Rob Cross vs Michael Smith Prediction: Michael Smith looks very sharp

Rob Cross and Michael Smith will square it off at AFAS Live in Amsterdam. The two players have had a good level of play and will hope to keep things rolling here. Who makes it to the semis?

Rob Cross will look to keep things running in this game after a 6-5 win in round ⅛ and will look to secure another win here. In the meantime, he secured a 6-2 victory over Simon Whitlock in round 1/16, a prior encounter. However, that was Rob Cross’ third win in recent matches as he defeated Haupai Puha in the NZ Darts Masters. Heading into this game, Rob Cross will look to beat Rob Cross after losing their last two meetings.  

Michael Smith played Wessel Nijman in the World Series Finals round ⅛ and won 6-5. In the meantime, he defeated Jose Oliveira de Sousa in round 1/16 and secured his third win in the last five. He played Australian Jeremy Fagg in the first win and won 6-3. However, other encounters saw Michael Smith lose to Luke Humphries and Luke Littler in games that ended 6-4. Heading into this game, Michael Smith is the underdog but will hope he can keep things running in this one. 

Michael Smith has a shot in this game despite being the underdog. While Rob Cross has shown some good performances lately, he has not been very good lately, and Michael Smith has stepped up good too in some matches. We can expect this one to be close, and I back Michael Smith to win, with betting on many legs being the best option.