Round 5, Raiders (Team List Here) versus Panthers (Team List Here) Match Preview Friday 31st of March 6:00 pm kick-off GIO Stadium, Canberra.

THE GIST

The Raiders will host the Penrith Panthers in game two, 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 coming off losses, though the more devastating loss goes to the Raiders losing by ten points to the Knights, the Raiders lost traction early and now take on last years Premiers it’s not looking good for Raiders fans, this will be one tough encounter that will leave the Raiders devastated!

No Jack Wighton for the Raiders. Can the Raiders revive their season hopes…? It’s hard to think you can trust the Raiders to upset the Panthers!

THE HISTORY

Since 1998, The Panthers don’t mind giving the Raiders a beating. Winning fifty-four per cent of the head-to-head clashes to date, Panthers have also won three out of the last five Raiders home game clashes; the last time these two clashed, the Panthers were victorious 26-6.

CURRENT FORM

In Round four, the Raiders lost to the Knights 24-14, and the Penrith Panthers lost to the Eels 17-16.

POINT SCORING

The Raiders have averaged eighteen points a match, and the Panthers have averaged fifteen points.

DEFENSE

On average, the Raiders have been leaking twenty-one points a match in 2023, while the Panthers, on average, have been leaking thirteen points a match.

PREDICTION

Panthers by 10