Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers Prediction: League Leaders to bounce back

League leaders Penrith Panthers will face Canberra Raiders at the GIO stadium on Saturday. In a match that is expected to be of high intensity, Penrith will look to secure all points, thanks to their performance throughout the season. The away team will do everything to get back to winning ways after experiencing their second league lost to the same team last weekend. Canberra also will hope to make it four wins out of four matches when they play at home against the league leaders.

The past three weeks have been very good for the home team. They were only defeated by St. George Illawarra Dragons once last month. Despite their poor start to the season, their last wins have fortunately made it easy for them to stand at the ninth position in the league. They are just two points behind both Manly Sea Eagles and St. George Illawarra Dragons, who they lost to at the beginning of July. When they play at home, they will be hoping to extend their winning streak to four, so they can put pressure on Sydney Roosters, who they share points with, and South Sydney Rabbitohs, who they can easily top the table. Also, they will look to keep their position on the log as they will shrub off pressure from their bottom rivals.

Last week's loss was a shocking one for the Panthers. It is very disappointing that they have lost their only two defeats to Parramatta Eels. When they play against Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium, they will go for a win in a match that is expected to be tough. Their last poor performance is expected to motivate them as they will make sure they do not lose consecutive matches in the league and keep their title hopes high. Three out of their last five matches against Canberra have been won, and they will look to keep the momentum high. We expect to see a fighting Panthers team next Saturday.

In their last three encounters, Canberra Raiders have found it difficult to win against the Penrith Panthers. However, when they play on Saturday, they will look to overturn their previous nightmares. The league leaders Penrith Panthers will win this match as redemption for their last loss to Eels. On the other side, Penrith Panthers have been a very good team since the beginning of the season and will look to extend their dominance on Canberra Raiders. The away team will not go to make the match an easy one for the visitors.