John Higgins vs Liam Pullen Prediction: John Higgins to have an easy workout on younger Liam Pullen

John Higgins vs Liam Pullen Prediction and Odds on the Match on September 02, 2025

The Final of the Grand Prix is here, and the 6th-ranked world snooker player, John Higgins, will take on the 111th-ranked World snooker Player, Liam Pullen. In the last five matches, Liam Pullen has recorded two wins and three losses, and John Higgins has recorded two wins and three losses. At Telecom Asia, we take a closer look at the match preview and offer free betting opportunities. Who will win this exciting round of snooker?

John Higgins' recent form

Wilson ruthlessly takes care of the Scotsman to reach another Semi-Final as he hopes to add to his 3 ranking titles. Gary Wilson made breaks of 85, 90, 128, and 73 en route to a 5-3 win against John Higgins and progressing to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open. 50-year-olds John Higgins and Mark Williams are both in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. If either of them wins the event, they will become the oldest ranking event champion in professional snooker history. John Higgins is winning in Wuhan but "struggling for motivation" after a wish-list Dallas trip. He recently toured the set of the US soap opera, which he loves. Following his run to the final of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, Ronnie O'Sullivan jumped fellow 'Class of 92' members Mark Williams and John Higgins into the world number four spot. He faced Joe O`Connor in the round of 16 of the World Championship tournament. The match ended in an emphatic 10-7 victory for Higgins. Before this, he faced Mark Selby and won the Tour Championship following a 10-8 score margin. The journey through this competition had him face different players such as Gudong Xiao in the quarter finals (10-3 win), and Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals (7-10). In the meantime, John Higgins’ game against Guodong Xiao in the quarterfinal saw him show some levels of resilience to score seven consecutive points despite being tied 3-3 in the seventh frame. He has won against the likes of Chris Wakelin and Guodong Xiao in the Players Championship.

John Higgins Strength

Now that the first part is through, we can look forward to seeing a new character from John Higgins, who is hoping that the second half will go more smoothly. His strength was displayed in one of his bout against one of the top-ranked. He played Barry Hawkins in one of his games in the semi-final, and he won. In what was a hard-fought victory for the Scottish, John Higgins needed to do better in the last frames after Hawkins closed the lead to 6-7. On the other hand, he will be in good shape for this match because he is playing in the Champion of Champions tournament, which has the best professional Snooker players.

Liam Pullen's recent form

Liam Pullen earns a spot on the World Snooker Tour for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027. A huge moment for the 19-year-old, who extends his stay on the World Snooker Tour for another two years with a 4-2 win over Umut Dikme at Qschool. Liam Pullen defeated Oliver Sykes 5-0 in the final of the 2025 English Under-21 Championship at the Landywood Snooker Club in Walsall. Reigning World Women's Snooker champion Bai Yulu continued her fine recent form on the World Snooker Tour in the afternoon by defeating Liam Pullen 5-4 in the Machineseeker German Masters qualifiers. Breaks of 56 and 66 helped Bai to victory. 21-year-old Bai Yulu from China comes back from 3-4 down to defeat England’s Liam Pullen 5-4 in the first qualifying round of the German masters and will now play Yuan Sijan, also from China, for a place in the main event early next year. What a moment for Fan Zhengyi, who makes his first competitive 147 break in a 4-2 win over Liam Pullen. Before the 2025 English Under-21 Championship, Liam Pullen had a tough run. He won only one of his last four games, beating Rebecca Kenna in the Welsh Open qualification final. But during this time, he lost to Jack Lisowski, Sam Craig, and Hossein Vafaei. Then, on April 9th, Gao Yang defeated Liam Pullen 10-5 in the first qualifying round. Gao took an early 5-0 lead and never looked back. This loss meant Pullen lost his tour card. Soon after, Bai Yulu, the reigning World Women’s Snooker champion, continued her strong form. She beat Pullen 5-4 in the Machineseeker German Masters qualifiers. Breaks of 56 and 66 helped Bai secure the win.

Liam Pullen Strength

A 143 by Liam Pullen two years ago is the only higher break in all of the editions so far.

John Higgins vs Liam Pullen: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Taking a look at their last match alone might not give a clear picture of expectations for this match, as both players are coming from a win in their last match. The margin also in the ranks isn't far, like the north to south. However, looking at their last ten matches, John Higgins is the more dominant, as he has recorded more wins than Guodong Xiao. 1xbet bookmakers have Higgins to win at 1.062 odds while Liam Pullen's victory is currently at 8.00 odds.
• Across the last three matches, Liam Pullen has scored at most 4 points. In the previous five, he recorded thrice at least 4 frames. The option is available at 1.80 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker over 6.5 Total Frames.

John Higgins vs Liam Pullen Prediction

These are two good snooker players, and with the level of performance they showed in their various rounds of 32 matches, I expect solid play from them. Since both competitors have a chance of winning, we anticipate a very challenging competition. Even though we continue to believe that Liam Pullen will have a difficult time scoring a win in this competition, we continue to believe that at the very least, he will be able to cover the enormous odds. A wager on "over" should also be considered, although John Higgins is the favorite. Higgins has won eight of their encounters.

Our match prediction: is Under 6.5 total frames 2-way with odds available at 1.90 on 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip: is a 5-1 correct score in favour of John Higgins with odds available at 3.50 on Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction: is -3.5 match handicap for John Higgins with odds at 3.00 on Bet365 bookmaker.