Anthony Hamilton vs Ben Mertens Prediction: Hamilton is the superior player here

In this season of the Snooker World Championship League, the match between world number 39 Anthony Hamilton and world number 94 Ben Mertens will take place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Both competitors enter this competition having lost their most recent contest before this one. But which one of them will emerge victorious this time around?

After suffering a defeat at the hands of Jimmy Robertson in his most recent encounter, the Englishman Anthony Hamilton will be entering this contest as the favorite, and he will be looking to go back on the winning track. Anthony Hamilton was only successful in winning two sets throughout his encounter against Robertson, which consisted of 19 frames. His rival was successful in winning 10 of those frames. Also, he has now lost two of his past five matches, the first of which was a match he played against James Cahill at the WST Classic round 1/16 in the middle of March in a match that finished with a score of 2-4. However, during that time period, Anthony Hamilton also won matches against Oliver Lines, Matthew Selt, and Farakh Ajaib, each of which was decided by scores of 4-3, 10-9, and 4-3, respectively. Anthony Hamilton will need to be at his absolute best, demonstrate class, and be dogged in his pursuit of a victory if he wants to advance to the next round of this competition.

Ben Mertens comes into this contest with a losing record after losing his previous match with Jimmy Robertson, who is 37 years old, by a score of 10-6. In spite of this, the Belgian professional player, who is only 18 years old, will enter this competition with the expectation of regaining his winning ways despite also suffering defeat at the hands of Junxu Pang in the WST Classic round 1/32 in one of his most recent encounters. In the meantime, Ben Mertens has picked up victories over Ricky Walden, Victor Sarkis, and Julien Leclercq in recent battles. He was a favorite in each of those matches, which resulted in scores of 1-4, 10-3, and 6-10, respectively. However, despite the fact that he had previously beaten Anthony Hamilton in their one and only matchup, which took place in late January, the Belgian will enter this match feeling sure that he can pull off an upset despite being the underdog today.

Because moving on to the next round of play in this competition requires a win in this match, both of the competitors are going to treat it as though it is of the utmost significance if they want to advance. Despite the fact that Ben Mertens won the only encounter between these two, it is anticipated that Anthony Hamilton will emerge victorious in this particular contest. Bets on under total legs is another option to explore, as we believe the Englishman should have little trouble winning this match.