NRL Round 20

Sharks

v

Knights

Friday, July 17th, 2026
6:00 PM (Timezone: Australia/Sydney)
Ocean Protect Stadium (Cronulla, NSW)

Introduction

This match centre provides fixture details, team news, bookmaker odds, form guides and team statistics for the NRL Round 20 clash between the Cronulla Sharks and the Newcastle Knights. You can view other fixtures for this round in the NRL match centre.

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Market	Selection	Open	Current
H2H	Sharks Knights	1.63 2.25	1.54 2.50
Line	Sharks Knights	-5.5 1.90 +5.5 1.90	-5.5 1.90 +5.5 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	#	%
Sharks Knights	29 10	74.4% 25.6%
Sharks (-5.5) Knights (+5.5)	6 5	54.5% 45.5%

My Favourite Tippers

Selection	#	%
Sharks Knights	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Sharks (-5.5) Knights (+5.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Sharks Supporters

Selection	#	%
Sharks Knights	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Sharks (-5.5) Knights (+5.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Knights Supporters

Selection	#	%
Sharks Knights	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Sharks (-5.5) Knights (+5.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Form Guide: Cronulla Sharks

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-07-11	Dolphins vs. Sharks	Win	0-66
2026-07-04	Broncos vs. Sharks	Win	16-28
2026-06-21	Roosters vs. Sharks	Loss	27-8
2026-06-13	Warriors vs. Sharks	Win	8-10
2026-06-07	Sharks vs. Dragons	Win	34-12
2026-05-29	Sharks vs. Sea Eagles	Win	28-22
2026-05-15	Sharks vs. Bulldogs	Win	38-16
2026-05-09	Rabbitohs vs. Sharks	Loss	36-12
2026-05-03	Sharks vs. Tigers	Win	52-10
2026-04-24	Cowboys vs. Sharks	Loss	46-34
2026-04-11	Sharks vs. Roosters	Loss	22-34
2026-04-05	Sharks vs. Warriors	Win	36-22

Form Guide: Newcastle Knights

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-07-12	Rabbitohs vs. Knights	Loss	26-24
2026-07-05	Knights vs. Dolphins	Win	13-12
2026-06-28	Knights vs. Tigers	Win	12-6
2026-06-19	Knights vs. Dragons	Win	22-20
2026-06-05	Storm vs. Knights	Loss	32-30
2026-05-30	Knights vs. Eels	Win	28-22
2026-05-17	Titans vs. Knights	Win	12-36
2026-05-09	Dragons vs. Knights	Win	10-44
2026-05-03	Knights vs. Rabbitohs	Win	42-38
2026-04-26	Knights vs. Panthers	Loss	12-44
2026-04-19	Roosters vs. Knights	Loss	38-24
2026-04-12	Tigers vs. Knights	Loss	42-22

Head-to-Head Results

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Score
2025-08-31	Sharks vs. Knights	40-16
2025-04-20	Knights vs. Sharks	14-34
2024-08-18	Sharks vs. Knights	19-18 (OT)
2023-08-27	Knights vs. Sharks	32-6
2023-05-20	Sharks vs. Knights	26-6
2022-09-04	Knights vs. Sharks	16-38
2022-04-01	Sharks vs. Knights	18-0
2021-08-15	Sharks vs. Knights	14-16
2021-04-16	Knights vs. Sharks	26-22
2020-09-04	Knights vs. Sharks	38-10
2019-03-15	Knights vs. Sharks	14-8
2018-08-26	Sharks vs. Knights	38-12

