NRL Round 5

Panthers

v

Storm

Friday, April 3rd, 2026
8:00 PM (Timezone: Australia/Sydney)
CommBank Stadium (Western Sydney, NSW)

Introduction

This match centre provides fixture details, team news, bookmaker odds, form guides and team statistics for the NRL Round 5 clash between the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm. You can view other fixtures for this round in the NRL match centre.

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Market	Selection	Open	Current
H2H	Panthers Storm	1.48 2.65	1.48 2.65
Line	Panthers Storm	-4.0 1.72 +4.0 19.00	-6.5 1.90 +6.5 1.90

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Member Tipping

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All Tippers

Selection	#	%
Panthers Storm	20 6	76.9% 23.1%
Panthers (-6.5) Storm (+6.5)	7 6	53.8% 46.2%

My Favourite Tippers

Selection	#	%
Panthers Storm	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Panthers (-6.5) Storm (+6.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Panthers Supporters

Selection	#	%
Panthers Storm	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Panthers (-6.5) Storm (+6.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Storm Supporters

Selection	#	%
Panthers Storm	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Panthers (-6.5) Storm (+6.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Form Guide: Penrith Panthers

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-03-28	Panthers vs. Eels	Win	48-20
2026-03-20	Roosters vs. Panthers	Win	4-40
2026-03-14	Panthers vs. Sharks	Win	26-6
2026-03-06	Broncos vs. Panthers	Win	0-26
2025-09-28	Broncos vs. Panthers	Loss	16-14
2025-09-21	Bulldogs vs. Panthers	Win	26-46
2025-09-13	Warriors vs. Panthers	Win	8-24
2025-09-06	Dragons vs. Panthers	Win	20-40
2025-08-28	Bulldogs vs. Panthers	Loss	28-4
2025-08-22	Panthers vs. Raiders	Loss	16-20 (OT)
2025-08-14	Panthers vs. Storm	Loss	18-22 (OT)
2025-08-08	Knights vs. Panthers	Win	12-48

Form Guide: Melbourne Storm

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-03-28	Cowboys vs. Storm	Loss	28-24
2026-03-20	Storm vs. Broncos	Loss	14-18
2026-03-14	Dragons vs. Storm	Win	20-46
2026-03-05	Storm vs. Eels	Win	52-4
2025-10-05	Storm vs. Broncos	Loss	22-26
2025-09-26	Storm vs. Sharks	Win	22-14
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

Head-to-Head Results

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Score
2025-08-14	Panthers vs. Storm	18-22 (OT)
2025-03-20	Storm vs. Panthers	30-24
2024-10-06	Storm vs. Panthers	6-14
2024-08-15	Panthers vs. Storm	22-24
2024-03-08	Storm vs. Panthers	8-0
2023-09-22	Panthers vs. Storm	38-4
2023-08-04	Panthers vs. Storm	26-6
2023-06-30	Storm vs. Panthers	16-34
2022-08-11	Panthers vs. Storm	0-16
2022-05-14	Storm vs. Panthers	6-32
2021-09-25	Storm vs. Panthers	6-10
2021-08-01	Storm vs. Panthers	37-10

