Gerwyn Price vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
22nd July 1900hrs
Darts – England – PDC World Matchplay
Pick Price -3.5 Handicap
Bookmaker Ladbrokes
Odds: 11/8 odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021
We are into the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay Darts now and top seed Gerwyn Price faces the reigning champion Dimitri Van den Bergh.
This should be a cracking fixture and the winner will move ahead to face either Krzysztof Ratajski or Callan Rydz in the semi.
Will Price take a step closer to his first World Matchplay title, or will Van den Bergh’s title defence hopes survive another round?
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Gerwyn Price Preview – “The Iceman” cometh
Gerwyn Price is looking bang in form at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool as he’s raced through his first two matches.
He thumped Jermaine Wattimena 10-4 in the opening round.
Then in the Second Round, it was an 11-3 win for Price over 16th seed Jonny Clayton. So he is piling it on at the moment.
In the match outright for darts betting on this quarter-final match the win for Price is at 8/13 odds* (odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021 at Ladbrokes).
This is shaping up to potentially be a career season for Welshman Price.
He kicked off the year with his first World Championship title and reached the semi’s at both the UK Open and The Masters.
The previous best finish that “The Iceman” had made at the World Matchplay Darts was a quarter-final.
That was on his debut in 2015.
He hadn’t been past the First Round in any of the last four editions.
But the World Number One is the form player on the circuit at the moment and is probably going to take some stopping.
As he has been steaming through his matches, a Price -3.5 Handicap for Darts betting is an option at 11/8* (odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021 at Ladbrokes).
The last time that Price met Van den Bergh was at least year’s UK Open, claiming a 10-5 win over the Belgian.
It’s a three-match winning streak that Price is on against Van den Bergh.
Dimitri Van den Bergh Preview – Can reigning champ topple Price?
This has been a really good effort from Dimitri Van den Bergh so far on his title defence.
He was a surprise title winner at last year’s edition and here is now, just three wins from retaining that title.
In the opening round, he had little trouble getting past Devon Petersen to kick things off.
Then Van den Bergh, who is ranked 8th for the tournament, took out 9th seed Dave Chisnall.
That was a closer match with Van den Bergh winning 11-8 and posting a superb 103 three-dart average in the match.
This looks like being such a good match.
In the match outright for World Matchplay darts betting, the win for Dimitri Van den Bergh is at 13/10* (odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021 at Ladbrokes).
The Belgian brings a nice bit of momentum to the table then having won eight of his last ten matches, including Players Championship fixtures.
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Dimitri Van den Bergh is W3 L6 in the head to head against Gerwen Price.
The last victory that he earned against the Welshman was in a Players Championship match back in 2018.
This is just the second appearance in the main draw of the World Matchplay for Dimitri Van den Bergh.
He impressively got the job done on his debut last year. Can he follow up?
In one of his four appearances in the bigger darts tournaments, this year has he gotten close to a title.
Gerwyn Price vs Dimitri Van den Bergh Betting Advice
Gerwyn Price looks the way to go here for Darts betting on this quarter-final match at the Winter Gardens.
Price has been in superb form so far at the oche and the Price -3.5 handicap at 11/8 is the first selection* (odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021 at Ladbrokes).
Key Facts – Gerwyn Price vs Dimitri Van den Bergh Betting Tip
- Gerwyn Price leads Van den Berg 6-3 in the head to head
- Gerwyn Price has won the last three matches against the Belgian
- Dimitri Van den Bergh is the title holder, after winning on his debut last year
The head to head form for Price over Van den Bergh is there, so that is another big factor along with the form of “The Iceman ”.
Van den Bergh has done superbly well to get back to the Quarter Final stage, which isn’t always an easy thing on a title defence.
But this is his biggest challenge yet and stopping Price isn’t going to be easy.
A Price 16-12 Correct SCore option is at 10/1* (odds recorded 21:19 GMT on July 21st, 2021 at Ladbrokes).
The best betting odds for Gerwyn Price vs Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price to win: 8/13 at Bet365
Dimitri Van den Bergh to win: 13/10 at Bet365
