Robbie Williams vs Matthew Stevens Prediction: Stevens' experience to speak

Robbie Williams will play Matthew Stevens in a 4 Frame encounter in the World Championship League snooker tournament. In their only two encounters, Robbie Williams came out on top in each. Will there be a change of fortunes?

Robbie Williams will play for the first time since April, and the English professional snooker player will hope to prove himself. In his most recent match, Robbie Williams played Mark Allen in the World Championship round 1/16, and he lost 10-6 at Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. However, a look at the professional player matches also saw him lose to Barry Hawkins in the World Open 2-5 but picked wins over Tom Ford, Anthony Hamilton and Chris Wakelin. Heading into this game as a slight favorite, Robbie Williams will be confident he can show his class and deliver top-level performance in order to boost his chances of the next round. 

Matthew Stevens has not been too good in his last matches, and in this game, the Welsh professional will look to deliver a quality performance. Matthew Stevens has witnessed four losses in his last matches, coming against Judd Trump, Ricky Walden, Elliot Slessor, and Jack Lisowski. However, his best results in that run of matches came against Ryan Day and Jimmy Robertson, with the Welsh professional securing 5-2 and 10-6 wins. While this is now an open opportunity to turn things around for himself, we can expect him to do better here, show character and be at his best. 

I am on Matthew Stevens in this game, regardless of the fact that he comes in as an underdog. As a top snooker player, Matthew Stevens has the experience needed to win this game, and while Robbie Williams could be a tough opponent, a 3-2 win for the Welsh professional is another possible option.