Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs host New Zealand Warriors in Round 21 of the 2026 NRL season at Accor Stadium on Saturday. Read on for our full match preview, betting tips, and best odds.
The Bulldogs are just a win outside the Top 8 ahead of this massive showdown with the second-placed Warriors at Homebush.
FORM: The 10th-placed Bulldogs have won four of their last five, bouncing back from a dismal 40-16 loss to Canberra by smashing the Tigers 32-0.
The 12-5 Warriors have also won three of their last four, following up a 32-6 win over the Tigers with a scrappy 20-12 home defeat of the Dragons last Saturday.
INS AND OUTS: Stephen Crichton returns after a one-week break at five-eighth, with Sean O’Sullivan going to the bench. Viliame Kikau will start after a successful return off the bench in Round 20. The Warriors are unchanged with Jackson Ford the only first-choice player still to return from injury.
KEY MATCH-UP: Kiwis teammates Leo Thompson and James Fisher-Harris will look to set the tone up front. JFH is putting together one of the best seasons of his illustrious career in a Warriors prop rotation regarded as arguably the NRL’s best.
HISTORY: After losing the teams’ previous six clashes, the Bulldogs have won three straight against the Warriors – most recently a 32-14 win in the wet at Accor Stadium late last season.
KEY STAT: Both teams have reached double-figures in 34 of their last 35 encounters.
VERDICT: This could be season-defining for the Bulldogs, who produced a timely bounce-back for their biggest win of 2026 last week – racking up their equal-highest score and conceding less than 10 points for the first time.
But can an ever-changing spine and a middling pack combat a well-oiled Warriors machine who have only lost one game to a team currently sitting lower than sixth (a then-in-form Tigers)?
The Warriors’ pack is absolutely humming and a spine featuring a couple of names not in most pundits’ reckoning at the start of the year is creating enough opportunities for two of the best finishers in the game out wide.
Tip: Back the Warriors to Win by 1-12 Points @ $2.70
SGM: WARRIORS WIN / OVER 42.5 POINTS / ALOFIANA KHAN-PEREIRA TO SCORE 2 OR MORE TRIES / LEKA HALASIMA ANYTIME TRYSCORER / MATT BURTON ANYTIME TRYSCORER @ $77.12
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs New Zealand Warriors Odds & Popular Betting Markets
Here’s a quick look at the current odds and popular betting markets for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs New Zealand Warriors matchup.
*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change
| Team | Odds | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Warriors (-5.5) | 1.87 | Bet Now |
| Canterbury Bulldogs (5.5) | 1.94 | Bet Now |
NRL odds correct as of 22/07/2026 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 25/07/2026 5:30pm AEST.
NRL odds correct as of 22/07/2026 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 25/07/2026 5:30pm AEST.