NRL Preliminary Finals

Storm

v

Sharks

Friday, September 26th, 2025
7:50 PM (Timezone: Australia/Sydney)
AAMI Park (Melbourne, VIC)

Introduction

This match centre provides fixture details, team news, bookmaker odds, form guides and team statistics for the NRL Preliminary Finals clash between Melbourne Storm and the Cronulla Sharks. You can view other fixtures for this round in the NRL match centre.

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Market	Selection	Open	Current
H2H	Storm Sharks	1.46 2.70	1.40 3.00
Line	Storm Sharks	-7.5 1.95 +7.5 1.85	-7.5 1.85 +7.5 1.95
Total	Over Under	40.5 1.90 40.5 1.90	40.5 1.90 40.5 1.90

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Member Tipping

The # and % columns denote the number of tippers for each selection, not the number of units tipped. Submit or edit your tips for this fixture.

All Tippers

Selection	#	%
Storm Sharks	9 17	34.6% 65.4%
Storm (-7.5) Sharks (+7.5)	7 6	53.8% 46.2%
Over 40.5 Under 40.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

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Selection	#	%
Storm Sharks	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Storm (-7.5) Sharks (+7.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Over 40.5 Under 40.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Storm Supporters

Selection	#	%
Storm Sharks	0 2	0.0% 100.0%
Storm (-7.5) Sharks (+7.5)	1 0	100.0% 0.0%
Over 40.5 Under 40.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Sharks Supporters

Selection	#	%
Storm Sharks	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Storm (-7.5) Sharks (+7.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Over 40.5 Under 40.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Form Guide: Melbourne Storm

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2025-09-12	Storm vs. Bulldogs	Win	26-18
2025-09-04	Broncos vs. Storm	Loss	30-14
2025-08-29	Storm vs. Roosters	Loss	10-40
2025-08-22	Storm vs. Bulldogs	Win	20-14
2025-08-14	Panthers vs. Storm	Win	18-22 (OT)
2025-08-07	Storm vs. Broncos	Win	22-2
2025-07-31	Eels vs. Storm	Win	10-16
2025-07-24	Roosters vs. Storm	Win	30-34
2025-07-19	Storm vs. Sea Eagles	Loss	16-18
2025-07-12	Knights vs. Storm	Win	14-32
2025-07-05	Cowboys vs. Storm	Win	20-26
2025-06-29	Storm vs. Sharks	Win	30-6

Form Guide: Cronulla Sharks

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2025-09-20	Raiders vs. Sharks	Win	12-32
2025-09-13	Sharks vs. Roosters	Win	20-10
2025-09-06	Bulldogs vs. Sharks	Win	6-24
2025-08-31	Sharks vs. Knights	Win	40-16
2025-08-16	Sharks vs. Titans	Win	54-22
2025-08-09	Dragons vs. Sharks	Loss	22-14
2025-08-03	Sharks vs. Cowboys	Win	32-12
2025-07-26	Rabbitohs vs. Sharks	Win	12-14
2025-07-18	Sharks vs. Roosters	Win	31-18
2025-07-11	Sharks vs. Dolphins	Win	24-12
2025-06-29	Storm vs. Sharks	Loss	30-6
2025-06-22	Broncos vs. Sharks	Loss	34-28

Head-to-Head Results

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Score
2025-06-29	Storm vs. Sharks	30-6
2025-05-17	Sharks vs. Storm	31-26
2024-09-14	Storm vs. Sharks	37-10
2024-05-11	Storm vs. Sharks	18-25
2023-06-11	Storm vs. Sharks	54-10
2022-07-07	Sharks vs. Storm	28-6
2022-04-16	Storm vs. Sharks	34-18
2021-09-03	Sharks vs. Storm	16-28
2021-04-30	Storm vs. Sharks	40-14
2020-03-21	Sharks vs. Storm	10-12
2019-07-13	Storm vs. Sharks	40-16
2019-05-03	Sharks vs. Storm	20-18

Note: only league fixtures are included, not
pre-season or cup fixtures.

