Premier League Darts: Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld to clash in Belfast live on Sky Sports

In the penultimate week before Judgement Night, Suljovic will be desperate for a win to move himself away from the bottom two. His last victory in the campaign came against Gerwyn Price in Berlin. Anderson, who enjoyed a hero's reception in Glasgow, could move into the top four with two points in the night's opening encounter.

On paper there appears to be only one likely winner in this meeting. High-flying Smith suffered only his second Premier League defeat of the season against MvG in Glasgow while Price is yet to pick up a win. The Welshman needs to avoid defeat against Bully Boy to stand any chance of progressing to the second phase.

MvG edged a thrilling meeting against Barney at the World Championship in the quarter-finals and the expectation is for another titanic tussle. The world No 1 comes into the match on the back of his third European Open title at the weekend while Van Barneveld thrashed Peter Wright 7-1 last week to move into the top four.

This will be the first meeting of the year between the pair as world champion Cross aims to maintain his unbeaten record against Gurney. Superchin is sure to have home support on his side but Voltage is a man in form after five Premier League wins on the bounce. A positive result for Gurney would increase his chances of progressing past Judgement Night in his debut year of the event.

It has been quite the week for Wright. Snakebite looked a shadow of his best as he suffered a third consecutive 7-1 Premier League defeat in Glasgow. A few days later and he was a dart away from beating Van Gerwen in the European Darts Open final. His strong showing in Germany should provide reason for optimism as the Scotsman goes in search of a second win. Whitlock is also searching for a return to form and is without a win in four matches in the Premier League.