Ryan Meikle vs Dimitri Van den Bergh Prediction: Meikle will be a tough opponent

In the European Tour 8 darts tournament, Ryan Meikle will play Dimitri Van den Bergh at Ostermann Arena in Leverkusen. Entering this game, Ryan Meikle is the underdog, while Dimitri Van den Bergh is the favorite. How will this encounter end?

Ryan Meikle is coming off a defeat at the hands of Keane Barry, a 6-5 loss in the Players Championship 12. However, his prior encounters to that defeat did see him pick consecutive victories in the Players Championship 12. In those games, Ryan Meikle defeated Ronny Huybrechts, Florian Hempel, and Stephen Burton. However, Ryan Meikle has lost more games in recent encounters than his wins, as he also lost to Madars Razam, Luke Woodhouse, Josh Payne, and Damon Heta in other games. Entering into this encounter, Ryan Meikle will be the underdog, but he will be hopeful he can get a good result here. 

Dimitri Van den Bergh is coming off consecutive victories in the Players Championship 12, and the Belgian professional will be confident of winning here. Dimitri Van den Bergh defeated Matt Campbell, Boris Krcmar, Madars Razma, Dom Taylor, Mike De Decker, Maik Kuivenhoven, and Martin Schindler in his last matches. While he now takes on the big stage, Dimitri Van den Bergh will hope he can deliver quality and prove himself against a strong opponent he has lost to in the past.

This will be survival of the fittest as both players are expected to be at their best. While Ryan Meikle has more wins in this fixture, Dimitri Van den Bergh is in hot form and the favorite to win. However, the two players can not still be written off, looking at how things have ended in the past for them. Yet, with Ryan Meikle being the underdog, I feel he will do well to close the odds. Also, while this one is expected to go down the wire, a bet on total legs is another good option to bet on.