NRL R26: Sharks Vs Warriors – Our Betting Insights & Bets

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

You will also find our bets for this game below.

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The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks defeated the New Zealand Warriors 16-12 when they last met in the NRL earlier this season (Round 1, 2024), snapping a two-match losing run against the Warriors; only once across their 24 meetings in the competition prior to that game they had logged an aggregate score of fewer than 30 points (Warriors def. Sharks 16-12 in Round 22, 2014).
The New Zealand Warriors defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 32-30 when they last met in Australia in the NRL (2 April 2023); the Warriors will be aiming for back-to-back wins against the Sharks in the country for only the second time since the NRL era began in 1998 (W2 – September 2002 to July 2003).
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won their last four NRL matches by an average margin of 21.8 points per game; the Sharks have conceded only 2.5 points per game across their four second halves in that span.
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have led at halftime in only two of their last nine NRL matches at PointsBet Stadium; although, the Sharks have gone on to win seven of those nine games at the venue (L2).
The New Zealand Warriors have lost their last four NRL matches despite not trailing at halftime on the day in either of their last two games; the last time they recorded a longer losing run in the competition was a seven-match span from May to June in 2022 which included two losses against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (10-29 in Round 9 and 16-38 in Round 14).

The New Zealand Warriors have lost their last five NRL matches in Australia by an average margin of 15.8 points per game; although, two of the Warriors’ last four games in that span have been decided by Golden Point on the day.
Briton Nikora (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) has scored exactly one try in each of his last three NRL matches – his joint-longest try scoring run in his career; although, he’s scored only four tries across 11 career appearances against the New Zealand Warriors.
Kurt Capewell (New Zealand Warriors) has scored four tries in his last six NRL matches, including one try against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs last time out; he’s scored a try and provided a try assist across four career appearances against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Kayal Iro (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) has been directly involved in nine tries in his last five NRL matches (4 tries, 5 try assists), including a try and a try assist in his most recent game (Rd 25 2024 v St George Illawarra Dragons); this is set to be his first game in the competition against the New Zealand Warriors.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (New Zealand Warriors) has scored five tries in his last five NRL matches against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks; he’s scored three tries in his last five games in the competition overall.