NRL Round 6 Footy Form: The stats that matter, what’s been backed and where the money is going
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Check out all the best stats, what’s been backed and where the money is going in order to find a winner.
Eels v Raiders
Pirtek Stadium, Saturday 3pm
RAID-ERS
The Eels have won just one of their past seven matches against the Raiders. Six from seven is the Raiders’ best record against any team since 2010.
HOME MISERIES
The Eels have won just two of their past 10 games at Pirtek. Their equal-worst 10-game sequence since the mid 1990s.
SEZER THE DAY
Aidan Sezer has four try assists and five line-break assists in four career games against the Eels, winning all four games.
RICKY STUART
The Raiders coach has a great record against the Eels with 12 wins from 18 matches including eight at Pirtek Stadium.
Betting summary: Customers think it’s going to be a close game as Parramatta 1-12 has been the most popular option.
Warriors v Sea Eagles
Mt Smart Stadium, Saturday 5:30pm
WORRY WARRIORS
The Warriors have won just three of 13 games against the Sea Eagles in New Zealand, their worst record against any current opponent.
DOUBLE FIGURES
The past three losses to Manly have been by double-figure margins, with the Warriors scoring exactly 12 points on each occasion. Manly 1-12 $4; Manly 13+ $7.50.
KATA CAN
Solomone Kata has scored nine tries in 13 games at Mt Smart Stadium. He has scored seven tries in his past six games, dating back to last season.
THE SNAKE
Brett Stewart is just one try away from entering the top five leading tryscorers of all time. He has scored 13 tries in 12 games against the Warriors, winning all 12 games. To score a try: $2; 1st tryscorer: $10
Betting summary: Punters are tipping an upset in this clash with all the money going to Manly in the head to head.
Panthers v Cowboys
Pepper Stadium, Saturday 7:30pm
HEAD TO HEAD
Penrith have won just one of their past six matches against the Cowboys, a 23-22 victory in 2014 with Matt Moylan kicking the winning field goal in the 79th minute.
HIGH-SCORING AFFAIR
Penrith’s past three losses to the Cowboys have been by 20 points or more. The Cowboys have scored 30 points exactly in four of their past five wins against Penrith.
HOME SICK
The Cowboys have lost both away matches this season. They have also only won three of their past eight matches away from 1300 SMILES Stadium
PETA HIKU
Has scored four tries in his first five games with the Panthers, including scoring in each of his two home games.
Betting summary: Punters like what they saw in Penrith last week, as money is running 3:1 in their favour.
Sharks v Titans
Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sunday 2pm
CLOSE CALL
The past four matches between these two sides have all been decided by a converted try or less, with three of the four games decided by two or less.
THREE’S A CHARM
Cronulla have won each of their two matches this season at Shark Park. The Sharks have not won their first three home matches of a season since 2005.
FOUR LEAF CLOVER
All five of the Titans’ wins away from home since the start of last season have come when scoring four tries or more, losing all nine when scoring three tries or less
BEN’S LOVE
Ben Barba loves playing against the Titans having scored five tries in eight games against them.
Betting summary: There isn’t much separating these two sides in the head to head betting, however if Cronulla win, our customers think it will be convincingly as the 13+ is very popular.
Knights v Wests Tigers
Hunter Stadium, Sunday 4pm
KNIGHTS ARMOUR
Newcastle have won four of their five matches against the Tigers since 2012, it’s their best record in that period against any team besides Parramatta (five from six)
POINT DOMINATION
Only one of the 12 matches between these two teams in Newcastle has been decided by a single-figure margin. The winning team has scored more than 30 points on eight occasions.
CLOSE ENCOUNTER
Seven of the Tigers’ past 10 games have been decided by 12 points or less including six by eight points or less.
TIGER TRY
The Tigers have scored the equal-second most tries per game (4.4) so far this season. Eighteen of their 22 tries have been scored through line-breaks, also the equal-second most in the NRL.
Betting summary: It’s all one way traffic for the Knights in this match.
Storm v Bulldogs
AAMI Park, Monday 7pm
BULLDOG BOGIE
Melbourne have lost five straight games against the Bulldogs, with four of those losses by 16 points or more. Overall Melbourne have won just 16 of 36 matches against the Bulldogs — their worst record against any opponent.
MONDAY CHEER
The Bulldogs have a good recent Monday Night Football record with six wins from their past eight matches since late 2011. In comparison, Melbourne have only won two if their past seven Monday Night matches.
D FOR DEFENCE
Four of Melbourne’s five matches this season have been decided by eight points or less, with the Storm yet to concede more than 16 points this season.
CRAIG BELLAMY
The Storm coach has only won 10 of 25 matches against Des Hasler. This is his worst record against any coach he has faced on more than five occasions.
Betting summary: Punters can’t split these two sides in the head to head betting as the money is currently running 50/50
Originally published as NRL Round 6 Footy Form: The stats that matter, what’s been backed and where the money is going
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