Jimmy van Schie vs Reece Colley Prediction: The first win for van Schie in this fixture is certain

In the Modus Super Series, Jimmy van Schie will play Reece Colley. This is their sixth meeting, with Reece Colley winning the first five. Can Jimmy van Schie pick a first win in this fixture?

Jimmy van Schie will hope to end his woes against Reece Colley following five consecutive defeats in this fixture. However, looking at his recent run of games, Jimmy van Schie lost two of his last matches, losing to Richie Burnett and Andrew Davidson. However, Jimmy van Schie lost to Shane McGuirk, Andrew Davidson, Jerome Mioch, Richie Burnett and Killian McCormack. Heading into this game, Jimmy van Schie comes in as a favorite, and following a poor start in this series, we can expect the Dutch darts player to step up.

Reece Colley is off back-to-back defeats at the hands of Martin Adams and Tom Sykes in games that ended 3-4 and 4-2, respectively. However, prior games to those defeats saw Reece Colley win five of six games, with their lone defeat coming against Damian Mol in a 4-3 encounter. In the meantime, Reece Colley did well to secure wins over Jimmy van Schie in consecutive games while also defeating Dave Ladley, Mat Caste, and Nick Fullwell. 

I will take a chance on Jimmy van Schie in this game. Truly, Reece Colley has been brilliant in this fixture, and looking at the performances we have seen from the two professionals lately, we can be certain this will be a close encounter. Yet, I do not see Jimmy van Schie losing this time, and it is worth backing him to get his first win in this fixture after five losses.