Performance Guide: Melbourne Storm

H2H Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Sharks
Streak	1 win	1 win	2 wins	1 win
Record	11-0-4	19-0-8	15-0-4	20-0-10
Value	$-0.52	$-0.94	$0.71	$-1.45
Record as Fav	11-0-3	18-0-6	15-0-4	18-0-9
Value as Fav	$0.48	$0.08	$0.71	$-2.99
Record as Dog	0-0-1	1-0-1	0-0-0	2-0-1
Value as Dog	$-1.00	$-0.02	$0.00	$1.54
Line Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
Streak	1 win	1 win	2 wins	1 win
Record	8-0-7	12-0-15	11-0-4	14-0-10
Value	$0.30	$-4.05	$6.15	$2.78
Record as Fav	8-0-6	11-0-13	11-0-4	12-0-9
Value as Fav	$1.30	$-2.95	$6.15	$2.02
Record as Dog	0-0-1	1-0-1	0-0-0	2-0-1
Value as Dog	$-1.00	$-0.10	$0.00	$0.77
Winning Margin Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
1-12 wins	4	10	2	6
13+ wins	7	9	13	14
1-12 losses	3	5	4	9
13+ losses	1	3	0	1
1-7 win	2	7	2	5
8+ win	9	12	13	15
1-7 loss	2	4	3	6
8+ loss	2	4	1	4
Total Score Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
O/U Streak	2 overs	1 over	1 under	1 under
O/U Record	8-0-7	13-0-14	9-0-6	12-0-12
Overs Value	$0.05	$-2.38	$2.12	$-1.17
Unders Value	$-1.82	$-0.65	$-3.45	$-0.83

Performance Guide: Cronulla Sharks

H2H Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Storm
Streak	2 wins	5 wins	2 losses	1 loss
Record	6-0-8	17-0-10	4-0-15	10-0-20
Value	$-2.91	$1.23	$-8.62	$-3.44
Record as Fav	3-0-4	12-0-6	0-0-0	1-0-2
Value as Fav	$-2.91	$-1.32	$0.00	$-1.21
Record as Dog	3-0-4	5-0-4	4-0-15	9-0-18
Value as Dog	$0.00	$2.55	$-8.62	$-2.23
Line Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
Streak	2 wins	5 wins	2 losses	1 loss
Record	5-0-9	16-0-11	4-0-11	10-0-14
Value	$-4.50	$3.40	$-7.58	$-4.76
Record as Fav	2-0-5	11-0-7	0-0-0	1-0-2
Value as Fav	$-3.20	$2.85	$0.00	$-0.87
Record as Dog	3-0-4	5-0-4	4-0-11	9-0-12
Value as Dog	$-1.30	$0.55	$-7.58	$-3.89
Winning Margin Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
1-12 wins	1	7	4	9
13+ wins	5	10	0	1
1-12 losses	5	5	2	6
13+ losses	3	5	13	14
1-7 win	1	3	3	6
8+ win	5	14	1	4
1-7 loss	4	4	2	5
8+ loss	4	6	13	15
Total Score Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
O/U Streak	5 unders	3 unders	1 under	1 under
O/U Record	4-0-10	10-0-17	9-0-6	12-0-12
Overs Value	$-6.41	$-7.99	$2.12	$-1.17
Unders Value	$4.73	$4.83	$-3.45	$-0.83

Further Analysis: Melbourne Storm

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	12-0-7	7-0-1
H2H Betting Value	$-2.41	$1.47
Line Record	7-0-12	5-0-3
Line Betting Value	$-5.55	$1.50
Over/Under Record	8-0-11	5-0-3
Overs Betting Value	$-3.90	$1.52
Unders Betting Value	$1.74	$-2.39

Further Analysis: Cronulla Sharks

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	11-0-6	6-0-4
H2H Betting Value	$2.47	$-1.24
Line Record	10-0-7	6-0-4
Line Betting Value	$2.05	$1.35
Over/Under Record	6-0-11	4-0-6
Overs Betting Value	$-5.74	$-2.25
Unders Betting Value	$3.60	$1.23

Value Guides:

Team	Market	Last 6	Last 12	Last 18
Storm	H2H	$0.35	$1.05	$0.18
	Line	$-0.35	$-2.50	$-2.75
	Overs	$-2.23	$-6.33	$-4.74
	Unders	$1.48	$4.94	$2.66
Sharks	H2H	$3.42	$3.34	$4.69
	Line	$3.50	$3.20	$4.80
	Overs	$-2.20	$-4.46	$-2.84
	Unders	$1.50	$2.97	$0.71

The above figures represent the net profit from wagering
$1.00 on the associated selection each game.

Where applicable, the line and O/U figures start from
the dates provided in the Notes section below the
Performance Guide.

Notes

1. The Value represent the net profit from wagering $1.00 on the associated selection each game.
2. For the 'Last 12 Months' figures the H2H records date back to September, 2024. The line records date back to September, 2024. The O/U records date back to September, 2024.
3. The H2H records between Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks date back to March, 2009. The line records between the two opponents date back to March, 2013. The O/U records between the two opponents date back to March, 2013.
4. Where applicable, in the Value Guide for the last 6, 12 and 18, games, the actual lookback period is limited by the earliest line and O/U dates stated in Note 2 above.

NRL Resources

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