Thursday night will see Super League frontrunners Leeds Rhinos make the trip across the Pennines to face second-place Warrington Wolves in an intriguing clash on Thursday night.
The Wire are second on points difference only, so a win at the Halliwell Jones Stadium would lift them into top spot.
Both sides are in great form and will view this as a crucial test of their Super League title credentials as we move into the second half of the season.
Leeds won a close encounter 26-22 when the pair met earlier in the campaign and a similarly tight game looks likely this week.
Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos Tips Summary
Best Bet - Warrington Wolves to win by 1-12 points @ 15/8
Alternative Bet - Josh Thewlis first tryscorer @ 11/1
Bet Builder - Warrington Wolves -2.5 handicap, Josh Thewlis & Maiko Sivo anytime tryscorers @ 10/1
Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos Prediction
Best Bet: Warrington Wolves to win by 1-12 points @ 15/8
Leeds edged to victory when they last met Warrington at the end of March but the Wolves can turn the tables and snatch top spot from the Rhinos at the same time.
The Wolves raced into the lead with the opening two tries on that occasion and they would love to repeat the feat in front of their own fans.
They couldn't hold on for the win at Headingley but they look even stronger now than they did then, and they look the best bet to win by no more than 12 points.
This fixture has been kind to Warrington who have won four of their last six meetings with Leeds, and each of the last three at home.
Two of the last three meetings have been settled by four points or fewer and it is unlikely either side will record a comprehensive victory this time either.
Sam Burgess's side have won their last six matches and should be confident of extending that sequence.
Leeds have won their last three, but their last away fixture to a playoff rival yielded a 24-4 loss at Wigan, and they may find the Wolves too strong, too.
Alternative Bet: Josh Thewlis first tryscorer @ 11/1
Josh Thewlis opened the scoring when Warrington lost to Leeds in March and the winger looks a great price at 11/1 to bag the first try on Thursday.
Leeds are weakest out wide in defence with Maika Sivo particularly vulnerable on his own try line.
Thewlis has scored eight tries in 11 matches for the Wire in 2026 and he looks a solid option to increase that tally this week.
Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos Bet Builder Tip
Warrington Wolves -2.5 handicap
Josh Thewlis anytime tryscorer
Maiko Sivo anytime tryscorer
Pays 10/1
Thewlis is fancied to get on the scoresheet this week but his opposite number Sivo can also make his mark in this pulsating encounter and backing the pair can help form a three-way bet builder.
Thewlis has claimed eight tries this season, but that figure pales into insignificance compared to his opposite number in the Rhinos' ranks.
Sivo has set a blistering pace in the tryscoring charts this season and his total stands at 22 in 13 matches.
That's an astonishing rate of 1.7 tries per match and the bulldozing winger has been hard for Warrington to stop in the past.
Leeds had to come from behind to win 26-22 in March and Sivo played a crucial part bagging a hat-trick. On that occasion Leeds won, but the Wolves are fancied to claim the points so a home win looks a solid third leg of this bet builder which pays out at 10/1.
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Key Match Stats
Warrington have won four of their last six meetings with Leeds, and each of the last three at home
Two of the last three meetings have been settled by four points or fewer
Leeds won 26-22 when these two last met in round six of Super League at the end of March
The Rhinos have scored a league high 80 tries this season, Warrington have claimed 66
Warrington have won their last six matches
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