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NRL: Dragons Vs Tigers – Match Insights & Our Tips

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The Wests Tigers travel to Jubilee Stadium on Saturday night looking to keep their finals hopes alive when they take on the St. George Illawarra Dragons, and you can find our full betting insights and tips available below.


Both sides are desperate for a circuit-breaker after recent setbacks, with the Tigers slipping after a promising start to the season and the Dragons still searching for just their second win of 2026. With Wests missing Jarome Luai but regaining key forwards, and St George Illawarra hoping to capitalise at home, this shapes as a high-pressure clash — and one well worth analysing before placing a bet.

Betting Insights

  • The St George Illawarra Dragons have won five of their last seven NRL games against the Wests Tigers and have outscored them in the second halves of each of their last eight meetings in the competition.

  • The St George Illawarra Dragons have lost seven of their last 10 NRL games at St George Venues Jubilee Stadium, including their last three in a row; the last time they lost more than three straight games at the venue was a four-game stretch in 2013.

  • The West Tigers have lost six of their last eight NRL games including their last two in a row, conceding an average of 38 points per game across that stretch.

  • The St George Illawarra Dragons have won one half of the game in each of their last four NRL fixtures, leading at half-time on three occasions in that span; though, they’ve gone on to win only once in that stretch.

  • The Wests Tigers have led at half-time in five of their last seven NRL games as the away team on the day but have gone on to win only two of those fixtures, including a Golden Point 22-20 win against the Parramatta Eels in Round 5 this season.

  • The St George Illawarra Dragons haven’t made more than three line breaks in a game since Round 7 this season against the South Sydney Rabbitohs (5); in fact, six of their 11 line breaks since the beginning of Round 12 have been by either Valentine Holmes (4) or Clinton Gutherson (2).

  • Setu Tu (St George Illawarra Dragons) has scored one try in six of his last eight NRL games including each of his last two and will be looking to score in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.

  • Adam Doueihi (West Tigers) has scored three tries across his last three NRL games despite playing just 171 minutes across those fixtures and has been directly involved in five tries across his last three games against the St George Illawarra Dragons (1 try, 4 try assists).

  • Kyle Flanagan (St George Illawarra Dragons) has scored one try in two of his last three NRL games against the Wests Tigers and has won five games against them in the competition, his joint-most wins against any opponent.

  • Terrell May (Wests Tigers) has made 35 offloads this NRL season, the most of any forward and the fourth-most overall; he’s made nine tackle breaks and five offloads across his last two games against the St George Illawarra Dragons.

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