Gerwyn Price vs Ryan Joyce Betting Preview | European Tour 7 | Saturday, 23 May 2026

Gerwyn Price enters this European Tour 7 clash carrying the weight of a difficult recent run, but he remains one of the most dangerous players in the field when everything clicks. The World Champion, Grand Slam winner and Premier League champion arrives at rank seven in the PDC, and with the Premier League Final just days away at the O2, there is plenty riding on how he carries himself through these final competitive outings beforehand.

Gerwyn Price

Price’s recent form reads ugly. Five of his last six results have been losses, and that kind of sequence would concern any serious punter. The Iceman has been in the news for the wrong reasons too, having had a fan ejected at a Premier League night following an incident involving Stephen Bunting. Whether that controversy is a distraction or motivating fuel depends entirely on Price’s mindset, and his mindset has always been the most debated aspect of his game. When the fire burns the right way, his finishing is clinical and his big-match composure sets him apart. Right now, the fire appears to be burning erratically. That said, a recent pundit has gone on record tipping Price as a genuine threat against the likes of Littler at the upcoming Premier League Final, so belief in his ceiling remains high even if current form is patchy.

Ryan Joyce

Joyce is effectively an unknown quantity here in terms of trackable recent data. There are no recorded PDC titles to reference, and he sits outside the main tour rankings. Without any recent match data to analyse, punters are working almost entirely on reputation and the context the odds provide. The market has priced him as a significant outsider at 3.4, which tells you where the bookmakers stand. Facing a former world champion in a competitive PDC event, with no significant ranking or title pedigree to point to, Joyce needs a big performance just to keep this competitive.

Betting Verdict

Price at 1.33 is short, no question. You are risking a fair chunk to win a little. But the alternative is backing Joyce at 3.4 with almost nothing concrete to justify it beyond a rough patch of Price form. Five losses in six is a concern, yet Price’s quality is not in doubt. The class gap between a 14-time PDC title winner ranked seventh in the world and an unranked opponent with no confirmed titles is substantial. Even in poor form, Price should have too much. The value question is whether 1.33 adequately compensates for the risk, and in this matchup, it probably does.