NRL R2: Cowboys Vs Sharks – Team Stats, Betting Insights & Our Bets

12 months ago - Sportingbase

Braydon Trindall has scored five tries across his last three NRL games against the Cowboys after not scoring any in his five previous games against them.

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Betting Insights

The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won 12 of their last 14 NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, scoring an average of 31.1 points per game in that term; though, they were outscored 2-18 in the second half of their most recent encounter (2024 semi final).
The North Queensland Cowboys won 30-22 in their most recent NRL game against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Queensland, snapping a five-game losing streak in such fixtures; though, they’ve not won back-to-back games against the Sharks in Queensland since 2016.
The North Queensland Cowboys have lost their last two NRL games, trailing 0-24 at half-time in each of those fixtures; the last time they lost more consecutive games was a five-game stretch from Round 6 to 10 in 2024.
The North Queensland Cowboys have won five of their last six NRL games at Queensland Country Bank Stadium including their last three in a row; though, only one of those five wins came by a margin of 13 points or more on the day.
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks will be looking to avoid back-to-back defeats to begin an NRL campaign for the first time since 2020 after losing 22-28 to the Penrith Panthers in Round 1 this season.
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won seven of their last nine NRL games in Queensland including a 44-0 win against the Gold Coast Titans in their last game there; indeed, they’ve kept their opponent scoreless in the second half in four of their last seven games in Queensland.
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won six games after trailing at half-time in the NRL since the beginning of the 2024 season, more times than any other team in the competition; the North Queensland Cowboys have won 12 of their 14 games when they’ve led at half-time on the day in that time.
Murray Taulagi’s next try in the NRL will be his 50^th in the competition; however, he’s scored only two tries across eight career games against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks which is more than he’s scored against only the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (1) and Parramatta Eels (1).
Nicho Hynes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) has won seven of his eight NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, his joint-most wins against any team; in fact, his only loss against the Cowboys came in extra time in the 2022 Qualifying Finals.