Broncos vs Rabbitohs Round 2 Tips, Prediction & Preview

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Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs

After going down in their respective Vegas openers, the Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs collide to launch NRL Round 2 action on Thursday night.

Rabbitohs vs Broncos Tips, Preview & Predictions

Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs free Round 2 expert betting NRL tips, predictions and odds – Broncos have won three of the last four meetings between the teams…

Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs H2H Prediction


Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Tips

Best Over 40.5 total points odds $1.82 with Dabble

  • Over 40.5 points has landed in four of the last six meetings
  • A total of 56 points were scored in the last meeting
  • Rabbitohs saw 60 total points in their Round 1 game
  • Broncos have won three of the last four meetings
  • Broncos won nine of 14 games at Suncorp last season
  • Broncos won by an average of 21 points at Suncorp last season
  • Selwyn Cobbo has scored 20 tries in his last 18 games at Suncorp
  • Kotoni Staggs has scored six tries in seven games vs Rabbitohs
  • Alex Johnston has scored at least one try in 12 of his last 13 games outside NSW
  • Latrell Mitchell has scored at least one try in six of his last seven games at Suncorp
  • Deine Mariner has scored a try in four of his last five games
  • Ezra Mam has scored a try in six of his last eight games

Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Same Game Multi Tips


Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: NRL
📅 Date: Thursday March 14 (AEDT)
Time: 8.00pm AEDT
🏟️ Stadium: Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)


Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Head to Head

  • 21/7/23: Rabbitohs 20-36 Broncos
  • 28/4/23: Broncos 6-32 Rabbitohs
  • 5/5/22: Rabbitohs 12-32 Broncos
  • 11/3/22: Broncos 11-4 Rabbitohs
  • 17/6/21: Broncos 0-46 Rabbitohs

Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Preview & Prediction

The Broncos and Rabbitohs will be aiming to register their first win of the season when they square off at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday night.

Both sides were on the wrong end of the scoreline in their respective Vegans games to kick off the season, with the Rabbitohs falling 36-24 to Manly and the Broncos going down 20-10 against the Roosters.

Souths probably have more cause for concern after touching back down in Australia. The Bunnies were extremely poor in defence, leaking four straight second-half tries to hand the Sea Eagles the victory.

That’s always been the blight on the Rabbitohs – when things are going well, they are one of the most dangerous sides in the competition, but they do tend to be very fragile in defence when the going gets tough, which isn’t a good sign carrying on from the end of last year.

To make matters worse, Jai Arrow will be out for a number of weeks after sustaining an injury in Vegas.

Meanwhile, the Broncos just couldn’t get their attack going against a much-improved Roosters outfit and they will be hoping a return to Suncorp will give them some spark on Thursday night.

Brisbane won nine of their 14 games at Suncorp last season and have beaten the Bunnies in three of the four previous meetings, so they should be confident.

Adam Reynolds and Brendan Piakura have both been cleared for this game after suffering knocks in the Roosters’ loss.

VERDICT:

Tough to back the Rabbitohs after their disastrous defensive performance last week, even if they look decent value around $3.00. Broncos weren’t too bad in Vegas and should improve at home.

We’ll back Over 40.5 total points for our best bet – this total landed just 54 minutes into Souths’ opening game and their defence looks very suspect, so good chance for the Broncos to find their groove in attack. The Rabbitohs can also pile on the points quickly if they are clicking, while four of the last six meetings between the teams have gone over this line (Best Over 40.5 total points odds $1.82 with Dabble.)


Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Teams

Broncos team: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Jesse Arthars 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Selwyn Cobbo 5. Deine Mariner 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Corey Jensen 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Tyson Smoothy 15. Fletcher Baker 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Martin Taupau 18. Corey Oates 19. Xavier Willison 20. Tristan Sailor 21. Jock Madden 22. Jaiyden Hunt

Rabbitohs team: 1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Richard Kennar 5. Jacob Gagai 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Sean Keppie 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Cameron Murray 14. Siliva Havili 15. Davvy Moale 16. Shaquai Mitchell 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Michael Chee Kam 19. Taane Milne 20. Jye Gray 21. Peter Mamouzelos 22. Dean Hawkins


Brisbane Broncos vs South Sydney Rabbitohs Stats

  • Over 40.5 points has landed in four of the last six meetings
  • A total of 56 points were scored in the last meeting
  • Rabbitohs saw 60 total points in their Round 1 game
  • Broncos have won three of the last four meetings
  • Broncos won nine of 14 games at Suncorp last season
  • Broncos won by an average of 21 points at Suncorp last season
  • Selwyn Cobbo has scored 20 tries in his last 18 games at Suncorp
  • Kotoni Staggs has scored six tries in seven games vs Rabbitohs
  • Alex Johnston has scored at least one try in 12 of his last 13 games outside NSW
  • Latrell Mitchell has scored at least one try in six of his last seven games at Suncorp
  • Deine Mariner has scored a try in four of his last five games
  • Ezra Mam has scored a try in six of his last eight games

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