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Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Tips - Dragons to go 0-5 in Magic Round matches
- Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons expert predictions for Saturday's NRL Round 9 game
- Kick off is at 7.45pm AEST at Suncorp Stadium
- Tigers to pile more Magic Round misery on the Dragons
- Sunia Turuva tipped to score ninth try of 2025
- Preview, expert analysis, stats, team news & best bets
Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Tips
Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons, NRL Round 9 - Expert Prediction
The Tigers are back presenting a united front and can make it back-to-back victories and condemn the Dragons to 0-5 in Magic Round matches on Saturday night.
- Wests Tigers vs St George Illawarra Dragons, NRL Round 9 - Expert Prediction
- Head To Head
- Wests Tigers Form Analysis & Betting Trends
- Recent Form
- 2025 Betting Trends
- Wests Tigers Team News
- Wests Tigers Team List
- St George Illawarra Dragons Form Analysis & Betting Trends
- Recent Form
- 2025 Betting Trends
- St George Illawarra Dragons Team News
- St George Illawarra Dragons Team List
What a difference a week makes in the NRL. After Round 7, the Tigers were a club in shambles, with the Lachlan Galvin saga threatening to derail a promising start to the season. However, after a week in reserve grade, Galvin returned last week and played well as the Tigers upset the Sharks in a thrilling golden point triumph, getting their season immediately back on track.
The Dragons meanwhile were pummelled in their annual ANZAC Day clash with the Roosters, leaking 46 points and reverting to some bad old habits. Shane Flanagan has swung the axe on Lachlan Ilias and selected youngster Lyhkan King-Togia to partner son Kyle in the halves. It remains to be seen how that combination works out.
I'm liking the Tigers to register their fifth win of the season here - the Dragons are hot and cold at the moment, but losing to a Parra side without Mitch Moses and last week's beatdown at the hands of the lowly Roosters means I can't back them with any confidence. Sunia Turuva has been on fire since joining the Tigers and will once again be the primary target out wide.
- Dragons have scored Under 21.5 points in their last two games
- Tigers have kept their opponents to 18 points or less in all four of their wins in 2025
- Dragons are 0-4 in Magic Round games
- Sunia Turuva has scored eight tries in his last seven games
Head To Head
The Dragons have enjoyed success against the Tigers in recent times, winning the last three meetings - including 24-12 and 56-14 triumphs in 2024.
Wests Tigers Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
| Last 5 W/L | Last 5 ATS | Last 5 O/U |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | 2-3 | 4-1 |
It's obviously been a turbulent start to the season for the Tigers, but they have an opportunity to improve their record to 5-4 here and that's probably something they would have settled for.
Galvin is back in the team and if last week is anything to go by, the teenager and his teammates should be able to put off-field business to the side and focus on footy.
After a disappointing loss to the Eels during the Easter weekend, the Tigers bounced back with a brilliant golden point victory over the Sharks at Leichhardt last week, with Adam Doueihi's penalty goal in the 89th minute securing a 20-18 win.
2025 Betting Trends
| ATS | Over/Under | 1-12 | 13+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
Wests Tigers Team News
Benji Marshall has named the same 17 players that edged out Cronulla last week.
Wests Tigers Team List
1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Adam Doueihi
4. Starford To’a
5. Brent Naden
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Jarome Luai
8. Terrell May
9. Apisai Koroisau
10. Fonua Pole
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Alex Seyfarth
13. Alex Twal
Interchange
14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Royce Hunt
16. Jack Bird
17. Sione Fainu
Reserves
18. Tony Sukkar
19. Heath Mason
20. Kit Laulilii
21. Solomona Faataape
22. Tristan Hope
St George Illawarra Dragons Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
| Last 5 W/L | Last 5 ATS | Last 5 O/U |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 |
The Dragons come into this contest with a 3-4 record on the season and right now, they will likely need considerable improvement to finish inside the top eight.
There's been glimpses of the Dragons' potential in 2025 - most notably their superb defensive effort to beat the Storm back in Round 4.
However, they followed that victory up with a loss against the Eels without Moses and their most-recent 46-18 loss to the Roosters is concerning. Consistency is clearly an issue for the Dragons, so we'll see how they perform over the coming weeks to get a clearer picture on how their season might play out.
2025 Betting Trends
| ATS | Over/Under | 1-12 | 13+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
St George Illawarra Dragons Team News
Lyhkan King-Togia has been named to replace Lachlan Ilias in the halves, while winger Sione Finau has also been dropped, with Corey Allan making his return from an ACL injury.
Hamish Stewart is also back, with Blake Lawrie going back to reserves.
St George Illawarra Dragons Team List
1. Clinton Gutherson
2. Tyrell Sloan
3. Moses Suli
4. Valentine Holmes
5. Corey Allan
6. Kyle Flanagan
7. Lyhkan King-Togia
8. Toby Couchman
9. Damien Cook
10. David Klemmer
11. Dylan Egan
12. Jaydn Su’A
13. Hamish Stewart
Interchange
14. Jacob Liddle
15. Jack de Belin
16. Emre Guler
17. Luciano Leilua
Reserves
18. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga
19. Nathan Lawson
20. Blake Lawrie
21. Lachlan Ilias
22. Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Verdict
The Tigers are primed to make it back-to-back wins and defeat an inconsistent Dragons side, keeping them Under 21.5 total team points in the process.
Sunia Turuva can keep the good times rolling by crossing for his ninth try of the season.
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