Dragons vs Warriors Betting Analysis and Prediction

The New Zealand Warriors are in an eight-team fight for the bottom five playoffs NRL positions, while the St. George Dragons need to start winning more rounds to climb the ladder and back into playoff contention. While many stats side with the Warriors, the Dragons are 4-0-2 at home.

We’ll review the recent performances, rugby odds, and important stats in Insidersbettingdigests Dragons vs Warriors prediction and betting preview.

St. George Illawarra Dragons vs Warriors

Location of the game: WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia.

Date & Time: Friday, June 23. 6:00 a.m. ET.

How to watch: Watch NRL

St. George won the most recent meeting between these two sides, winning 24-18 on May 20, 2022, at WIN Stadium.

The New Zealand Warriors won their most recent outing 36-14 against the Canberra Raiders. The Dragons won their last outing over the South Sydney Rabbitohs 36-30. Both games were played on June 9th, 2023.

The Dragosn might be coming off a win, but they’ve posted a 2-3 record in the previous five games, defeating the Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters, both ahead of the Dragons on the NRL ladder.

The Dragons are ranked 11th, having scored 298 total points and averaging 21.29 points per game, while giving up 359 total points this season, giving up an average of 25.6 points per game.

St. George’s competition rate is only 76% this season, while the Dragons are averaging 3.53s play the ball. The Dragons are tackling at 86.7% efficiency.

The Warriors are currently sixth on the NRL ladder and have won three of the previous five games, including their last two games against the Canberra Raiders and the Dolphins.

Important for our Dragons vs W

arriors prediction is that many of the statistical advantages mostly favor the Warriors. The Warriors are ranked 14th, having scored 292 total points this season, averaging 20.86 points per game, slightly less than the Dragons.

However, the Warriors have only conceded 258 total points in 2023, averaging 18.43 points-against per game. As such, New Zealand is the better-tackling team, operating at 88.3%. The Warriors have the better completion rate at 80% on the season.

St. George has four players in the casualty ward, with two players – Jack Bird and Jack De Belin – expected to return for round 17.

The Warriors have seven players in the casualty ward, with five players expected to return between weeks 17 and 18, which will impact our rugby league predictions, including Rocco Berry, Dylan Walker, Te Maire Martin, and Edward Kosi for round seventeen.

The Dragons hold the all-time head-to-head matchup advantage of 24-10 dating back to 1998.

However, the Warriors hold the advantage in the Rugby standings, currently sixth in the ladder with 20 points, while St. George is currently 15th in the ladder with 12 points. Both teams have a possession rate of 49%. The Warriors won both matchups in 2022 and have a 62% winning percentage at WIN Stadium.