Round 5, Bulldogs (Team List Here) versus Cowboys (Team List Here) Match Preview Sunday 2nd of April 6:15 pm kick-off Accor Stadium, Sydney.

THE GIST

The Bulldogs will host the Wests Tigers in game five, round five National Rugby League Telstra Premiership in 2023; It doesn’t get more competitive in round five as these two fight it out for another two points; both teams looking to climb the ladder and it really comes down to who wants it more, history shows the Cowboys have been much more dominant playing the Bulldogs on their home ground, the Bulldogs looking to inject some energy into their second halves with Josh Reynolds on the bench and the Cowboys missing Jeremiah Nanai it makes for interesting clash.

THE HISTORY

Since 1998, the Bulldogs have been more dominant, winning fifty-two per cent of their head-to-head clashes, and out of the last five home games the Bulldogs have played the Cowboys, it’s the Cowboys who have won four out of five! The last time these two teams clashed, the Cowboys were victorious, winning 28-14.

CURRENT FORM

In Round four, the Bulldogs lost to the Warriors 16-14, and the Cowboys beat the Titans 24-12.

POINT SCORING

The Bulldogs have averaged eighteen points a match, and the Cowboys have averaged eighteen points.

DEFENSE

On average, the Bulldogs have been leaking twenty points a match in 2023, while the Cowboys, on average, have been leaking twenty-one points a match.

PREDICTION

Bulldogs