- Sutherland Shire Sharks have gone 3-1-1 across their last 5 matches, a run that includes a 2-1 home win over St George City.
- SD Raiders FC have endured a 2-0-3 run of results, losing to Apia Leichhardt Tigers, Sydney FC and NWS Spirit FC in their last 3 outings.
- The Raiders are 5-2-7 from their 14 away matches in NPL New South Wales 2026, so it's a mixed record on the road.
Raiders can edge a tight match
SD Raiders FC are available at 2.2 to beat Sutherland Shire Sharks, with the hosts available at 2.75 and the draw at 3.6 in this NPL New South Wales 2026 encounter. There's a lot of value on the board, but we are going to go with the visitors here at a slight favorite.
The Sharks are 4th in the NPL New South Wales 2026 on 46 points from 29 games, while the Raiders are 9th on 38. They've each played 29 and so the league table tells us that this should be a pretty even contest.
Sutherland have bounced back nicely with a 1-0 defeat away to Marconi Stallions and a 2-1 win at home to St George. David Perkovic's men can sit deep and play on the counter when needed and they have a clear identity in the way they like to build up play from the back with their back-three in a flexible system.
High pressing Raiders can catch Sharks out
Goran Ljuboja's Raiders are a very high pressing team that will look to turn the ball over in dangerous areas and then they want to get the ball forward quickly to the frontmen. It's an all out style that can pay off in spades, but it can also leave you exposed when it doesn't work and this looks like a classic control vs chaos kind of match.
The Sharks are unbeaten in 3 at home (W2, D1) and appear to be a settled unit at the moment, while the Raiders are 0-0-2 in their last 2 away matches, so they haven't convinced us enough to have them in the Draw No Bet market.
A 2-2 draw was the final score when these sides met at the Raiders' home just 3 months ago in the NPL New South Wales 2026 and that also hints at a tight game. The Raiders have scored 20 away goals in 14 away matches so they can nick a couple of goals on the break here and the Both Teams to Score option at 1.5 looks like a lively alternative to the main selection.
