Premier League Darts 2026
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Stats, form, and the anomalies the standings hide — updated each night
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Night 12
Thu 24 Apr
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Night 13
Thu 1 May
Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Night 14
Thu 8 May
OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Night 15
Thu 15 May
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
Night 16
Thu 22 May
AO Arena, Manchester
Night 17
Thu 29 May
The O2, London
Night 12 · Thursday 23 April · M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Who the stats back
The stat nobody is talking about
Josh Rock averages 99.6 — higher than table leader Jonny Clayton (97.9). Clayton has 4 wins. Rock has zero wins and has not reached a single final.
The standings and the averages are telling completely different stories. Rock is producing the numbers. He is not converting them into results. That gap — between what the average says should happen and what is actually happening — is where the real edge in darts analysis lives.
Avg differential
+0.8 to Price
- Price beat van Veen 6–2 in the Night 9 final — their only PL head-to-head this season
- Van Veen has reached 4 finals this season, winning both his quarter-final and semi-final each time — this stage is where he is most dangerous
- Price's 99.2 average leads van Veen's 98.4, but van Veen's 4 finals reached is the better quarter-final form indicator
Stat worth knowing
Van Veen wins his quarter-finals. He has converted the early rounds 4 times this season — more than any other player without a night win. His problem is the final itself, not getting there. In a quarter-final setting, the stats actually favour van Veen's pattern. The case for Price comes down to one thing: the last time they met, Price won 6–2 in a final. Head-to-head and overall standings tip it narrowly.
Stats verdict
Very slight edge to Price on H2H, but van Veen is genuinely dangerous at this stage. Closest call on the card.
Avg differential
+3.8 to Clayton
- Clayton has won 4 of the last 9 nights — no other player has more than 3 wins all season
- Bunting's 94.1 average is the lowest in the competition — 3.8 below Clayton's
- Clayton beat Bunting in Night 3's semi-final; Bunting then beat Clayton in Night 4's semi 6–0
Stat worth knowing
Clayton's 97.9 career average is lower than five other players in this competition — including Rock (99.6) and Humphries (103.1), who have zero wins between them. His dominance isn't about raw average. It's about converting in decisive legs under pressure. The stats don't capture that — the table does.
Stats verdict
Clayton is the strongest statistical and form favourite on the card tonight.
Avg differential
+4.7 to Gerwen
- Van Gerwen's 104.3 career average is the highest in the competition — 4.7 above Rock's 99.6
- Rock has 8 PL points from 11 nights without reaching a single final — accumulating points in early rounds but stalling
- MvG opened the season with a 117 checkout in the Newcastle final; has added just one win since
Stat worth knowing
Josh Rock's 99.6 career average is higher than Jonny Clayton's 97.9. Clayton leads the table with 4 wins. Rock has zero wins and has not reached a final. Rock is posting competitive numbers but not converting. Something about his late-match decision-making or pressure handling is costing him — and the averages don't show it.
Stats verdict
Van Gerwen on average and form. This is the most statistically lopsided match of the night.
Avg differential
+3.6 to Littler
- These two players have the highest career averages of anyone in the competition — 106.7 and 103.1
- Littler beat Humphries 6–5 in the Night 7 semi-final — the closest result in any of their meetings
- Humphries' 103.1 average is third in the field; his zero wins is the biggest underperformance relative to ability
Stat worth knowing
Humphries has a 103.1 career average — elite by any measure — with zero night wins from 11 nights. Statistically, a player averaging 103+ should be converting 2–3 wins across 11 events. Either the fixtures have not gone his way, or there is a specific pattern in the match that undermines him at the critical moment. One of these will correct eventually.
Stats verdict
Littler on both form and average. But Humphries' numbers suggest he is capable of winning any match in this field.
Standings after Night 11 — before Night 12
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