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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC World Darts Championship Predictions
The opening match of the quarter-finals at the Nordic Darts Masters will see Stephen Bunting taking on Jonny Clayton on Saturday afternoon. The winner of this match between Bulle and the Ferret will move on to face either Luke Littler or Nathan Aspinall in the semi-finals. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Stephen Bunting had a forgettable Premier League season but is up and running in Copenhagen, having eased to a 6-3 victory over Oskar Lukasiak in the opening round.
Bullet pinned an excellent five 180s and averaged 91.76 against the Swede. However, he only hit 6/16 doubles and managed a highest checkout of just 80.
Bunting has now won three of his last four matches across all competitions, but has split his last 10 matches, five wins and five defeats.
Meanwhile, Jonny Clayton almost became the only seed to fall in the first round, eeking through a deciding set after Darius Labanauskas missed two darts at top for the match.
However, Ferret did pin five maximums and a 170 checkout. He averaged 97.36 across the match and hit 6/21 (28.57%) on the outer ring.
Clayton will have some confidence coming into this match, having beaten Bunting in three of their last four encounters, though their last encounter was in October last year.
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Stephen Bunting - Jonny Clayton Key Points
- Bunting won his opening match of this competition 6-3.
- Bunting has won three of his last four matches across all competitions.
- Bunting threw the joint-most 180s in the opening round.
- Jonny Clayton went to a deciding set in his opening round match.
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Our Stephen Bunting vs Jonny Clayton Prediction
Jonny Clayton has been in incredible form on the European Tour over the last few weeks, but he looked way below his best in the first round and would have been eliminated had his opponent not missed two darts at tops for the match.
Bunting, on the other hand, made light work of Lukasiak in the first round and has the momentum coming into this match. He has struggled against Clayton in the past, but given his current form, we fancy him to trouble the Ferret in this one. Our Stephen Bunting vs Jonny Clayton prediction is Stephen Bunting +1.5.
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