End of the road for the German Giant?
Although Gabriel Clemens – who surprisingly advanced to the World Championship semifinals in 2023 – had a very weak 2025 season overall, as evidenced by his win rate of less than 50 percent, the German Giant is back to his old self just in time for the World Championship, remaining undefeated with two clean 3-0 victories.
Luke “Cool Hand” Humphries is clearly superior to the German in virtually every respect. Not only does he lead the head-to-head comparison, but he also scores better and has already thrown over 560 180s in 2025, plays more consistently over several sets, and also impresses with a significantly better checkout rate. Nevertheless, we would not completely write off Gabriel Clemens. Without winning a set, the German Giant is unlikely to bow out of the tournament, which is why we expect a hard-fought match. Our main recommendation is to bet on over 4.5 sets being played before the decision is made.
However, those who would not categorically rule out a victory for the favored Englishman without losing a set can also take a different approach. Usually, “Cool Hand” starts off like a fire engine and puts pressure on his opponents extremely early with an average of 108 points on his first nine darts. Since he threw almost twice as many 180s in 2025 as the German Giant, you could use the clear Bet365 app to bet on Luke Humphries against Gabriel Clemens at odds of 1.50 that the man from Reading will throw the most 180s in this duel.
Luke Humphries – Gabriel Clemens Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 5:3
The two athletes have crossed paths eight times at the oche, with Luke Humphries leading the head-to-head comparison with five wins. “Cool Hand” narrowly lost to the German Giant 5:6 at the PDC Hungarian Darts Trophy 2024, but was able to get his revenge in November 2024 at the Players Championship Finals in Germany, defeating Gabriel Clemens 6:2 in their last meeting to date.
Luke Humphries – Gabriel Clemens Tip
All in all, the prediction for Luke Humphries vs. Gabriel Clemens must clearly go to the Englishman, who not only had a significantly stronger season, but is also above the German Giant in practically all aspects, from scoring and consistency to stability in checkouts. For there to be another surprise at Alexandra Palace, the Saarlander not only needs a high doubles rate, which he has sometimes lacked in 2025, but “Cool Hand” also needs to play significantly more erratically than has been the case recently.
Nevertheless, we do not expect the German to go down without a fight. Instead, the match is likely to go to at least five sets. Our betting recommendation is therefore aimed precisely at this.
