Gary Wilson vs Ben Mertens Prediction: Both professionals are struggling lately

In the snooker competition that is taking place at Halle am Tillypark as part of the European Masters, Gary Wilson will compete against Ben Mertens in the Qualification Final showdown. These two snooker men have not gotten along in the past, but they are optimistic about their chances of victory in this clash since things will be different this time. But how will this particular matchup wrap up?

In preparation for this encounter, Gary Wilson still has a lot of work to do on their game plan. The Englishman is having a tough time leading up to this competition, and there is no question in anyone's mind that he is well aware that things need to improve if he is going to have any chance of advancing to the next stage of this competition. Gary Wilson has not been successful in any of his recent encounters, losing twice to both Mark Selby and John Astley and only managing draws against Ma Hailong and Nutcharat Wongharuthai. The final scores of those matches were 7-13, 1-3, 2-2, and 2-2, respectively. Even if he is currently the favorite in this match, all we can do is root for him to have a stronger performance so that he can advance to the next round.

Ben Mertens currently has a winless streak of three matches, and going into this one, he is well aware that a victory is what is required to take this one. During those matches, he competed against opponents like Ryan Thomerson, Xing Zihao, and Anthony Hamilton. On the other hand, both matches ended in a 2-2 tie. During this time, the match he was playing against Jimmy Robertson resulted in a loss for him with a score of 10-6. Ben Mertens has a lot of work to do in order to win this match, considering that he has just one win in his past five matches, and that win came against Julien Leclercq. If he wants to win this match, he needs to do a lot of preparatory work.

Taking into consideration the recent results of other competitions in which these players took part, this contest is likely going to be extremely challenging and close. In the meantime, the odds are still tilted in Gary Wilson's favor here, and there is no question that he should be able to win this race if he is performing at his absolute best. Additionally, given that Gary Wilson is anticipated to enter this match at an early stage, it is worthwhile to consider placing a wager on him to win the opening frame.