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Gold Coast Titans vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Round 4 Tips - Titans stay winless

jeremy-darke
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Last updated: Thu 26 Mar 2026 12:46

The clash between Gold Coast Titans and St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 4 of the 2026 NRL season is projected as an early battle for the wooden spoon. Expert analysis predicts a fourth consecutive victory for the Dragons over the Titans, who head in winless. While the Dragons have defensive lapses, they show potential after competing in their first three matches. The Titans continue to struggle offensively, failing to pose a threat. The match is expected to stay under 51.5 points, with Clint Gutherson likely to score as the Dragons win.

Jeremy Darke 26 Mar 2026
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  • Kick off is at 6:15 PM (AEST) at Cbus Super Stadium
  • Dragons predicted to secure fourth consecutive win over Titans.
  • Both teams demonstrate offensive struggles; under 51.5 points expected.
  • Clint Gutherson expected to score as Dragons overcome Titans.
Gold Coast Titans vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Round 4 Tips

Gold Coast Titans vs St George Illawarra Dragons, Round 4 2026 - Expert Prediction


An early battle for the wooden spoon will result in the Titans fourth loss of the season at the hands of the Dragons as they get their fourth consecutive win over the Gold Coast.

Both winless to start the year, this one was not easy to pull apart. The Gold Coast head into the match as slight favourites, due to home field advantage, but I see more upside in the three Dragons losses than I do of the Titans. 

St George have been in all three of their matches for 60 minutes at least and defensively they have done well, besides a lapse in each match that has cost them. The titans have failed to create and do not look dangerous with the ball at all and are playing modern-day Titans footy and opening up their defensive line for their opponents to score at will. 

I don’t see over 50 points in this match, which has only happened twice in the last 11 head to head games between the Dragons and Titans. Both teams' attack has been stale and even though the Titans defence is poor, the Dragons don’t have the class to put them away. 

Clint Gutherson has 5 tries in his last 5 games against the Gold Coast and the Titans have also allowed their opposing fullbacks to cross in each of their games this season. 

  • St George have won 5 of their last 6 games against the Gold Coast.
  • 8 of the last 11 games between St George and the Gold Coast have gone under the game total
  • The Titans have scored 16 points or less in each of their 3 games this season.
  • The Gold Coast have given up at least 1 try in each of their 3 matches to opposing fullbacks.

Head to Head 


St George have won the last 3 against the Gold Coast all by 16 points or more. 

The last time they met in Round 6 last season, the Dragons ran out to a 24-4 halftime lead and ran away 38-16 victors.

3 of the last 4 games between the Dragons and Titans has gone under the game total.

2026 Stat Rankings

Titans Atk RankDragons Def RankStatDragons Atk Rank
Titans Def Rank
1713Points1215
1717Run Mts415
1313Linebreaks139
916Compl %610

Gold Coast Titans Form Analysis 


Not much doing for the Titans again in 2026 as they look to be set for another wooden spoon battle this season. 

Three losses from 3 starts and conceding 98 points is not the start that new head coach Josh Hannay would have imagined things going. The Titans have also struggled to find any spark in attack, scoring 16 points or less in their opening three matches of the year. 

The addition of Jayden Campbell obviously helps and had its moments last week in the Gold Coast’s 30-16 loss to the Cowboys, but there is not enough structure or danger on the outside and points will be an issue for the Titans all season. 

St George Illawarra Dragons Form Analysis 


The Dragons stayed within reach of Parramatta last week until the final 8 minutes of the match, going down to the Eels 30-20 after the late run away try by Josh Addo-Carr. 

The loss to Parra was the Dragons third of the season, however, they were in all three of their matches until the final 20 mins, including the 46-20 loss to Melbourne. 

Shane Flanagan has the troops doing plenty right, ranked fourth in the NRL with 1,819.7 run metres per game and even completing 79.8% of their sets, which is the sixth-highest in the league. The issue is creativity as their attack looks flat most of the time and is only creating 3.7 line breaks per game (15th in the NRL).

Gold Coast Titans vs St George Illawarra Dragons Team List & Team News


Team News and Lists are in our dedicated Round 4 Team List Article.

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Verdict

Clint Gutherson will score as the Dragons win as the underdog in a match that stays under the 51.5 game total.
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