Mark Williams vs Mark Allen Prediction: Mark Williams will face a tougher challenge with in-form Mark Allen

Mark Williams vs Mark Allen: Prediction for the match on September 25, 2025

The British Open round 16 finals pitted Mark Williams (5th) against Mark Allen (7th). Mark Allen has won all in his last five matches, while Mark Williams has two losses and three wins in his last five. Who will win this snooker match and advance to the next round? Telecom Asia provides a match preview and free betting options.

Mark Williams` recent form

Mark Williams 4-3 Sanderson Lam decided on the snooker escape leading to pink but missed it and was disappointed. Mark J. took the frame with 2 visits and won. Multiple recovery shots exploded, making it a frame typical of Mark. A straightforward 5-1 win over Zhang Anda sees the Welshman become the first man to book his spot in the last four. Mark Williams clears the colours in 41 seconds without moving his feet. Mark Williams recorded a victory over Yize Wu in the round of 16 World Championship with a score margin of 10-8. He lost in the round of 8 at the Tour Championship to Junhui Ding by 3-10. Before that, at the quarter finals of the Player Championship, he faced Kyren Wilson and lost with a score margin of 3-6. He got off to a winning start against David Gilbert, taking a 6-2 victory. This victory came shortly after he lost to Neil Robertson in the quarterfinal match of the English Open. However, the most stunning surprise is that he was able to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarterfinals of this competition. He picked up the last point to six to beat the player who is considered to be the best snooker player in the world. In the semifinals, the Welsh player won an easy 6-0 victory over Jack Lisowski. On the other hand, he also missed out at the quarter-final stage of the Players Championship last year. Williams, known by his nickname, the Welsh Potting Machine, will try to take advantage of this match and get back to winning ways as he seeks to win another competition and add a new trophy to his cabinet. He has won the World Championship on three separate occasions, in the years 2000, 2003, and 2018. In addition, he has won multiple tournament series, including the "triple crown," which consists of the UK Championship, the Masters, and the World Championship.

Mark Williams Strength

However, this game does not look like the one that will be an easy one for Williams following a poor ending in the first part.

Mark Allen recent form

Mark Allen marched into the third round with a 4-1 win over Hungary’s Bulcsu Revesz. The Antrim star was sharp from the start. He claimed the first two frames, firing a break of 60 in the second. Revesz, who stunned Ali Carter in last year’s event, fought back in the third to close the gap. But Allen, the English Open champion, quickly restored control. He took the fourth and finished the job with a stylish 69 break in the fifth. It was his second win in two days, after beating Jiang Jun on Tuesday. Next up is a clash with Wales’ Mark Williams on Thursday. Meanwhile, fellow Antrim man Robbie McGuigan will take on Ben Mertens, who brushed aside Reanne Evans 4-0.

Mark Allen Strength

This week, Allen has already beaten both Stuart Bingham and Ding Junhui in close 4–3 matches. He is now just one win away from winning the trophy, thanks to all the momentum he has.

Mark Williams vs Mark Allen: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Mark Williams was thrilled with his performance after beating Mark Selby to reach the Wuhan Open Quarter-Final. The 50-year-old remains in good form after reaching the Crucible final in May. The option is available at 1.72 odds in the 1XBet bookmaker Mark Williams to win.
• Mark Williams 3-3 Sanderson Lam Mark J-san also seized the frame from 3-2 behind to force a decider.
• Mark Allen is happy with his triumph at the English Open, but less pleased with the prize money.

Mark Williams vs Mark Allen Prediction

With seven British Open titles between them, will either Mark Williams have emerged snooker's oldest-ever ranking event champion, against John Higgins. He battled Mark Allen through to the last 16in Cheltenham. These are two good snooker players, and with the level of performance they showed in their various rounds of matches, I expect solid play from them. Since both competitors have a chance of winning, we anticipate a very challenging competition. There’s a sorta “snooker IQ” in seeing the right shots that the likes of Mark Williams are great at but I don’t think that ties in to traditional sort of test taking intelligence in nearly the same way that magic does.

Our match prediction is -0.5 Handicap Mark Allen with odds available at 1.833 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Over 5.5 Frames with odds available at 1.60 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Mark Allen to win with odds at 1.86 on the Bet365 bookmaker.