NRL R1: Tigers Vs Knights – Team Stats, Betting Insights & Our Bets

1 year ago - Sportingbase

Four of the last six NRL games between the Tigers and Knights at Campbelltown Sports Stadium have been decided by a margin of six points or fewer, with each team picking up three wins. View more insights below.

Our analyst has put together a full list of essential insights that will help you bet on H2H, match points & try scorer markets.

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Betting Insights

The Newcastle Knights have won their last six consecutive NRL games against the Wests Tigers, conceding an average of just 12.7 points per game across that term; it is the longest winning streak of either team in the history of this fixture.
The Wests Tigers have begun each of their last four NRL campaigns with a loss, losing by 10+ points on each occasion, while their biggest ever opening round defeat came against the Newcastle Knights in 2013 (10-42).
The Wests Tigers have won two of their last three NRL games at Campbelltown Stadium after losing 10 in a row at the venue prior to that run; indeed, they’ve scored 92 points across their last three games at the venue which is more than they had scored in their previous eight games there (89pts).
The Newcastle Knights have led at half-time in each of their last six NRL games but have won on to win only four of those fixtures, picking up one regular time defeat and one Golden Point defeat in that period.
The Newcastle Knights have won only one of their last five NRL games away from McDonald Jones Stadium and have won only one of their last five games when they’ve begun an NRL season away from the venue.
The Newcastle Knights have scored the opening try of the game in five of their last six NRL games against the Wests Tigers; though, each of the last two games between these teams has seen a forward score the opening try of the game on the day (Isaiah Papali’i, Tyson Frizell).
Jarome Luai (Wests Tigers) has been directly involved in seven tries across his last six NRL games against the Newcastle Knights (1 try, 6 try assists), with the single try in that frame coming in his last game starting at halfback against the Knights.
The Newcastle Knights are one of only three teams that Sunia Turuva has faced in the NRL and never scored a try (4 games, 0 tries) and are the only team he’s faced more than twice without ever scoring a try against.
Greg Marzhew (Newcastle Knights) has not scored a try in his last four NRL games, the equal longest stretch of his career without a try; though, he’s scored one try in two of his last three games against the Newcastle Knights.