NRL | 2024 NRL Round 9 Tips Predictions & Stats Preview

Hard to think but we’re up to May and Round Nine already in the NRL, and at the end of this weekend we’ll be a third of the way through the regular season. Talking of a third, our stat-filled preview of the upcoming weekend of rugby league is here to help get you to the top of your tipping comp with our 2024 NRL Round 9 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, 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 9 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 9 Tips – This Week’s Tips

PENRITH by 10
MANLY by 16
BRONCOS by 10
BULLDOGS by 6
MELBOURNE by 2
DOLPHINS by 8
NEWCASTLE by 4
CRONULLA by 20

SEASON PROGRESS: 42/64 (66%)

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2024 NRL Round 9 Tips Weekly H2H Stats

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2024 NRL Round 9 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. The bold ones are our favourites.

SOU v PEN – Souths have won two of their last 11 home games.

SOU v PEN – Souths have also won just two of their last nine Thursday games. However did win their most recent home clash on a Thursday – against Penrith last season.

SOU v PEN – Keeping the twos in theme, Souths have won just two of their last 12 v Penrith.

SOU v PEN – Since the current Penrith juggernaut began in 2020, Thursday is Penrith’s worst day for winning % – at 76.5%. Compared to their best of Sunday of 90%.

SOU v PEN – Penrith are W5 L4 for away games v Sydney clubs on a Thursday.

MAN v CAN – Manly have won 11 of their last 17 v Canberra over the past ten seasons.

MAN v CAN – Manly have won 12 / 20 at home to Canberra.

MAN v CAN – Manly and Canberra haven’t played at Brookvale on a Friday according to our records going back to 1998.

MAN v CAN – Canberra have lost seven of their last eight away games. But have won their last three away games on a Friday v Sydney teams.

BRI v ROO – Roosters have won their last three games v Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.

BRI v ROO – In the 21 games the Roosters have played against Qld opposition since 2020, they have won 17.

BRI v ROO – Broncos have won six games straight on a Friday and ten of their last 11.

BRI v ROO – Broncos have won just two of their last eight v Sydney teams at Suncorp Stadium.

BUL v WT – Bulldogs are one of five team left with a 100% home win record this season.

BUL v WT – Bulldogs have won three of their last four v Tigers. The last two games have been at home.

BUL v WT – Bulldogs have won the only two games at the Olympic Stadium between these sides on a Saturday.

BUL v WT – Bulldogs have won only five of their last 27 Saturday games going back to 2020. Wests Tigers have won ten of their 38 games on a Saturday.

BUL v WT – Wests Tigers have lost nine games in a row at the Olympic Stadium.

GC v MELB – Gold Coast won this fixture at home last season. That win against Melbourne was their last Saturday home win. It’s been seven straight losses since.

GC v MELB – Titans have won just one of their last 12 Saturday home games.

GC v MELB – Gold Coast have lost nine in a row on a Saturday.

GC v MELB  – Melbourne have won seven of their last eight games on a Saturday. But have only won three of six away to Qld sides on a Saturday.

NQL v DOL – Dolphins are three wins from three for away games against Qld sides that aren’t the Broncos. Long bow we know. #PhinsUp.

NQL v DOL – Saturday is the worst day for Dolphin’s win % at 36%.

NQL – DOL – North Queensland have won 12 of their last 13 home games on a Saturday v Qld sides. A shame the last match was a loss to Broncos.

NQL v DOL – North Queensland have lost their last two Saturday games by 26-20 and 27-20.

NEWC v NZ – Newcastle have won three in a row at home v Warriors. Newcastle are only W3 L4 at home v Warriors on a Sunday.

NEWC v NZ – Newcastle have won nine straight home games on a Sunday. Their last loss on a Sunday was in 2022.

NEWC v NZ – Newcastle have only lost two of their 14 Sunday games anywhere since 2023.

NEWC v NZ – Warriors have lost five of their last six away games, with their only win over Souths.

NEWC v NZ – Warriors have won just three of their 14 away games on a Sunday since 2020.

CRON v STGI – Cronulla have won seven straight v St George Illawarra. And five straight at home.

CRON v STGI – Cronulla are W6 L2 for their last eight games v Dragons on a Sunday.

CRON v STGI – Cronulla have won their last four Sunday games by a combined 142-34.

CRON v STGI – St George Illawarra have won two of their four away games this season. It’s an improvement on their record since 2022 of W5 L23 and all away games in 2023.

CRON v STGI – Dragons won their last Sunday game v Tigers. Prior to that it was eight straight losses.

2024 NRL Round 9 Helpful Betting Stuff

Odds & Total Points Predictions & Betting Analysis & First/Last Try Scorers

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

TOTAL POINT ANALYSIS & OUR UNDER/OVER PREDICTIONS  

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