Mark Allen vs Mark Selby Prediction: Top two players will deliver class performances

The Crucible Theatre will serve as the venue for the match between Mark Allen and Mark Selby that will take place in the semifinals of the snooker world championship. These two players are currently ranked third and second, respectively, in the world snooker rankings. 

Mark Allen - Allen to prove his worth

Mark Allen had an impressive performance leading up to this clash, and the Northern Irish snooker player will be hoping to continue in his winning form here in order to secure a berth for himself in the championship match. Mark Allen's first matchup in this tournament resulted in a score of 10-5 and was played in round 1/16. In spite of this, he even improved his performance against Stuart Bingham in the 1/8 round, winning 13-4. In spite of this, his performance was a solid one, as he had to deliver class before he defeated a tough Jak Jones in a match that ended 13-10 in his favor. In spite of this, the Irish do not have a great chance of winning this match, so Mark Allen will need to play at a very high level if he wants to make it into the championship round.

Mark Selby - the Englishman eyes second consecutive final

Mark Selby will now have the opportunity to avenge his defeat to Shaun Murphy in the final of the Tour Championship, which took place in early April, by reaching another final where he can be crowned the world champion. However, in order for him to accomplish this, he must triumph over Mark Allen in this match. Despite being an overwhelming favorite in that matchup, Mark Selby prevailed over Matthew Selt in a match that was decided by a score of 10-8 early on in this event. However, things went much better for him in the round 1/8 match against Gary Wilson, in which he defeated his fellow Englishman by a victory margin of 6 points with a score of 7-13. Even though Mark Selby had a tie with John Higgins in the opening part of their match, he was able to secure a berth for himself in this semi-final round by virtue of his victory over Higgins yesterday in a match that also finished 7-13.

Expert Betting Tips

These two players are formidable competitors, and their performances up to this point in the competition have demonstrated their ambition to win matches as well as their hunger and thirst to win this trophy. On the other hand, Mark Selby has been a fantastic player as of late, and everything has worked out exceptionally well for him. Although we believe that Allen will put up a fight, we think that the total number of points scored will be over 29.5, with odds of 1.83 on Bet365.