Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Humphries Prediction: Battle of two undeniable talents

Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries will square it off at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam in the Darts Premier League - Night 12. Michael van Gerwen is second in the world darts rankings, while Luke Humphries is 1st. Let’s look at this highly anticipated game and make a prediction.

Michael van Gerwen has been impressive in his last matches as the Dutch darts player has now won five of his previous six games. In that run, Michael van Gerwen's lone defeat was against Andrew Gilding in the Players Championship 8 round 1/16, a match that ended 6-4. However, Michael van Gerwen picked vital wins over Jeffrey de Graaf, Rowby John Rodriguez, Nathan Aspinall, Michael Smith and Luke Littler. While he has now made it to this quarterfinal stage, Michael van Gerwen will now look to stay more focused as he takes on world number one, who has been a threat to him in the past.

Luke Humphries will play for the first time in this Premier League Night 12 and come in as a favourite to win. In his last match, Luke Humphries faced defeat at the hands of Stephen Bunting, a 4-6 encounter. However, that was his third defeat in five games, two coming against Luke Littler and Danny Noppert. Meanwhile, Luke Humphries defeated Peter Wright and Jose Oliveria de Soussa in other encounters in that span.

Michael van Gerwen will head into this encounter following consecutive wins, which is expected to inspire him in this one. On the other hand, Luke Humphries is favoured to win, and despite his inconsistent play, he has what it takes to win here, looking at how impressive he has been in this fixture. Also, with Michael van Gerwen not expected to give in easily, this game should end in high legs.