Luke Humphries – Gerwyn Price

The opening night of the Premier League Darts offers a highly interesting matchup when Luke Humphries meets Gerwyn Price on February 5. These are two players with different entrances to the tournament, but with a common goal: To make an early mark in an extremely tight league.

Luke Humphries

Humphries enters the Premier League season as an established top player, known for his calm pace, high averages and strong finishing. His form heading into the league opener has been solid rather than spectacular. He has delivered consistent performances at Pro Tour level and in TV tournaments, without completely dominating, but with a consistently high bottom level. This makes Humphries a difficult opponent in the Premier League format, where short matches are often decided by small margins.

Gerwyn Price

For Gerwyn Price, the charge has been more twofold. The Welshman's World Cup was a disappointment with an early exit, but that picture is far from telling the whole truth about his form. Price reached several semi-finals in major tournaments in the months around the turn of the year and showed glimpses of the aggressive scoring that has previously made him world number one. The question is not whether the level is there, but whether he can maintain it consistently over an entire evening. He recently reached the semi-finals of the World Master, but had to see himself beaten by Luke Littler after a nervous drama of a match.

Mutually

Head-to-head matches point to an even affair. In recent seasons, the matches have often been close, with several decisions coming in the last leg. Price has had a slight advantage at times, but Humphries has shown that he thrives in the Premier League setting, where mental strength is at least as important as raw scoring. Nevertheless, Gerwyn Price beat world number two Humphries in three of five Premier League meetings in 2025.

Conclusion Luke Humphries – Gerwyn Price

Everything is set for a match characterized by high tempo, few mistakes and small margins. This looks like a classic Premier League match where both teams come in in good form, and it will be completely impossible to predict the result before the first arrows are in triple 20. I think they follow each other to the door and tip over 9.5 leg's.

Darts at 21:10: Luke Humphries - Gerwyn Price: Over 9.5 legs (1.87)

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