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Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL Tips - Doggies come up with the goods on Friday
- Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs expert predictions for Friday’s Round 7 NRL game
- Kick off is at 4:05 PM (AEDT) at Accor Stadium
- Canterbury Bulldogs predicted to win with a strong defensive strategy.
- South Sydney Rabbitohs have shown vulnerability in key statistical categories.
Jez tells you why the Doggies are the real deal and Souths are pretenders.
Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 7 2025 - Expert Prediction
Canterbury will stay flawless on Good Friday, getting a rare win against the Bunnies as their defence locks down South Sydney for a substantial victory.
- Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 7 2025 - Expert Prediction
- Head to Head
- Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis & Betting Trends
- Canterbury Bulldogs Team News
- Canterbury Bulldogs Team List
- South Sydney Rabbitohs Form Analysis & Betting Trends
- South Sydney Rabbitohs Team News
- South Sydney Rabbitohs Team List
- Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL 2025 Round 7 FAQ’s
The Bulldogs mean business in 2025 and their defence and game management has them undefeated in their opening 5 matches heading into the Easter clash fresh off the bye against the Rabbits.
Wayne Bennet has his men at a decent 4-2 to start the year, however, key stats say that they have been hanging on by a thread which will be pulled apart by the league’s best defensive team.
The Bulldogs are predicted to control the game through the middle where the Bunnies have struggled this season, taking away field position and the chance for the new-look halves pairing of Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell to do any real damage.
Expect this game to stay under the total of 44.5 as Matt Burton warms back into the attack for Canterbury. The half will be looking to exploit the poor right-side defence of Souths and put speedster Bronson Xerri in the clear for a try.
- The Bulldogs are 5-0 to start the 2025 season
- The Bulldogs have an average winning margin of 13.2 points this season.
- Canterbury Bulldogs are ranked 1st in Run Metres vs South Sydney Rabbitohs's defence ranked 17th
- The right side of the Rabbits defence has allowed 5 tries in their last 2 games.
Head to Head
Canterbury and South faced each other just once in 2024 with the Rabbits getting up 20-16 at Accor Stadium in their traditional Good Friday encounter.
South Sydney have been dominant over the Bulldogs in recent years with the Rabbitohs winning 6 of the last 7 matches.
Canterbury Bulldogs Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
| Last 5 W/L | Last 5 ATS | Last 5 O/U |
|---|---|---|
| 5-0 | 4-1 | 2-3 |
The Bulldogs went into the bye 5-0 after a perfect start to the 2025 season despite fending off some injury drama to a couple of their biggest stars, Matt Burton and Villiame Kikau.
The Bulldogs defence needed to stand up in the absence of Burton and Kikau and they did more than that, allowing just 3 tries in their last 3 games. The Canterbury defence was what they built their 2024 success on and they have brought that form into 2025, proving to be hard to break once again.
Game management has also lifted for the Dogs who rank 1st in possession and first in average run metres this season, playing the game at the right end of the field and forcing their opponents to work hard in defence, which affects their performance in attack.
2025 Betting Trends
| ATS | Over/Under | 1-12 | 13+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
Canterbury Bulldogs Team News
The Doggies are fresh off the bye and will get some of their big names back making them even more potent this week.
Matt Burton will return from his knee injury that has kept him out for the last few weeks, while Sitili Tupouniua has served his suspension and will be an impact off the bench.
Blake Taafe and Harry Hayes will play in the reserves this week.
Canterbury Bulldogs Team List
1. Connor Tracey
2. Jacob Kiraz
3. Bronson Xerri
4. Stephen Crichton
5. Marcelo Montoya
6. Matt Burton
7. Toby Sexton
8. Max King
9. Reed Mahoney
10. Daniel Suluka-Fifita
11. Josh Curran
12. Jacob Preston
13. Jaeman Salmon
Interchange
14. Kurt Mann
15. Sitili Tupouniua
16. Jack Todd
17. Bailey Hayward
Reserves
19. Blake Taaffe
20. Blake Wilson
21. Jake Turpin
22. Lipoi Hopoi
23. Viliame Kikau
South Sydney Rabbitohs Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
| Last 5 W/L | Last 5 ATS | Last 5 O/U |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | 4-1 | 0-5 |
Souths Sydney will be disappointed with their 24-16 loss to North Queensland at Optus Stadium in Perth last weekend, with the Cowboys out-working them with 60% of the territory and just under 500 more run metres than the Bunnies.
Wayne Bennet’s men have now started the season 4-2 but the worry is that the positive record is a result of a decent draw to start the season.
Looking at the raw stats the Rabbitohs are a bottom-six side in most of our key-statistics in both attack and defence. The most worrying is their go-forward, which was a concern heading into the year. The Rabbits rank 15th in run metres with an average of 1294m per game and are 17th in opposition run metres gained. Souths make just 3.5 linebreaks per game (16th) while they give up an average of 5.2 per game (13th).
2025 Betting Trends
| ATS | Over/Under | 1-12 | 13+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2 | 0-6 | 4-1 | 0-1 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs Team News
Campbell Graham will make his return on the wing, filing in for Alex Johnston who is once again out of the side with injury.
Cody Walker also returns from injury and will join Latrell Mitchell in the halves, creating a very dangerous pair on paper.
Davvy Moale could feature up front and Liam Le Blanc on the bench if Sean Keppie doesn’t escape the judiciary on Tuesday.
South Sydney Rabbitohs Team List
1. Jye Gray
2. Campbell Graham
3. Euan Aitken
4. Jack Wighton
5. Isaiah Tass
6. Latrell Mitchell
7. Cody Walker
8. Sean Keppie
9. Peter Mamouzelos
10. Tevita Tatola
11. Keaon Koloamatangi
12. Jai Arrow
13. Lachlan Hubner
Interchange
14. Lewis Dodd
15. Siliva Havili
16. Tallis Duncan
17. Davvy Moale
Reserves
18. Liam Le Blanc
19. Salesi Ataata
20. Thomas Fletcher
21. Declan Casey
22. Josh Schuster
Canterbury Bulldogs vs South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL 2025 Round 7 FAQ’s
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Verdict
Canterbury will put South Sydney in their place and cover the 10.5 points as the favourite white the score staying under 44.5 points.
Bronson Xerri will exploit the poor right-side defence of Souths and score a try.
Bronson Xerri will exploit the poor right-side defence of Souths and score a try.
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