Welcome to our weekly look at the upcoming weekend – the big Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane – with our NRL Round 10 Predictions Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where too much NRL is barely enough.
Each week we offer up a quick preview glance for each match, a bunch of barely interesting stats to go alongside, and our own thoughts on who will win.
We also offer up some alternative tips. These alternative tips are often based on a rugby league, and sometimes something completely absurd, and are aimed at those NRL tipsters who just can’t be bothered.
This week we are using each team’s winning % at Suncorp Stadium going back to 1998.
So enjoy the 2022 NRL Round 10 Predictions Stats Preview + Alternative Tips where there’s something for everyone. Mostly.
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2022 NRL Round 10 Predictions – Alternative Tips – Suncorp Stadium results since 1998
Short on inspiration already? Or looking for that edge to your tipping that no one else in your competition has? Well here are the Alternative NRL Tips for this round.
This week’s alternative tips are based on each team’s results at Suncorp Stadium since 1998.
Whichever team in the H2H has the best winning % at Suncorp Stadium since 1998 are more likely to win this week in our opinion so gets the alternative tip.
2022 NRL Round 10 Predictions – Gurgler Tips
Can we beat our own Alternative NRL tips? Usually not, so again we’ll have to keep trying.
KNIGHTS to beat Bulldogs
SEA EAGLES to beat Broncos
RABBITOHS to beat Warriors
DRAGONS to beat Titans
STORM to beat Panthers
SHARKS to beat Raiders
ROOSTERS to beat Eels
COWBOYS to beat Tigers
2022 NRL Season Prediction Results
Our tips jumped ahead of the alternative tips last week, so now onto bigger and better things.
ALTERNATIVE TIPS – 67% – 48/72
6/8 First Round Form
4/8 More Dangerous Mascot
3/8 Best H2H
6/8 April Fools
7/8 Bad Boy Points (Penalties/Sin Bins etc)
5/8 Greens Votes
6/8 Marginal Seats
5/8 Covid Cases
6/8 May Record
OUR TIPS – 65% – 47/72
2022 NRL Round 10 Weekly H2H Stats
Looking for a cheat sheet for the weekend’s upcoming games?
Much like Noah and his ark, ours come in twos.
Here’s as much information that we could cram into one visual, or two. Click on the images for a closer look. It looks marginally more impressive closer up.
2022 NRL Round 10 Barely Interesting Stats
SUNCORP STADIUM EDITION
This weekend’s Magic Round features clashes between the bottom two sides and the top two sides. The NRL being unlucky the first of those close clashes opens the weekend.
The six sides with the best winning % at Suncorp Stadium since 1998 are all playing each other. Only five teams have a winning % of 50% or more.
Canberra are averaging one win a decade at Suncorp Stadium. They did win there last season.
MATCH BY MATCH BARELY INTERESTING STATS
Bulldogs have lost 10 in a row at Suncorp Suncorp Stadium and lost all five clashes on a Thursday.
Newcastle and Bulldogs have never met on a Thursday before.
Newcastle haven’t scored a second half point since Round 6.
Broncos have won three in a row v Sydney clubs.
Broncos have won three of the ten games they have played as the away side at Suncorp Stadium. Those three wins have come against Manly (from six games).
Broncos have lost nine away games in a row on a Friday and have passed 12 points just once in that sequence (16).
Manly have scored exactly 50 points in their last two games on a Friday v Qld opposition.
Going back to 2013, South Sydney have won 11 of the last 12 games v Warriors.
South Sydney is the current NRL side Warriors score the most points on average against since 1998.
South Sydney have won ten straight in Queensland on a Saturday going back to 2015.
** St George Illawarra have won all eight games v Gold Cast Titans on a Saturday.
Gold Coast Titan’s first game in the NRL was against St George Illawarra at Suncorp Stadium. Their record v Dragons at Suncorp is 2/2 and have scored exactly 20 points on both occasions.
** Going back to the start of the 2020 season – Penrith have won 15 of the 17 clashes in Queensland.
Melbourne Storm have won just two of their last six games v Penrith.
Canberra have won the last seven in a row v Cronulla.
Going back to 2004, Cronulla have won just one of the their last nine games since on a Sunday at any Queensland ground.
Roosters have won the only previous clash between these sides in Queensland (Mackay) in 2021.
Parramatta have won their last seven on a Sunday v anyone, anywhere.
Parramatta have never scored a point against the Roosters in games played in Queensland. Roosters won the only contest 28-0.
Wests Tigers have won both of their previous Magic Round matches (beat Newc 36-18 in 2021 and Penrith 30-4 in 2019). The Cowboys have lost both of their previous Magic Round matches (lost to Roosters 30-16 in 2021 and Souths 32-16 in 2019).
Cowboys and Wests Tigers are the top two teams for Tackle Efficiency this season.
2022 NRL Round 10 Barely Interesting Stats – Extra
SUNCORP STADIUM RECORD SINCE 1998
SUNCORP STADIUM RECORD SINCE 1998 MINUS BRONCOS
MAGIC ROUND RECORD
2022 NRL Round 10 NRL Team Form O Meter
We have our own in-house way of measuring which team is going the best based on a bunch of available stats. Like Run Metres, Breaks, Tries, Goals and a few more.
Surprised that is North Queensland on top? Maybe. There’s a change at the bottom too with Newcastle now last.
2022 NRL Round 10 NRL 2022 Season – Team Stats
We have taken the best of the NRL data and turned them into visuals you can use to enjoy your rugby league this weekend.
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