Despite all the hype of the final State of Origin game for 2023, and various Bunker interruptions, the 2023 NRL Season still exists, and so does our stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league with our 2023 NRL Round 20 Tips Predictions & Stats.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, a bunch of barely interesting stats, probably more than one could ever need or want.
2023 NRL Round 20 Tips – Gurgler Tips and Schedule
Here are our tips for the week ahead. How did we get to here? By going through all the visuals and stats below.
| Fri | Newcastle | v | Wests Tigers | 8:00 pm |
| Sat | Bulldogs | v | Brisbane | 3:00 pm |
| Sat | Manly Warringah | v | North Queensland | 5:30 pm |
| Sat | Roosters | v | Melbourne | 7:35 pm |
| Sun | Warriors | v | Cronulla | 2:00 pm |
| Sun | Dolphins | v | Penrith | 4:05 pm |
| Sun | Parramatta | v | Gold Coast | 6:15 pm |
WESTS TIGERS to beat Newcastle
BRISBANE to beat Bulldogs
NORTH QLD to beat Manly
MELBOURNE to beat Roosters
CRONULLA to beat Warriors
PENRITH to beat Dolphins
PARRAMATTA to beat Gold Coast
READ MORE: Our 2023 Match Centre Home
2023 NRL Round 20 Tips Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one size fits all visual.
2023 NRL Round 20 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.
Newcastle have lost all three games at home to the Wests Tigers on a Friday.
Newcastle have lost their last three home games on a Friday, conceding 118 points.
Newcastle have lost nine of their last ten games at home v Sydney clubs.
Newcastle have lost five Friday games in a row Home / Away.
Wests Tigers have played only three away games on a Friday since 2020. All lost all three.
Brisbane have won the only game v Bulldogs at Belmore since 1998, in 1998.
Brisbane won the last away game v Bulldogs but lost the four games before that.
Brisbane have won 7/8 Saturday games this season. Bulldogs are 2/4.
Manly have lost four of their last five home games v Cowboys. But have won 5/7 home games v Cowboys on a Saturday.
Manly have failed to win any of their last six games on a Saturday (L5 D1).
Cowboys have lost four of their last five Saturday games away from home.
Melbourne have won six of the last seven games v Roosters.
Since 2020 the Roosters have won 15/18 Saturday games v Non-Sydney teams.
Since 2020 Melbourne have won 6/7 Saturday games v Sydney clubs.
The last two games at Mt Smart Stadium between Warriors and Cronulla on a Saturday ended 18-14 to Cronulla. Pity this game is on Sunday.
Cronulla’s six games on a Sunday follow this sequence (most recent game first-WLWLWL.
Only three teams are unbeaten on a Sunday this season – Dolphins and Penrith who play each other this Sunday plus Newcastle.
Penrith have won eight straight Sunday games. And four straight on a Sunday v Qld teams.
Dolphins are unbeaten at Kayo Stadium.
Parramatta have won four straight home games v Titans.
Parramatta have won six straight at home on a Sunday.
Gold Coast have lost the most half time leads this season.
Titans have lost eight of their last nine away to Sydney teams in Sydney on a Sunday.
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