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Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall vs Rob Cross Odds, Tips and Prediction

Date: Thursday, 10th April 2025 Start time: 7:45 pm local time Venue: AO Arena, Manchester Last meeting: March 6, 2025, Premier League Night 5, Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross

Nathan Aspinall and Rob Cross face off in the second quarter-final match of the evening on Night 10 of the Premier League. Both players are slightly outside the top four playoff positions, with Cross and Aspinall sitting in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Both players have yet to pick up their first Nightly win of the season, but the duo are within touching distance of the third and fourth seeds ahead. Neither player can afford to lose as they need to bolster their chances of making it to finals night at every opportunity.

Henry Cheal

Sports Writer

Last Updated: 2025-04-07

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Chad Nagel

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Nathan Aspinall in action during his quarter final win against Michael van Gerwen during the 2025 BetMGM Premier League Darts/Getty Images

Table of Contents

SportsBoom is the best place to read darts betting previews of this year’s Premier League. We look into both players’ form in recent times, both on and off the televised stage and then dive deeper into previous head-to-head matches. After this, we share our valued bets before offering our informed predictions.

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Pre-Game Odds and Win Probability

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Rob Cross: 4/6 (1.67) – 60.0%
Nathan Aspinall: 13/8 (2.63) – 38.5%
Forecast odds – Betting available on 1Win closer to event

Head-to-Head Record

Nathan Aspinall and Rob Cross have played each other countless times over the years, but surprisingly enough, given the sheer number of tournaments, the previous five matchups have taken place in the Premier League.

On each occasion, Aspinall has prevailed. This shows the Stockport-born star not only has the upper hand but shows immense bottle against his fellow countrymen in this format. In three of these games, he has won last-leg deciders, further showing grit and determination to see matches through.

Last Three Matches:

Tournament	Stage	Score line
2025 Premier League Darts Night 5	Semi-finals	Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
2025 Premier League Darts Night 3	Quarterfinals	Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Rob Cross
2024 Premier League Darts Night 10	Quarterfinals	Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Rob Cross
2024 Premier League Darts Night 8	Quarterfinals	Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross
2024 Premier League Darts Night 7	Quarterfinals	Nathan Aspinall 6-5 Rob Cross

Player Career Timeline

Nathan Aspinall

Current Ranking: 8

Premier League best result: Runners-up (2020)

Nathan Aspinall has displayed mixed results in 2025 after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2025 World Championship as he looks to regain his best form. He’s exceeding people’s expectations in the Premier League and has racked up a first European Tour of the year at the end of March.

He will be hoping to make it to the playoffs and play once again at the famous O2 Arena, an accolade that he always seems to achieve, irrespective of the form that he is in. A win against Cross will see him rise above him in the table, therefore, this is a must-win for the Asp.

2025 Premier League results:
Night 1 (Belfast) – Quarter-Final
Night 2 (Glasgow) – Quarter-Final
Night 3 (Dublin) – Runners-Up
Night 4 (Exeter) – Semi-Final
Night 5 (Brighton) – Runners-Up
Night 6 (Nottingham) Quarter-Final
Night 7 (Cardiff) – Quarter-Final
Night 8 (Newcastle) – Semi-Final
Night 9 (Berlin) – Quarter-Final

Last 5 TV Tournament Runs:
2025 UK Open – Quarterfinalist
2025 Winmau World Masters – Quarterfinalist
2025 World Darts Championship – Quarterfinalist
2024 Players Championship Finals – 2nd Round
2024 Grand Slam of Darts – Did Not Qualify

Last 5 Non-TV Tournament Runs:
2025 Players Championship 10 – Last 128
2025 Players Championship 9 – Last 32
2025 European Darts Trophy – Winner
2025 Players Championship 6 – Last 32
2025 Belgian Darts Open – Last 32

Rob Cross

Current Ranking: 4

Premier League best result: Runners-up (2019)

Rob Cross couldn’t capitalise on the Michael van Gerwen withdrawal from last week’s Night in Berlin as he lost to Luke Humphries at the first hurdle. A win for Cross would have put him above the Dutchman, meaning this upcoming week is another opportunity to reach his first final of the tournament thus far.

The Kent-born star has yet to rack up a final appearance in this year’s competition, but Cross is still in strong contention of securing a playoff spot if he can keep up the consistency.

2025 Premier League results:
Night 1 (Belfast) – Semi-Final
Night 2 (Glasgow) – Quarter Final
Night 3 (Dublin) – Quarter Final
Night 4 (Exeter) – Semi-Final
Night 5 (Brighton) – Semi-Final
Night 6 (Nottingham) Semi-Final
Night 7 (Cardiff) – Semi-Final
Night 8 (Newcastle) –Semi-Final
Night 9 (Berlin) – Quarter-Final

Last 5 TV Tournament Runs:
2025 UK Open – 6th Round
2025 Winmau World Masters – 1st Round
2025 World Darts Championship – 2nd Round
2024 Players Championship Finals – 1st Round
2024 Grand Slam of Darts – Quarterfinalist

Last 5 Non-TV Tournament Runs:
2025 Players Championship 9 - Last 64
2025 European Darts Trophy – Last 16
2025 Players Championship 6 – Last 16
2025 Players Championship 5 – Last 128
2025 Belgian Darts Open – Last 32

Value Bets

Nathan Aspinall – Highest Checkout
Out of nowhere, Nathan Aspinall is your man for a high-level checkout. One of his best attributes is turning the game on its head if an opportunity presents itself, leaving us to predict the two-time TV ranking winner.
Rob Cross – Highest 180s
Both players have a superb ability to craft together maximums, and both have posted the most on one night this season. However, we expect Rob Cross to edge out his opponent in this area.
Total 180s: Over 5.5
We discussed above that both players are more than capable of showing their high-scoring power, leaving us with the verdict that both players will throw enough 180s to eclipse 5.5 in this contest.

Prediction: Nathan Aspinall to Win

Considering Nathan Aspinall has won the last five games against Rob Cross, we believe Aspinall will complete another victory. This head-to-head record is a dominant, one-sided affair, leaving us with the consensus that Cross will have too much work to do.

Henry ChealSports Writer

Henry Cheal is a versatile freelance sports journalist with extensive experience in the industry. Henry has previously worked at the 2024 World Snooker Championship and earned a Multimedia Sports Journalism degree from UCFB in 2023.