Ricardo Pietreczko vs Danny Noppert Prediction: A tight encounter than it looks on paper

The quarterfinal of the European Championship dart tournament will see Ricardo Pietreczko play Danny Noppert at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. Who wins this crucial game?

Ricardo Pietreczko is on a good run of performances and will look to keep things running. Against Andrew Gilding in the round ⅛, this team pulled off a 3-10 win. In that game, Ricardo Pietreczko had one 180 thrown and a 90.24 average darts. Heading into this game, Ricardo Pietreczko has won three of their last four games, two others being a 6-5 identical score against Damon Heta and Martin Lukeman. While he is the underdog in this game, the professional will hope to step up his game and approach this game with his best strategy, as he hopes to qualify for the next round. 

Danny Noppert pulled off a 6-10 win over Mike De Decker in the round ⅛ of this competition. In the meantime, Danny Noppert had eight 180 thrown and pulled off a 100.22 average darts. However, Danny Noppert opened his European Championship with a 6-2 win over Joe Cullen, which ended 6-2. In the meantime, prior encounters to those wins saw the professional lose to Mike De Decker and Wesley Plaisier. While he comes in as a favorite, we can expect the professional to be at his best again, show class and qualify for the next round of this competition. 

The two professionals have a big job to deal with, looking at their performances ahead of this game. While Danny Noppert is the favorite to win, Ricardo Pietreczko has been a threat and difficult to win in this fixture. With the two professionals expected to be at their best, expect a high-leg game, with Ricardo Pietreczko closing the odds.