NRL Round 19 Footy Form: The stats that matter, what’s been backed and where money is going
THE lowly Knights have a surprisingly good record against the high-flying Storm. Get the latest betting info here.
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Newcastle v Melbourne, Sunday 2pm, Hunter Stadium
TIGHT CONTEST
Four of the past five matches between the two sides have been decided by eight points or less.
HOME SICK
Newcastle have lost their past five matches at Hunter Stadium, their worst losing streak there since 2007.
ORIGIN BLUES
Melbourne have struggled the past few seasons backing up the weekend after Origin. They have only been able to win two of their past five matches post Origin (Rd 13 and Rd 16 this season) and only three of their past eight matches stretching back to 2014.
TOP TRYSCORER
Suliasi Vunivalu goes into this game the top tryscorer in the competition, crossing the white stripe 16 times despite having only played 10 games.
To Score a Try — $1.25
To Score 2+ - $2.10
1st Try Scorer — $5
Betting summary: Melbourne have been extremely popular with multi players here.
Penrith v Parramatta, Sunday 4pm, Pepper Stadium
BATTLE OF THE COACHES
Anthony Griffin has won four of his seven matches coaching against Parramatta, with all four winning margins by 12 points or less.
He has won just one match against Brad Arthur from three attempts, which was the round five clash earlier this year.
CHANGING TIDES
Historically, Parramatta have had greater success in this fixture, winning 55 of 92 matches played (59.8 per cent) and one drawn match.
Despite an overall poor winning record against the Eels, Penrith have won seven of the past 11 matches, all six by seven points or more.
SLOPPY DEFENCE
The Panthers have failed to keep the opposition to less than 14 points in a match this season.
They make the second most missed tackles per game in the NRL (30.3) and conceded the second most offloads (10.9).
CLUB RECORD
Parramatta have won five of seven away matches this season and one more win would see them win their most away matches in a regular season since winning six in 2005.
Betting summary: There is more money for Penrith in this one but there has been a sprinkle of money for Parramatta.
Sydney Roosters v Cronulla, Monday 7pm, Allianz Stadium
HOME SIDE SUCCESS
At Allianz Stadium, the Roosters have fared better against the Sharks. Overall, they have won 13 of 22 matches played against them at the venue (59.1 per cent).
MONDAY NIGHT CURSE
Since 2007, Cronulla have won just 13 of 37 Monday Night matches (35.1 per cent); this is the second-worst winning percentage aside from the Dragons (29 per cent)
The Roosters have won four of six, and eight of their past 12 Monday Night matches.
POOR DISCIPLINE
The Roosters have the worst completion rate in the competition (71.5 per cent). They have completed over 80 per cent of their sets just twice this season (a loss to Souths in round one and a win over the Knights in round nine).
They also make the most errors in the NRL, averaging 12.3 per game.
LUCKY NUMBER SIX?
Cronulla are chasing six straight wins away from home for the first time in a season since 1995.
Betting summary: Cronulla are holding 10 times the amount of money then the Chooks.
Originally published as NRL Round 19 Footy Form: The stats that matter, what’s been backed and where money is going
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