Stephen Bunting vs Jonny Clayton Prediction & Betting Tips - PDC Premier League
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by Devesh Jaganath | in PDC - Premier League Darts Predictions
Stephen Bunting and Jonny Clayton will face off in the quarter-final on Night 12 of the 2026 Premier League Darts season in Liverpool on Thursday. Bullet is in seventh place, while the Ferret leads the league standings. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Stephen Bunting saw the gap between himself and the bottom of the Premier League table narrow last week in Rotterdam, where he suffered a 6-1 defeat to Josh Rock in the opening round.
Bullet has been solid with his scoring, averaging 98.96 in the competition, including 39 180s. However, his closing has been poor, averaging 35.45% on his checkout attempts.
Bunting lost to Wessel Nijman in round two of the European Darts Grand Prix last weekend and has now lost six of his last 10 matches across all competitions.
Meanwhile, Jonny Clayton extended his advantage at the top of the Premier League standings last week by racking up his fourth nightly win, beating Luke Littler 6-4 in the final in Liverpool.
The Ferret has recorded 65 180s in the competition and is averaging 97.28. However, his finishing has been very impressive, averaging 46.47% on the outer ring after 11 weeks.
Clayton lost to Martin Schindler in round two of the European Darts Grand Prix on Sunday, but is still 7-3 in his last 10 matches.
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Stephen Bunting - Jonny Clayton Key Points
- Stephen Bunting has only won six of his 16 Premier League matches this season.
- Stephen Bunting has lost six of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Jonny Clayton has won four Nights in this season’s Premier League.
- Jonny Clayton has won seven of his last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Jonny Clayton has the second-best checkout rate in the Premier League.
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Our Stephen Bunting vs Jonny Clayton Prediction
Stephen Bunting is still in with a shot of making the Playoffs this season, but he has been disappointing over the past week, losing to Josh Rock in Liverpool before a second-round defeat in Germany at the weekend.
Jonny Clayton was unable to deliver at the European Darts Grand Prix, but he has been absolutely flying in the Premier League, now five points clear at the summit of the standings. We're going with the Ferret to win this, but we will take advantage of the favourable odds on offer. Our Stephen Bunting vs Jonny Clayton prediction is Jonny Clayton +1.5.
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