Gold Coast Titans vs Canberra Raiders Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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Gold Coast Titans look to right the ship against a Canberra Raiders outfit that is gathering momentum.
Start date/time: Sunday 20th April, 2025: UK – 5:00am / Local – 2:00pm / US ET – 12:00am / Saturday 19th April, US PT – 9:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Foxtel / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & Watch NRL / Australia – Kayo Sports / US – Watch NRL, and if the match is televised in the USA it can also be streamed live on Fox Sports platforms
Gold Coast Titans team news
Captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui returns from suspension, having missed Friday night’s demise to the Dragons. Winger Jojo Fifita is back from a thigh injury, while interchange forward Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui also makes a return from injury. Beau Fermor will shift into the forwards with Phil Sami moving into the centres. Chris Randall and Klese Haas are on the interchange. Brock Gray is out with suspension.
Squad: 1. Jaylan De Groot 2. Tony Francis 3. Brian Kelly 4. Phillip Sami 5. Jojo Fifita 6. AJ Brimson 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. David Fifita 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui 14. Chris Randall 15. Klese Haas 16. Jaimin Jolliffe 17. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 18. Arama Hau 19. Allan Fitzgibbon 20. Josiah Pahulu 21. Tom Weaver 22. Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Canberra Raiders team news
Zac Hosking has been named on the bench for Ricky Stuart’s Raiders, making his return after four games out due to a hand injury. With Hosking back, Simi Sasagi moves to the extended bench. Canberra are otherwise unchanged from their big win in Darwin.
Squad: 1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Savelio Tamale 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Corey Horsburgh 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Matt Nicholson 13. Morgan Smithies 14. Owen Pattie 15. Zac Hosking 16. Josh Papali’i 17. Ata Mariota 18. Pasami Saulo 19. Simi Sasagi 20. Jed Stuart 21. Trey Mooney 22. Danny Levi
Gold Coast Titans vs Canberra Raiders prediction
The clash between the Gold Coast Titans and the Canberra Raiders features two teams headed in opposite directions. The Titans were very disappointing against the Dragons in Wollongong, conceding five tries in the 25-minute period either side of half time before finally going down 38 to 16. On the flip side, the Raiders travelled to Darwin as part of an exhausting early season schedule and dismantled the Parramatta Eels to the tune of 50 points to 12.
It will be interesting to see if fatigue is indeed a factor for the Raiders. As well as the extreme heat that they had to endure in the top end last week they now face a Gold Coast Titans team desperate to regain some respectability.
The Raiders have won nine of the past ten matches between the two sides and we think this one feels like it will follow a similar trend. While there are some key inclusions for the Titans the Raiders have benefitted from a settled 17 of late and are on the right path to consolidate their position in the top 8 and continue their push for a top four position.
Gold Coast Titans vs Canberra Raiders tip: Canberra Raiders to win