NRL: Storm Vs Raiders – Team Stats, Insights & Our Selections

10 months ago - Sportingbase

The Storm have won three of their five NRL games at Magic Round; they have scored 44 or more points in each of those three wins but have not scored over 12 points in the two losses in that span.

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Betting Insights

The Melbourne Storm have won seven of their last nine NRL matches against the Canberra Raiders including each of their last two by a combined scoreline of 64-8; indeed, they have held the Raiders scoreless in two of the last three halves – View Odds Here
The Melbourne Storm have won all three of their NRL matches against the Canberra Raiders in Queensland by an average margin of 11.3 points per game; indeed, they have outscored the Raiders 44-10 in the first halves of the last two games in that span.
The Canberra Raiders have won their last four NRL matches at Magic Round, with three of those wins being against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs; three of those four wins have been decided by four or fewer points – View Odds Here
The Canberra Raiders have won their last four NRL matches by an average margin of 16 points per game despite leading at half-time in only one of those games.
The Melbourne Storm lost 22-42 against The Dolphins in their last NRL match at Suncorp Stadium, snapping a three-game winning streak at the venue; though, they’ve scored at least 20 points in each of those four games.
Each of the last two NRL games between the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders have seen the opening try of the game scored by a Storm forward on the day (Christian Welch & Josh King) – View Odds Here
The Melbourne Storm have scored 12 tries within the first 20 minutes of games this NRL season, the most of any team in the competition and four more than the Canberra Raiders (8); furthermore, no team has conceded fewer tries during this period than the Melbourne Storm (1).
Ryan Papenhuyzen (Melbourne Storm) has scored seven tries across seven games in the 2025 NRL season and has been directly involved in five tries across his last five games against the Canberra Raiders (3 tries, 2 try assists).
Canberra Raiders duo Matty Nicholson (2) and Joseph Tapine (2) are two of only three forwards to have scored the opening try of the game more than once this NRL season (also Josh Curran); in fact, no player has done so more than two times – View Odds Here