Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston Prediction: Mark Selby to record an easy win

Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston: Prediction and odds on the Match on 23 April 2025

The round of 16 of the World Championship is here in the snooker world. Mark Selby, the world number 4, will face off against 44th-ranked Ben Woolaston on Wednesday evening. All hopes are high on this fixture. Mark Selby is coming from a loss in his last fixture against John Higgins, while Ben Woollaston recorded a win against Muir. Who will win this next round of snooker? At Telecom Asia, we look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Mark Selby: Form and Statistics

Mark Selby was formerly ranked 3rd in the world rankings but has dropped down to 4th place. His last match was at the Tour Championship finals, where he lost to the current 3rd-place player, John Higgins. In a best-of-19 frames game, the match ended in a 10-8 score margin. The journey to the finals saw him defeat Si Jiahui in the round of 8 with a score margin of 10-6, Neil Robertson in the Quarter finals with a score margin of 1-10, and Ding Junhui in the semi finals with a score margin of 10-2. He had an absolutely incredible day at the baize, starting with the greatest comeback in the history of the Crucible taking place in his semi-final match, followed by this epic struggle that came to a conclusion gone past midnight. Under the impression that we would stay out later tonight, but not like this. Allen appeared to be on the verge of defeat when Selby took a 16-10 lead, but he fought back superbly to bring Selby to the edge of defeat. Allen will undoubtedly be disappointed with how he began against Selby in that matchup because he gave himself an excessive amount of work to complete, but Selby deserves respect for bringing it to a successful conclusion. Selby was able to stop a wave of frames from going against him earlier today, while Si Jiahui was unable to do so. As a result, Selby is playing in his sixth World Championship final.

Mark Selby Strength

Mark Selby is among the top five in the rankings, so there is no doubt about his ability. His strength is in his ability to make comebacks. 

Ben Woollaston Form and Statistics

Ben Woollaston has been performing well as of late, as evidenced by the results of his most recent matchups and recent contests overall. He is on a two-game consecutive victories over Ross Muir, winning the World championship Finals by 4-10, and a 10-9 score margin finish over Mark Darvis in the semis. In the last 10 matches, he has recorded 6 wins and 4 losses. He defeated Oliver Brown in a match for the Wuhan Open Qualification by a score of 5-2. The four losses he recorded within the last ten matches were to Shaun Murphy in a 4-3 score lone loss at the round of 16 World Grand Prix, Barry Hawkins in the round of 16 world open which ended in a 4-5 score margin, Joshua Copper at the Welsh Open finals which ended in a 2-4 score line, and Barry Hawkins in the round of 16 German Masters by 3-5. Other victories Ben Woollaston achieved within that range were against Amir Sarkhosh (5-0; World Open round 32), David Gilbert (0-5; round of 32 German Masters), Simon Blackwell (5-2; World Open finals), and Wang Yuchen (5-2; German Master finals).

Ben Woollaston Strength

Ben Woollaston will now have great aspirations for this one as he intends to advance to the next round of this competition; nevertheless, he will need to approach this match differently, demonstrate class, and give this match everything he has to come out on top. 

Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

Mark Selby losing is a very faint possibility, as he can easily be regarded as a legend in the game. Ben Woolaston has also won a couple of finals, including the German Masters and World Open, proving that he is a worthy challenger to move to the next round. However, 1xbet Bookmaker has clearly shown in the great margin of odds who is sitting as the favorite and the underdog. The options available are Mark Selby to win for 1.10 odds and Ben Woolaston to win for 7.00 odds.

Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston Match prediction 23 April 2025

Both players have equally balanced chances, which seems contradictory to the bookies' offer in this fixture. Based on their head-to-head records from 2016, Mark Selby has recorded 4 wins in 6 of their encounters. He has won with score margins of 2-4, 3-6, 6-3, and 0-3. Although their chances are even, Ben Woolaston doesn't have what it takes to raise an upset in this match. He could not do it against Murphy, so I doubt if he will be able to pull any stunt right here.

Our match prediction: is under 15.5 total frames 2-way with odds available at 1.72 on 1Xbet

Our betting tip: is a 10-4 correct score win for Mark Selby with odds at 6.00 on Betway. 

Our last match prediction: is a handicap (-4.5) win for Mark Selby with odds available at 1.80 on Bet365.