NRL | 2024 NRL Round 2 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview

The NRL is back for 2024 and the Round 1 results were a shocker for many tipsters and punters around the world, some even getting all of the Round 1 Tips wrong. Talking of wrong, our stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league is on hand to help with our 2024 NRL Round 2 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview.

Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, throw in a bunch of barely interesting stats, and mix in a pinch of opinion, and you have a rugby league soup with probably more than one could ever need or want.

2024 NRL Round 2 Tips – This Week’s Matches

Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.

2024 NRL Round 2 Tips – This Week’s Tips

BRISBANE to beat South Sydney
CRONULLA to beat Bulldogs
PENRITH to beat Parramatta
CANBERRA to beat Wests Tigers
NORTH QLD to beat Newcastle
MELBOURNE to beat Warriors
ROOSTERS to beat Manly
DOLPHINS to beat Dragons

SEASON PROGRESS: 3/8 (37.5%)

READ MORE: Our 2024 Match Centre Home

2024 NRL Round 2 Tips Weekly H2H Stats

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Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.

2024 NRL Round 2 Tips Barely Interesting Stats Summary

Here we take the best points of interest for each match coming up this weekend and share them with you for no cost. Feel free to share with friends and family.

46% of the teams who win a Round 1 game going back through the last ten seasons have lost their Round 2 fixture.

THU – BRI v SOU – Brisbane have lost ten of their last 11 home games at Suncorp Stadium on a Thursday night. Broncos have scored over 12 points just three times in that 11 game run and conceded 50 points or more twice.

THU – BRI v SOU – South Sydney have won four in a row and seven of their last eight away to Queensland sides.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Cronulla have won 11 of their last 13 games v Bulldogs.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Cronulla have won four in a row at Shark Park v Bulldogs.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Cronulla have won five in a row at Shark Park on a Friday.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Cronulla won all three games on a Friday in 2023. And have now won six in a row on a Friday.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Bulldogs lost all three games on a Friday in 2023. And have lost 13 of their last 14 Friday.

FRI – CRO v BULL – Bulldogs last won an away game on a Friday in 2019. Eight games ago.

FRI – PEN v PAR – Parramatta have won four of their last six games v Penrith and two of the last three on a Friday.

FRI – PEN v PAR – Penrith have won 20 of their last 22 home games on a Friday going back to 2020. Their only two losses came against Parramatta.

FRI – PEN v PAR – Parramatta lost their last three Friday games in 2023, conceding an average of 45 points across those games.

SAT – CAN v WT – Canberra have won 7/7 home games v bottom half opponents since 2022. Bottom half at time of match.

SAT – CAN v WT – Canberra won 10/13 games in 2023 v Sydney opposition.

SAT – Wests Tigers lost all six games last season away to non Sydney teams.

SAT – West Tigers have lost their last three away games on a Saturday in 2023, scoring 8, 0, and 0 in the process.

SAT – NQL v NEW – Newcastle have lost 19 games in a row when playing away to a Queensland side in Queensland. Their last win was in 2015.

SAT – NQL v NEW – Newcastle do quite well in Qld v non Qld opposition though, winning five of their last six in Queensland v n on-Qld sides. Thanks to Covid and Magic Round.

SAT – NQL v NEW – Since 1998, Newcastle have won just five of 27 away games in Queensland.

SAT – NQL v NEW – North Queensland have won six in a home at home on a Saturday v NSW opposition. Averaging 38.6 points a game.

SAT – NQL v NEW – North Queensland have won seven in a row at home to Newcastle and 10 of the last 11 home games.

SAT – MEL v NZ – Melbourne have won 14 straight v Warriors. And the last nine at home.

SAT – MEL v NZ – Melbourne have won only three of their last ten home games on a Saturday to opposition outside of Qld. And lost 2/3 at home on a Saturday in 2023 v top eight opponents.

SAT – MEL v NZ – New Zealand have won five of seven matches v Melbourne in Melbourne on a Saturday. Including the only game played on a Saturday at AAMI Park, although that was back in 2011.

SAT – MEL v NZ – Warriors won 3/7 away games on a Saturday in 2023.

SAT – MEL v NZ – Melbourne’s record in Round 1 is outstanding, but their Round 2 results from the past ten seasons is less so. They have won six and lost four. But it is better than the Warriors at W2 L8.

SUN – MAN v ROO – Manly’s record at home to the Roosters on a Sunday is W6 L2. Including an 18-16 win last season.

SUN – MAN v ROO – Roosters record on a Sunday in 2023 was W2 L4. Manly’s Sunday record overall in 2023 was W5 L2.

SUN – MAN v ROO – Since 2019 Manly have won 13/16 games on a Sunday v Sydney opposition. Roosters are 7/10.

SUN – DOL v STGI (Kayo) Dolphins are 2/3 at Kayo Stadium.

SUN – DOL v STGI – St George Illawarra have lost seven in a row on Sunday.

SUN – DOL v STGI – St George Illawarra did lose all their away games in 2023, and since 2020 have won just 10 of 46 away games. Over the past 10 season, the Dragons away winning record of 30.5% is the worst. For the record the best away winning is Melbourne with 69.5%

2024 NRL Round 2 Tips – Odds & Total Points Predictions

We have run the rule over recent and historic Total Points for each match, and have our prediction ready to share.

2023 SEASON FORM STATS

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