2021 Premier League Darts betting tips and preview
We’re getting closer to the 2021 Premier League darts event kicking off, although this year’s tournament is not going to be held at stadiums across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of Europe such as Netherlands and Germany.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are instead going to see the ten world-leading players compete at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, with the players battling it out in a round robin format before the best-performing ones go through to the latter stage of the competition.
What Are the 2021 Premier League Darts Dates?
During a normal season, the Unibet Premier League would take place as part of a 17-night tour across a four month period, although the initial action will be confined to one venue in England, with the ten players competing on five consecutive nights between 5-9 April.
They will then return between 19-22 April to battle it out over four more rounds of fixtures, with that meaning that each player will have competed against everyone else in the competition.
The bottom two players will then be eliminated following Judgement Night before the remaining eight players compete over seven more game nights although the dates of these are yet to be confirmed. The same applies to the play-offs.
Which Darts Players Will Line Up in the 2021 Premier League?
Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price are the favourites to win the 2021 Premier League and they have a healthy rivalry within the game, with the latter being the recently-crowned world champion.
Price was excellent in winning his first world crown at Alexandra Palace although he’s never got close to winning a Premier League and one might prefer Van Gerwen who has five titles to his name and will be hungry to land another this time around.
Peter Wright is third favourite and you can get darts betting odds of 11/2 about the Scotsman winning his first Premier League after finishing runner-up in 2017, with Wright being third in the Order or Merit to qualify.
Dimitri van den Bergh and Gary Anderson are both trading at betting odds of 10/1 to win the Premier League, with the former making his first appearance in this tournament although the Flying Scotsman has won two titles and was boosted by reaching the 2021 World Championship final.
When Will the 2022 Premier League Darts Take Place?
- Thursday February 3 - Night One, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
- Thursday February 10 - Night Two, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
- Thursday February 17 - Night Three, SSE Arena, Belfast
- Thursday February 24 - Night Four, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
- Thursday March 3 - Night Five, Westpoint Exeter
- Thursday March 10 - Night Six, The Brighton Centre
- Thursday March 17 - Night Seven, Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
- Thursday March 24 - Night Eight, Rotterdam Ahoy
- Thursday March 31 - Judgement Night, Utilita Arena Birmingham
- Thursday April 7 - Night Ten, First Direct Arena, Leeds
- Thursday April 14 - Night 11, AO Arena, Manchester
- Thursday April 21 - Night 12, P&J Live, Aberdeen
- Thursday April 28 - Night 13, 3Arena, Dublin
- Thursday May 5 - Night 14, The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
- Thursday May 12 - Night 15, FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield
- Thursday May 19 - Night 16, The O2, London
- Thursday May 26 - Play-Offs, Utilita Arena Newcastle
The first night of the 2022 Premier League Darts is scheduled to take place on 3 February in Cardiff, with the action taking place throughout the spring months until the final on 26 May 2022 in Newcastle.
Compare 2020 Premier League Darts Betting Odds
When the United Kingdom went into lockdown after the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport of darts was quickly able to adapt and we saw a series of tournaments involving professional players competing from the comfort of their own home and through a live stream. Many bookmakers even had betting odds for these matches and there were also live darts streams to watch.
However, darts fans have been craving a return of the big darts tournaments and there are few bigger than Premier League Darts, with the 2020 competition having started earlier in the year before the matches were postponed until play could be resumed in a safe fashion.
When Does the 2020 Premier League Darts Take Place?
So far, we have had six rounds of matches, with the ten highest-ranked darts players having already competed in Aberdeen, Nottingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Exeter and Liverpool. Now the action will start up again and it all recommences on 25 August at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
Indeed, all the remaining group matches will be played in Milton Keynes, with Judgement Night occurring on 27 August when we will learn which players drop out of the competition.
There will be six consecutive days of darts taking place between 25 August – 30 August at the Marshall Arena before a small break. Then we have four consecutive days of Premier League Darts before the Play-Off finals take place in London on 22 October.
How to Bet on the 2020 Premier League Darts
For every round of Premier League Darts matches, there is the opportunity to bet on five different games. You can choose from over thirty betting markets when it comes to each match and many punters like to focus on the Match Result which is a simple case of either backing the win, draw or defeat.
You can either choose to place a pre-match bet on a 2020 Premier League Darts match or alternatively there is the option to bet In-Play and this is a more exciting and volatile way to bet. The odds are constantly changing as the players throw the darts and there can sometimes be the chance to Cash Out.
Many betting customers like to place Premier League Darts accumulators and that often means going through the coupon of five darts matches and selecting a winner from each game. Others sometimes put together a darts acca which might focus on Total 180’s or Highest Checkout.
Michael van Gerwen has been very dominant in the Premier League Darts tournament and MVG is among the favourites to win the 2020 Premier League, although Peter Wright is the reigning world champion and Gerwyn Price has also demonstrated that he’s capable of beating Van Gerwen when it counts.
Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall represent the younger brigade, while Rob Cross, Gary Anderson, Glen Durant and Daryl Gurney are the other players who are permanently involved in the Premier League.
Considering that Michael van Gerwen has won the past four Premier League titles, some punters will think that even money is a very fair price about the Dutchman winning this tournament.
The 30-year-old might have failed to land a fourth World Championship title at Alexandra Palace when losing to Peter Wright in the final, although he has a ridiculously strong track record in the Premier League.
Betfair and Paddy Power both offer punters the chance to double their money by backing MVG to be crowned Premier League champion for the sixth time, with the same player 8/15 with BetVictor to finish top of the regular standings.
Indeed, the only downside to backing Van Gerwen to win another title is the possibility that he will make the final four only to be beaten in the semi-finals or final, although that hasn’t happened in the past four years.
Much depends on the ability of Gerwyn Price to continue his rapid rate of improvement, while world champion Peter Wright produced the goods at Alexandra Palace and will now look to build on this excellent success.
Price finished just outside the top four last season although he was only defeated in four of his sixteen matches and the fast-flowing nature of the format probably suits the Welshman.
At odds of 13/2, he could be a reasonable bet considering we know he has the game to potentially trouble MVG should the pair meet in the knockout stages.
As for Wright, it was remarkable to state that the current world champion only won two of his sixteen games played in the Premier League last year and could easily have been relegated.
Perhaps it doesn’t suit the Scotsman to be taking to the road on such a consistent basis, although we think Nathan Aspinall could be someone worth following considering he’s making his bow in the competition.
The Asp is young and hungry for success, with BetVictor going 18/1 about a player who made a guest appearance in Nottingham last year and will turn out on a full-time basis this time around.
It was Rob Cross who finished second in the overall standings last season and the man known as Voltage will have a point to prove after bowing out of the World Championship at an early juncture.
Ladbrokes go 12/1 that Cross wins the Premier League title for the first time and he reached the final last year, with further improvement on the cards this time around.
The bookies also offer a relegation market and we’re surprised that Peter Wright is available at a massive 50/1 despite winning the World Championship.
Wright stumbled throughout much of last season’s competition and it’s a long drawn-out affair which could take its toll on the current world champion.