New Zealand Warriors vs Dolphins Prediction: Dolphins are worth giving a chance

Go Media Stadium will host this NRL encounter between New Zealand Warriors and Dolphins. The Warriors won at this venue in February. Can the Dolphins say no to defeat here?

New Zealand Warriors ended a run of games with no victory, which extended to five. In their last game, this team took on the Penrith Panthers and secured a 22-20 win, thanks to a second-half 18-10 win that saw them cover a 6 points gap. However, this side's run of losses in those matches were against the Manly Sea Eagles, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Gold Coast Titans, Newcastle Knights and the Sydney Roosters. This season, the New Zealand Warriors have 9 points from 11 matches, leaving them seated 13th in the standings.

Dolphins made it three consecutive league wins last weekend with a win over Wests Tigers in a game that ended 12-24. However, that win has now made it the visiting side's fourth in their last five games, as they also defeated the Manly Sea Eagles, NQ Cowboys, and Parramatta Eels, with their lone defeat being a 14-18 loss to the Newcastle Knights. Dolphins have been excellent this season and have the third most recorded points after 10 matches. 

Despite getting back to winning ways against a strong Penrith Panthers, I am not actually moved yet with how much the New Zealand Warriors can perform here. Looking at the Dolphins' side, this team has consistently shown what they can do or give this season, and we can always trust them to at least secure a win against bottom-placed teams. This should be a focused defensive play, but the Dolphins, with their playing level and recent performance should win.