The 2025 Premier League Darts campaign is already heating up, and all eyes are now firmly on Night 7, which will take place on March 20 at the Utilita Arena in Cardiff. With the race for the top four playoff berths intensifying, each match is as high-stakes as it gets. There are nine more regular-season nights remaining after Cardiff, so the players lower down the table have to get on track quickly to be in with a chance of pushing for the playoffs.
The Premier League format, featuring eight elite players competing across 16 nights, is as entertaining as it gets. Each night follows a knockout format, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final determining who collects the five points for the nightly win, three points for being runner-up, and two for reaching the semis.
Cardiff always delivers an electric atmosphere, especially with Gerwyn Price playing in front of a passionate home crowd. As always, Luke Littler and Luke Humphries will be the players to keep an eye on, given how well they’ve played so far. It will come as no surprise that they’re the favourites to win the night, according to Premier League Darts Week 7 betting.
Match Previews
Chris Dobey vs Stephen Bunting
The quarter-final between Chris Dobey and Stephen Bunting is one where both players need a big performance. Both players aren’t in a good position, so Dobey vs Bunting is certainly one to keep an eye on.
Chris Dobey would be bottom of the Premier League table if one player hadn’t happened to perform worse than him, and that player happens to be Stephen Bunting. Dobey has two match wins to his name, while Bunting is yet to get off the mark, and both look certain to miss the cut.
Dobey continues to be a decent scorer but his finishing under pressure is letting him down, while Bunting’s match averages suggest he should be doing better than his record implies. Dobey has often come out on top against Bunting, which could give him the edge here.
Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen
The headline quarter-final is undoubtedly Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen, with two of the sport’s powerhouses going head to head early in the evening. Humphries is the current world number one, but in Van Gerwen, he’s facing the Premier League’s most successful player.
In the 2025 Premier League Darts campaign, Van Gerwen is the only player currently in the top four to be there without having won a night. It’s a testament to the Dutchman’s ability to win matches, but he needs to win a night to be sure he stays in the mix.
Van Gerwen comes up against second-placed Humphries, who has won two nights so far and nine matches in total. In recent times, Humphries has also managed to get the better of Van Gerwen on most occasions, so you’d have to favour Humphries at this stage.
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall
Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall is a clash between a player in Littler who has proven himself capable of closing out matches, and in Aspinall, a player who continues to struggle to do so. The pair met recently in the final in Brighton, where Littler triumphed.
Littler, world champion and top of the Premier League, continues to blow opponents away, and Aspinall knows that only too well. But he’s not invincible, as proven when Gerwyn Price defeated the teenager last time out.
It’s not all doom and gloom for Aspinall, either. He’s sat on eight points with five match wins to his name, two points short of Van Gerwen in fourth. He’s going to have to step his game up if he wants to make the cut for the playoffs, especially as Rob Cross is also on eight points. All things considered, beating Littler will be tough and potentially a challenge too big.
Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross
Now, Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross may not be the heavyweight clash that Humphries vs Van Gerwen is, but it’s undoubtedly going to be the quarter-final that creates the most noise, with Welshman Price looking to get off to a winning start in front of a noisy home crowd.
There are three players who have won two nights each so far in 2025, and Price is one of them, with his second victory coming last week when he defeated Luke Littler in the final. People continue to write the Welshman off, but at this stage, he’s very much in the mix on 12 points.
Rob Cross will be a tough opponent, and alongside Aspinall, he’s on 8 points and looking to make the step up into the top four. The only way that happens is by getting off to a winning start in Cardiff against Price, but can you really back against the Welshman in front of a crowd desperate to see him go all the way on home soil?
The Draw
The draw for Night 7 has thrown up some potential interesting fixtures in the semi-finals. The winner of Chris Dobey vs Stephen Bunting will play the winner of Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen, and you’d expect the winner of the latter to really fancy their chances of going all the way to the final.
On the other side of the draw, the winner if Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall will take on the winner of Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross in the semi-finals. So, Littler and Price could meet again in a pivotal match after the pair faced off in the final of Night 6.
There could be a heavyweight final in store, especially if Humphries or Van Gerwen make it that far, as they will likely come up against Littler or home crowd favourite Price. The result of the final will also have huge implications at the top of the table, you’d imagine. If Littler were to win, he’d be in a really strong position.
Conclusion
Premier League Darts never fails to entertain, and Night 7 in Cardiff is going to be another huge night of fun and excellent darts play. The fact that Night 7 also happens to be when Gerwyn Price plays in front of a passionate home crowd will only add to the viewing experience, giving some spice to proceedings on the night. This could also be a telling factor when it comes to who goes on and wins the night, too, with Price looking to make it back-to-back triumphs.
And, of course, there is the early evening meeting in the quarter-finals between Luke Humphries, who currently occupies second place, and Michael van Gerwen, who sits in fourth. They’re two titans of the sport, with the latter a titan of the Premier League over the years. Not only do you expect that match in particular to be fiercely contested, but it should be a high-scoring affair, too, with both capable of big averages. That only serves to guarantee that this fixture is of must-watch status, and it could have implications further in the night.
