Round 7, Knights (Team List Here) versus Panthers (Team List Here) Match Preview Saturday 15th of April McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, 5: 30 pm kick-off.

THE GIST

The Newcastle Knights will host the Penrith Panthers in game five, Round Seven National Rugby League Telstra Premiership in 2023; It doesn’t get more competitive in round seven as these two fight it out for another two points; the Knights coming off an impressive win and putting a stop to the Warriors winning streak, now its the Knights on the rise sitting just outside the top eight, an upset here would see them in the top eight, though, to beat the Panthers, you need a game plan that requires a serious strategy so if the coach for the Knights doesn’t have a masterplan he better get one!

No Jayden Brailey for the Knights and Liam Martin returns for Panthers which isn’t good for the Knights at all, Liam brings a much more aggressive defensive and offensive nature to the Panthers so it’s going to be a tough one for the Knights but on any given day its anyone’s game!

THE HISTORY

Since 1998, Knights have been winning fifty-one per cent of the head-to-head clashes; Knights at home have won one from five against the Panthers; the last time these two met? The Panthers were victorious, winning 42-6.

CURRENT FORM

In Round Six, the Knights beat the Warriors 34-24, and the Panthers beat the Manly Sea Eagles 44-12.

POINT SCORING

The Newcastle Knights have averaged twenty-three points a match, and the Penrith Panthers have averaged twenty-eight.

DEFENSE

On average, the Knights have been leaking twenty-three points a match in 2023, while the Penrith Panthers have been leaking thirteen points a match.

PREDICTION

Penrith Panthers