NRL: Roosters Vs Dragons – Team Stats, Insights & Our Selections

10 months ago - Sportingbase

Seven of the last eight matches featuring Dragons have been decided by eight or fewer points with the Dragons losing the first 4 of those fixtures and winning 3 of the last 4, including each of their last two.

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

Betting Insights

The Sydney Roosters have won 11 of their last 13 NRL matches against the St George Illawarra Dragons including each of their last two by a combined scoreline of 102 – 30.
The Sydney Roosters have won their last four NRL matches against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Allianz Stadium by an average margin of 22.8 points; they have kept the Dragons to under 20 points in three of those four games – View Odds Here
The St George Illawarra Dragons won 20-18 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles last time out (Rd 7 2025), snapping a nine-game losing streak against NSW sides; they will be looking to win back-to-back NSW derbies for the first time since Rd 14 2024.
The Sydney Roosters lost 12-40 to the Penrith Panthers in their last NRL match at Allianz Stadium (Rd 7 2025) and have lost all three of their games at the venue in the 2025 campaign by a combined score of 38-120 – View Odds Here
The Sydney Roosters have lost their last two NRL matches against NSW teams after winning nine of their last 10 such games; the 40 points they conceded last time out against the Penrith Panthers was the most they had conceded against a NSW side in 29 matches.
The St George Illawarra Dragons have gained 34.5 metres per set in the 2025 NRL season, the most of any team; the Sydney Roosters have gained the sixth most metres per set this season (32.6).
Tyrell Sloan (St Geroge Illawarra Dragons) has scored two tries in each of his last two NRL matches, the first time he has scored multiple tries in consecutive games; he has been directly involved in three tries in his four previous games against the Sydney Roosters (1 try, 2 try assists) – View Odds Here
Mark Nawaqanitawase (Sydney Roosters) has been directly involved in five tries in his six NRL matches (3 tries, 2 try assists); this will be his first game against the St George Illawarra Dragons in the competition.
Jacob Liddle (St George Illawarra Dragons) has scored four tries in his last seven NRL matches, with the last three of those coming off the bench; he has scored three tries in his last six games against the Sydney Roosters – View Odds Here