Hull KR v Catalans Dragons: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Hull KR continue to impress in Super League and will be eager to keep up with the big teams at the top of the table when they host the Catalans Dragons on Saturday.

With 11 wins in their first 15 games of the league campaign, the Robins have continued to progress under head coach Willie Peters.

The Australian tactician has been rightly earning plaudits for his efforts at Craven Park and this weekend provides a good opportunity for his side to test their top-four credentials once again.

Hull KR v Catalans Dragons betting tips and predictions

Hull KR -8.5 handicap - 10/11

Catalans have a strong record in this fixture and breezed to a 36-6 victory at the Stade Gibert Brutus the last time these sides met back in March.

However, it’s away from the sunshine and idyllic surroundings of Perpignan that the Dragons have struggled of late, losing all of their last three games on the road in Super League.

It’s been the inability of Steve McNamara’s side to score points on the road that will have been most troubling for the Dragons head coach.

In their last three away games in Super League at Leigh Leopards, Wigan Warriors and St Helens, the Dragons have lost all three matches and only scored 22 points.

Scoring an average of 7.3 points in those last three away games, it makes it extremely hard to win matches on the road and is why Hull KR on the handicap is the first selection here.

The Robins won 26-18 the last time the Dragons came to Craven Park in Super League last season and an improving Rovers side can fall on the right side of the -8 handicap on offer this weekend.

Catalans Dragons to score first - 6/4

What the Dragons have been able to do, whether home or away in this fixture, is make a positive start.

Catalans have scored the first points of the game the last four times these teams have crossed paths and the visitors are a good price to opening the scoring for a fifth consecutive game in this fixture on Saturday.

Double Result - Catalans Dragons /Hull KR - 6/1

With the Dragons expected to hit the ground running, Catalans might well be leading when they players head for the sheds at the half-time whistle this weekend.

The last time these sides met at Craven Park, it was the Dragons who led 14-12 going into the break.

It was the Dragons who also roared into a 22-0 lead over the Huddersfield Giants in their last outing at the break, before being pegged back to 22-18 at the full-time whistle.

That trend of starting strongly and falling away in the second half might well continue on Saturday and the Robins are an excellent price of 6/1 to be trailing at the break to come back and win against a Dragons side who have struggled on their travels across the Channel.

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Hull KR v Catalans Dragons odds

Hull KR - 4/11
Tie - 22/1
Catalans Dragons - 11/5

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