Luke Humphries vs Gian Van Veen Prediction: Luke Humphries to breeze past Gian Van Veen

Luke Humphries vs Gian Van Veen: Prediction for the Match on July 19 2025

Darts is back again, and this is Round 16 of the World Matchplay. In this competition, the 1st-ranked world player, Luke Humphries, will face the 22nd-ranked world player, Gian Van Veen. All actions will be held at the Wunderino in Kiel. Luke Humphries is coming from four wins in the last five matches, while Gian Van Veen has recorded two wins in the last five matches. Who will win this next round of snooker? At Telecom Asia, we look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Luke Humphries: Form and Statistics

Luke Humphries is coming from a loss in his last match, which was against Gerwyn Price in the Quarter finals. The match started with Luke up front; however, he lost it and began to struggle when Price was 1-4 in. The score line ended up 3-6. In round 8, he was faced with Ryan Searle and won with a no-response 6-0 scoreline. Into the last 16 at the Dutch Darts Championship, as he dodged a match dart from Cameron Menzies before finishing 95 to take a 6-5 second-round win in Rosmalen. Mr `Cool Hand' was 5-3 down, but a 121 finish kick-started a comeback, and he eventually ended with a 105.76 average to book a round three clash against Michael Smith tomorrow afternoon. In the 2023 Poland Darts Masters, He recorded six consecutive victories coming into the quarterfinal matchup. These victories came against Marko Kantele, Stephen Bunting, Nathan Aspinall, James Wade, Dirk van Duijvenbode, and Hungarian Nandor Major. In his round 1/8 match against Nandor, Luke Humphries almost dominated the entire play, and he enjoyed a comfortable 6-0 win. Nandor, however, had the better 180 throws in 2 to his opponent's 1. Also, in terms of checkout percentage, Luke Humphries had 42.86, which corresponds to an easy 80 Highest Checkout, while Nandor Major had 0. Throughout the PDC World Championship, Humphries has secured victories against players such as Lee Evans, Ricardo Pietreczko, Joe Cullen, Dave Chisnall, and Scott Williams. Looking back at his performance before this tournament, Humphries has been impressive, losing only one match in his last sixteen outings. This defeat came in a 6-10 result against James Wade in the European Championship quarterfinals. The Englishman Luke Humphries should be well prepared for the amount of strain he will be under throughout this match because he is undoubtedly aware that he has a significant challenge in front of him. 

Luke Humphries: Strength

Luke Humphries (105.7) was behind 5-3 but came back to beat Cameron Menzies in the final leg. It was a high-quality match with 113 maximums. Humphries is known for making strong comebacks. In the game, he had a 119.70 scoring average. He hit six 180s and had a 40% checkout rate. He also scored 60% in turns and made one 100+ checkout.

Gian Van Veen: Form and Statistics

Gian van Veen quickly puts Euro Tour loss behind him with a promise to bring his best game when he faces Luke Humphries at the World Matchplay. He was eliminated by Jonny Clayton. About six days ago, Jonny Clayton safely through to the last 16 of the Baltic Sea Darts Open, as The Ferret secured a 6-4 win against Gian van Veen in Kiel. The Welshman averaged over 98 while Gian van Veen averaged 96.21. Michael Van Gerwen wins his first title of 2025, PDC German Darts Grand Prix, after an 8-5 win over Gian van Veen in an all-Dutch final in Munich. It’s MVG’s 4th GDGP title. Gian Van Veen Denies Connor Scutt First Euro Tour Victory. Scutt missed five match darts as Gian van Veen survived a last-leg decider. Ryan Joyce produced a stunning whitewash win against Joe Cullen. Three Germans secure victory on home soil. Gian ven Veen will also do everything to put an end to his disappointing performance against top players in their recent matches.

Gian Van Veen: Strength

Gian van Veen looks ahead to making his World Cup of Darts debut for the Netherlands. He later went on to make it into the semi-finals. Dirk van Duijvenbode reached the quarterfinals of the Austrian Darts Open. He averaged over a ton in all of his games, beating Gyorgy Jehirski, Gian van Veen, and Matt Campbell before a 4-6 defeat to Ross Smith despite averaging over 101.

Luke Humphries vs Gian Van Veen: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Both players have recorded at least two wins in the last five games. The odds the bookmakers have for Luke Humphries to win are 1.44, and for Gian Van Veen to win at 2.715.
• In March this year, over the 19 legs played, Gian van Veen and Damon Heta missed four darts at a double between them. Van Veen was 10 out of 13 (76.9), and Heta was 9 out of 10 (90%). The option is available at 1.61 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker for Under 7.5 Gian Van Veen Legs.
• Joe Cullen wins his first title since 2022 after recovering from 7-4 down to be victorious in Leicester. Gian van Veen had SIX match darts but couldn’t get over the line to claim his first senior PDC title. The option is available at 1.843 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker over 9.5 Luke Humphries.

Luke Humphries vs Gian Van Veen Prediction

Gian van Veen will be a tough opponent, but I'm looking forward to it. He blasted into Round 2 at the Baltic Sea Darts Open with a 6-0 demolition of Johan Engstrom averaging 102.48 in a ruthless display.Luke Humphries, a runner-up in 2023 and 2024 at the Baltic Sea Darts Open, has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours list for his services to darts. In 2024, he became the first-ever Dutch Youth World Champion. In June, Luke Humphries became the 2025 Bet365 Us Darts Masters Champion For The First Time. In the history of the Matchplay, only four times has a player won the title after averaging 100+ in every round. Three of those were Phil Taylor. The other was Luke Humphries last year. 

Our match prediction is 10-6 correct score odds available at 7.50 on the 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is -2.5 Luke Humphries with odds available at 1.909 on the Betway bookmaker. 

Our last match prediction is over 16.5 total rounds with odds at 1.92 on the Bet365 bookmaker.