NRL R1: Storm Vs Eels – Team Stats, Betting Insights & Our Bets

1 year ago - Sportingbase

The Storm have won their last four consecutive games against the Eels in the NRL by an average margin of 21 points per game; though, they had lost four in a row against the Eels prior to that.

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Betting Insights

The Melbourne Storm are undefeated in regular time in their last five NRL games against the Parramatta Eels in Victoria, picking up four wins and one Golden Point defeat in that frame; the last time they lost to the Eels in regular time in their home state was in Round 18, 2017.
The Melbourne Storm have begun each of their last 20 NRL seasons with a win, the longest active run of any team in the competition, including a Golden Point 16-12 win against the Parramatta Eels in Round 1, 2023; indeed, the Storm haven’t begun a season with a loss since 2004 (26-36 vs Knights in Round 2, 2004).
The Melbourne Storm have won 20 of their last 22 NRL games at AAMI Park including their last three in a row; indeed, they’ve scored an average of 44.3 points per game across those last three wins.
The Parramatta Eels won their final two games of the 2024 NRL season and will be looking to string together three straight wins in the competition for the first time since Round 17, 2023.
The Parramatta Eels have lost eight of their last nine NRL games outside New South Wales, conceding an average of 36.8 points per game across that period; their only win in that frame was a 30-20 triumph against the New Zealand Warriors at Go Media Stadium in Round 22, 2024.
The Parramatta Eels have scored the opening try of the game in eight of their last 10 NRL games against the Melbourne Storm, with each of the last three games between these teams seeing the opening try of the game scored within the first 10 minutes on the day.
Will Warbrick (Melbourne Storm) has crossed for one try in each of his last three NRL games against the Parramatta Eels and has scored five tries across his last four games in the competition overall.
Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm) scored six tries across his final five games in the 2024 NRL campaign and has scored seven tries in his last five games against the Parramatta Eels, scoring at least one try in each of those five games.
Zac Lomax (Parramatta Eels) has not scored an NRL try against the Melbourne Storm since Round 20, 2020 and has scored just three tries across his last eight games in the competition overall.