The NRL still plugs away with The Bunker, Referees, State of Origin and off-field signings all competing for attention with the regular task of finding a winner in the NRL. Talking of attention, our 2024 NRL Round 18 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview has something to grab the attention of everyone and everything.
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, some spicy tips and you have a rugby league soup with probably more than one could ever need or want. It’s all you can eat NRL stats.
2024 NRL Round 18 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.
Thu 7:50 pm – Parramatta v South Sydney
Fri 6:00 pm – Cronulla v Gold Coast
Fri 7:50 pm – Brisbane v Penrith
Sat 3:00 pm – Bulldogs v Warriors
Sat 5:30 pm – Wests Tigers v Melbourne
Sat 7:35 pm – North Queensland v Manly Warringah
Sun 2:00 pm – Roosters v St George Illawarra
Sun 4:05 pm – Canberra v Newcastle
2024 NRL Round 18 Tips – This Week’s Tips
South Sydney by 6
Cronulla by 18
Broncos by 6
Warriors by 2
Melbourne by 10
Manly by 8
Roosters by 20
Canberra by 4
SEASON PROGRESS: 83/128 (6%5)
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2024 NRL Round 18 Tips Weekly H2H Stats
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Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
Plus our famed barely interesting stats all in the one place for this week of fewer games.
South Sydney have won seven of the last eight v Parramatta.
South Sydney have won both Thursday clashes v Parramatta too.
Parramatta have also lost their last four home games v Rabbitohs.
Parramatta have at least won their last two Thursday games.
South Sydney have lost all three Thursday games this season.
South Sydney have won four in a row and thanks to two byes lead the last six game form.
Cronulla have lost four of their last five games. Gold Coast have won more games than the Sharks over the same period.
Cronulla have won nine in a row v Gold Coast.
Cronulla have also won the only Friday game v Gold Coast.
Cronulla have won their last four home games on a Friday and 13 of the last 15.
Cronulla have won four games in a row on Friday v Queensland sides.
Gold Coast have lost nine in a row on a Friday and eight of their last nine away from home on a Friday.
Gold Coast have lost 13 of their last 15 away games v Sydney sides…but…the Titans have won seven of their last nine away games v Sydney teams on a Friday. This is their first Friday game for the season.
Gold Coast have lost all six games this year v teams from NSW.
Penrith have won seven of their last eight games v Brisbane.
But…Brisbane have won four of the last five games v Penrith on a Friday.
And…Brisbane have won six of the last seven games v Penrith at Suncorp Stadium on a Friday. But all of those games were before 2020.
Broncos have lost seven of their last nine at Suncorp Stadium on a Friday v Sydney teams.
Broncos have lost four of their last five at home to Sydney teams on any day.
Penrith have won only three of their last six games.
Penrith have also lost their last two games v Qld opposition on a Friday.
Penrith have also lost three of their last five away games on a Friday.
Penrith have won 13 of their last 15 at Suncorp Stadium since 2020.
Bulldogs are still the only team with a 100% record this season at home.
Warriors have won six straight v Bulldogs.
The Warriors have an impressive W12 L2 record v Bulldogs on a Saturday including all three Saturday clashes at the Olympic Stadium.
The only loss for the Bulldogs at the Sydney Olympic Stadium this season was against the Rabbitohs on Good Friday as the away team.
Warriors have won their last three at the Sydney Olympic Stadium.
Melbourne have won six in a row v Tigers and four in a row on a Saturday.
Tigers have won three in a row at Leichhardt and all of those games were on a Saturday.
Since 2020 Melbourne have won eight of their last nine on a Saturday away to Sydney clubs.
North Queensland have lost their last four home games v Manly. Three of those games have been on a Saturday.
North Queensland have also lost four of their last five at home on a Saturday.
Manly have won just one game away from home this season.
Manly have won four games away from home on a Saturday of their last 16 matches…but…they have won six straight away games v Qld opposition on a Saturday.
Roosters have won 13 of the last 14 games v Dragons not in April. They did lose the most recent game in that run last season though.
But they have also won ten straight v Dragons at the Sydney Football Stadium outside of Anzac Day clashes.
Roosters have also won five in a row v Dragons on a Sunday.
Roosters have won only five of their last 13 matches on a Sunday.
Dragons have won only one of their last nine away games on a Sunday.
Dragons have won only three of their last 13 at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Canberra have lost four of their last six home games v Newcastle.
Canberra have only won one of their last four home games v anyone.
Canberra have lost five of their last six on a Sunday v teams from NSW.
Newcastle have lost four out of their last six on a Sunday.
2024 NRL Round 18 Helpful Betting Stuff
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