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Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL Round 16 Tips - Spoon Bowl preview

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Last updated: Thu 19 Jun 2025 16:28

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2025

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Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 16 NRL game
Kick off is at 6:15 PM (AEST) at CommBank Stadium
Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans in NRL 2025 is seen as a 'Spoon Bowl' preview.
Titans favored due to scoring efficiency, Eels face form challenges.
Expect Titans to cover short line, game total to go over with Khan-Pereira to score a double.

Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL Round 16 Tips

Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans, Round 16 2025 - Expert Prediction

This is most definitely a preview of the Spoon Bowl but we will have to wait until Round 27 when the Titans play Wests and the Eels take on the Knights to know for sure who ends up on the bottom of the ladder.

Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans, Round 16 2025 - Expert Prediction
Head to Head
Parramatta Eels Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
2025 Betting Trends
Parramatta Eels Team News
Parramatta Eels Team List
Gold Coast Titans Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
2025 Betting Trends
Gold Coast Titans Team News
Gold Coast Titans Team List
Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16 FAQ’s

If we completely disregard for and against then both of these teams are only 2 wins out of the top 8 which at this point of the season is incredible.

The question you need to ask yourself here is - do I go with the inexperienced but dangerous halves pairing of the Eels or do I go with the tried and tested Titans? This editor is siding with the latter until further notice.

Gold Coast have scored 20+ points in 5 straight games against Parramatta and did show enough last weekend to tell me that they haven’t completely forgotten how to score tries. There is still a lot to fix defensively and my prediction is that the young Eels will probably try to do too much to win and the pressure will get to them.

The Titans don’t get themselves into scoring position as much as most other teams (14th in Tackles Inside 20m) but once there, they know how to convert. They score for every 8 tackles in the Red Zone putting them at the 3rd highest Tryscoring Efficiency in the NRL.

Parramatta’s goalline defence is below average and their conversion rate inside the Red Zone is worse than Gold Coast’s.

Take the Titans to cover the short line, the Game Total to go Over and Khan-Pereira for a double!

The Titans are 1-1 as the Favourite this season while Parramatta are 4-8 as the Underdog.
Both teams rank in the bottom 3 for allowing opposition points.
Alofiana Khan-Pereira has scored a double in 3 of the 4 games he has scored in this season which includes the last 2 games in a row.
Left Wingers have scored in 3 straight games against the Parramatta right side Defence that has allowed 51% of all opposition tries this season.

Head to Head

Parramatta have won 6 of the last 8 against Gold Coast dating back to the start of the 2019 season. The Titans though have won 2 of the last 3, both games in QLD.

The Game Total has gone Over in 5 of those 8 games while the Winning Margin has historically stayed tight. The last 5 games straight being decided by 8pts or less. The three prior, all 13+ margins.

Parramatta Eels Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
2-3	2-3	0-5

Parramatta are coming off their second bye of the season and it may help to break the poor streak of form that has seen them lose two in a row prior to the week off. Their most recent matchup was a 30-12 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs in Round 14.

They have just 4 wins this season but are not completely out of contention with a congested middle tier of the NRL ladder. What has been problematic for the Eels in 2025 is their lack of cohesion in attack.

When they have won they have scored 23 or more points in all 4 games. In their 9 losses they have failed to score more than 18 points, averaging just 12.4 pts per game. They have had 2 major blowouts defensively but have otherwise averaged just a tick over 20pts a game to their opposition.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-12	13+
6-7	3-10	1-4	3-5

Parramatta Eels Team News

Zac Lomax is named to back up from Origin. A new look halves pairing with Joash Papalii joining Dean Hawkins with Dylan Brown suspended and Mitch Moses injured.

Wiremu Greig has been added to the interchange bench in his first NRL game this year.

Parramatta Eels Team List

1. Isaiah Iongi

2. Zac Lomax

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Josh Addo-Carr

6. Joash Papalii

7. Dean Hawkins

8. Jack Williams

9. Ryley Smith

10. Junior Paulo

11. Kelma Tuilagi

12. Kitione Kautoga

13. J'maine Hopgood

Interchange

14. Dylan Walker

15. Matt Doorey

16. Wiremu Greig

17. Jordan Samrani

Reserves

18. Joey Lussick

19. Charlie Guymer

20. Dan Keir

21. Ronald Volkman

22. Samuel Loizou

Gold Coast Titans Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
2-3	2-3	2-3

Wins have been hard to come by for the Titans this season but they picked up a surprise last weekend against the Sea Eagles with a 28-8 victory at home snapping a 3 game losing streak.

Gold Coast are anchored to the bottom of the ladder but have the same competition points as the Eels and Knights above them. Wildly they are only 2 wins (and a heap of points differential) out of the top 8!!

To sum it up quickly, their attack has been shit and their defence even worse this season. Since their round 4 win against the Roosters they have averaged just 18.8 pts in attack and 33.2 points defensively.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-12	13+
5-8	6-7	1-2	3-7

Gold Coast Titans Team News

Tino and MoFo are named to back up but off the bench from Origin with Tukimihia Simpkins and Josh Patston the two players to make way.

Brian Kelly has been dropped with some poor defensive reads lately likely contributing. Jojo Fifita moves into the centres. David Fifita is listed as 18th man and could feature if an Origin player doesn’t back up or if his fitness looks on song.

Gold Coast Titans Team List

1. AJ Brimson

2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira

3. Jojo Fifita

4. Phillip Sami

5. Allan Fitzgibbon

6. Kieran Foran

7. Jayden Campbell

8. Jaimin Jolliffe

9. Sam Verrills

10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

11. Chris Randall

12. Beau Fermor

13. Klese Haas

Interchange

14. Jacob Alick-Wiencke

15. Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

16. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

17. Moeaki Fotuaika

Reserves

18. David Fifita

19. Tukimihia Simpkins

20. Sean Mullany

21. Tom Weaver

22. Brian Kelly

Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16 FAQ’s

How to watch Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16?

You can watch the Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16 game via Fox Sports or Kayo Sports. If you are watching from outside of Australia the WatchNRL app is the perfect solution.

How to buy tickets to Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16?

To buy tickets to the Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast Titans NRL 2025 Round 16 game check the NRL website or the official Parramatta Eels site.

Verdict

Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans

Take the Titans to cover the short line, the Game Total to go Over and Khan-Pereira for a double!

Gold Coast -2.5

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