction is over 8.5 legs.
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