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

Performance Guide: Cronulla Sharks

H2H Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Knights
Streak	4 wins	2 wins	4 wins	3 wins
Record	11-0-2	18-0-8	9-0-6	16-0-14
Value	$3.50	$5.69	$-1.90	$-4.91
Record as Fav	10-0-1	12-0-3	8-0-4	13-0-4
Value as Fav	$3.30	$1.99	$-1.47	$0.05
Record as Dog	1-0-1	6-0-5	1-0-2	3-0-10
Value as Dog	$0.20	$3.70	$-0.43	$-4.96
Line Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
Streak	4 wins	2 wins	1 win	2 wins
Record	11-0-2	17-0-9	7-0-4	14-0-9
Value	$7.78	$6.08	$2.72	$3.93
Record as Fav	10-0-1	11-0-4	6-0-4	10-0-5
Value as Fav	$7.88	$5.78	$1.81	$4.56
Record as Dog	1-0-1	6-0-5	1-0-0	4-0-4
Value as Dog	$-0.10	$0.30	$0.91	$-0.63
Winning Margin Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
1-12 wins	2	6	2	5
13+ wins	9	12	7	11
1-12 losses	1	4	4	8
13+ losses	1	4	2	6
1-7 win	1	3	2	4
8+ win	10	15	7	12
1-7 loss	0	0	2	5
8+ loss	2	8	4	9
Total Score Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
O/U Streak	1 under	1 over	1 over	2 overs
O/U Record	9-0-4	12-0-14	3-0-8	11-0-12
Overs Value	$3.83	$-3.56	$-5.37	$-1.88
Unders Value	$-5.32	$1.25	$4.24	$-0.10

Performance Guide: Newcastle Knights

H2H Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Sharks
Streak	2 losses	1 loss	4 losses	3 losses
Record	4-0-8	11-0-13	6-0-9	14-0-16
Value	$-2.94	$-1.61	$-2.96	$-5.45
Record as Fav	2-0-0	5-0-0	2-0-1	10-0-3
Value as Fav	$0.76	$1.79	$0.12	$2.63
Record as Dog	2-0-7	6-0-12	4-0-8	4-0-13
Value as Dog	$-2.70	$-2.40	$-3.08	$-8.08
Line Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
Streak	1 loss	1 loss	1 loss	2 losses
Record	5-0-7	10-0-14	4-0-7	9-0-14
Value	$-2.55	$-5.15	$-3.31	$-5.84
Record as Fav	2-0-0	2-0-3	0-0-1	4-0-4
Value as Fav	$1.70	$-1.30	$-1.00	$-0.45
Record as Dog	3-0-6	8-0-10	4-0-6	5-0-10
Value as Dog	$-3.25	$-2.85	$-2.31	$-5.40
Winning Margin Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
1-12 wins	1	7	4	8
13+ wins	3	4	2	6
1-12 losses	2	3	2	5
13+ losses	6	10	7	11
1-7 win	0	5	2	5
8+ win	4	6	4	9
1-7 loss	2	3	2	4
8+ loss	6	10	7	12
Total Score Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
O/U Streak	2 overs	1 over	1 over	2 overs
O/U Record	9-0-3	15-0-9	3-0-8	11-0-12
Overs Value	$4.70	$3.93	$-5.37	$-1.88
Unders Value	$-6.16	$-6.08	$4.24	$-0.10

Further Analysis: Cronulla Sharks

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	12-0-6	6-0-2
H2H Betting Value	$4.51	$1.18
Line Record	11-0-7	6-0-2
Line Betting Value	$2.73	$3.35
Over/Under Record	6-0-12	6-0-2
Overs Betting Value	$-6.87	$3.31
Unders Betting Value	$5.32	$-4.07

Further Analysis: Newcastle Knights

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	7-0-4	4-0-9
H2H Betting Value	$1.29	$-2.90
Line Record	6-0-5	4-0-9
Line Betting Value	$0.25	$-5.40
Over/Under Record	6-0-5	9-0-4
Overs Betting Value	$0.23	$3.70
Unders Betting Value	$-0.77	$-5.31

Value Guides:

Team	Market	Last 6	Last 12	Last 18
Sharks	H2H	$4.01	$2.69	$2.53
	Line	$3.40	$3.08	$2.68
	Overs	$-2.26	$1.00	$-1.23
	Unders	$2.36	$-1.59	$-0.07
Knights	H2H	$0.18	$-0.41	$4.39
	Line	$-2.20	$-2.60	$-1.05
	Overs	$-2.23	$1.10	$2.54
	Unders	$2.36	$-1.54	$-3.80

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 July, 2025. The line records date back to July, 2025. The O/U records date back to July, 2025.
3. The H2H records between Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights 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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