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

Performance Guide: Penrith Panthers

H2H Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Storm
Streak	2 wins	4 wins	2 losses	2 losses
Record	7-0-5	18-1-8	5-0-10	10-0-21
Value	$-0.83	$3.32	$-3.33	$-8.61
Record as Fav	5-0-5	14-1-8	3-0-3	6-0-4
Value as Fav	$-3.13	$-2.93	$-1.97	$-0.93
Record as Dog	2-0-0	4-0-0	2-0-7	4-0-17
Value as Dog	$2.30	$6.25	$-1.36	$-7.68
Line Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
Streak	2 wins	4 wins	2 losses	1 loss
Record	7-0-5	16-0-11	4-0-8	11-0-13
Value	$1.25	$3.35	$-4.36	$-2.82
Record as Fav	5-0-5	12-0-11	2-0-4	5-0-5
Value as Fav	$-0.50	$-0.20	$-2.22	$-0.44
Record as Dog	2-0-0	4-0-0	2-0-4	6-0-8
Value as Dog	$1.75	$3.55	$-2.14	$-2.38
Winning Margin Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
1-12 wins	2	5	3	6
13+ wins	5	13	2	4
1-12 losses	3	4	4	9
13+ losses	2	4	6	12
1-7 win	1	3	3	5
8+ win	6	15	2	5
1-7 loss	3	4	4	7
8+ loss	2	4	6	14
Total Score Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
O/U Streak	1 over	1 over	1 under	1 under
O/U Record	1-0-11	8-0-19	4-0-8	10-1-13
Overs Value	$-10.13	$-12.16	$-4.16	$-3.68
Unders Value	$8.67	$8.68	$3.57	$2.21

Performance Guide: Melbourne Storm

H2H Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Panthers
Streak	1 loss	2 losses	2 wins	2 wins
Record	9-0-4	19-0-9	10-0-5	21-0-10
Value	$0.07	$-1.61	$2.28	$2.51
Record as Fav	8-0-3	18-0-8	7-0-2	17-0-4
Value as Fav	$0.09	$-1.59	$1.57	$3.12
Record as Dog	1-0-0	1-0-0	3-0-3	4-0-6
Value as Dog	$0.98	$0.98	$0.71	$-0.61
Line Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
Streak	1 loss	2 losses	2 wins	1 win
Record	5-0-8	13-0-15	8-0-4	13-0-11
Value	$-3.50	$-3.25	$3.03	$0.71
Record as Fav	4-0-7	12-0-14	4-0-2	8-0-6
Value as Fav	$-3.40	$-3.15	$1.63	$1.31
Record as Dog	1-0-0	1-0-0	4-0-2	5-0-5
Value as Dog	$0.90	$0.90	$1.40	$-0.60
Winning Margin Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
1-12 wins	6	10	4	9
13+ wins	3	9	6	12
1-12 losses	2	6	3	6
13+ losses	2	3	2	4
1-7 win	5	6	4	7
8+ win	4	13	6	14
1-7 loss	2	6	3	5
8+ loss	2	3	2	5
Total Score Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
O/U Streak	2 overs	1 over	1 under	1 under
O/U Record	7-0-6	14-0-14	4-0-8	10-1-13
Overs Value	$0.29	$-1.63	$-4.16	$-3.68
Unders Value	$-1.70	$-1.70	$3.57	$2.21

Further Analysis: Penrith Panthers

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	13-1-3	5-0-4
H2H Betting Value	$4.31	$0.01
Line Record	11-0-6	5-0-4
Line Betting Value	$3.80	$0.55
Over/Under Record	6-0-11	2-0-7
Overs Betting Value	$-5.91	$-5.25
Unders Betting Value	$3.60	$4.18

Further Analysis: Melbourne Storm

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	12-0-7	7-0-2
H2H Betting Value	$-2.19	$0.58
Line Record	8-0-11	5-0-4
Line Betting Value	$-3.75	$0.50
Over/Under Record	8-0-11	6-0-3
Overs Betting Value	$-3.90	$2.27
Unders Betting Value	$1.69	$-3.39

Value Guides:

Team	Market	Last 6	Last 12	Last 18
Panthers	H2H	$1.98	$-0.07	$4.76
	Line	$3.45	$3.15	$6.60
	Overs	$-2.23	$-4.53	$-6.86
	Unders	$1.52	$3.06	$4.52
Storm	H2H	$-1.69	$-1.34	$-0.64
	Line	$-0.30	$-0.65	$-2.80
	Overs	$1.42	$-0.81	$-4.91
	Unders	$-2.23	$-0.75	$2.71

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 April, 2025. The line records date back to April, 2025. The O/U records date back to April, 2025.
3. The H2H records between Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm 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.

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